Elizabeth Ellen Remsburg

Samuel Remsburg
(1807-1880)

Mariah Bowlus
(1809-After 1870)

Peter Shafer
(1818-1846)

Elizabeth Ellen Abrecht
(1820-1886)

Singleton Edward Remsburg
(1843-1921)

Frances Ellen Shafer
(1844-1925)

Elizabeth Ellen Remsburg
(1875-1958)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Philip Edward Flook

Elizabeth Ellen Remsburg ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 11 September 1875, , Frederick County, MD ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁹
Marriage (1): Philip Edward Flook on 15 December 1896 in , Frederick County, MD ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 30 March 1958, , Frederick County, MD at age 82 ² ⁷ ⁹
Buried: After 30 March 1958, Middletown, MD ⁹

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 7 June 1880. ⁸

1880 US Census
Page 165B, District 72, Dwelling 125, Family 138, Roll 509
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Elizabeth E. Remsburg...Daughter..5..MD
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 11 Sep 1875, then her age should have been 4 instead of 5.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 23 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 57, Family 139, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 13 years
Elizabeth E. Flook..Wife..33..MD..6/5
(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 11 Sep 1875, then her age should have been 34 instead of 33.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Middletown, MD on 21 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 66, Dwelling 78, Family 79, Roll 672
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, no mortgage
Elizabeth E. Flook..Wife..44..MD
(Living with husband, 7 children, and 1 granddaughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 18 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 17, Dwelling 202, Family 206, Roll 874
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Myersville Road; Home owned
Elizabeth L. Flook..Wife..54..MD
(Living with husband, 5 children, and 5 grandchildren.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 27 April 1940. ⁶

1940 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 11-23, Family 159, Roll 1548
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, $2500
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Elizabeth E. Flook..Wife..64..MD..7th grade
(Living with husband, 2 sons, and 4 grandchildren.)
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• She was buried after 30 March 1958 in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Middletown, MD.

Find A Grave Memorial #43574071
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Elizabeth married Philip Edward Flook, son of John Philip Flook and Sarah Ann Rebecca Derr, on 15 December 1896 in , Frederick County, MD.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Philip Edward Flook was born on 21 June 1870 in , Frederick County, MD,² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁰ died on 9 March 1949 in , Frederick County, MD ² ⁷ ¹⁰ and was buried after 9 March 1949 in Middletown, MD ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 23 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 57, Family 139, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 13 years
Philip E. Flook..Head..39..MD..Farmer
Elizabeth E. Flook..Wife..33..MD..6/5
Mary V. Flook..Daughter..11..MD
Hiram S. R. Flook..Son..8..MD
Grayson E. Flook..Son..4..MD
Grace E. Flook..Daughter..4..MD
Ernest L. Flook..Son..2..MD
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Middletown, MD on 21 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 66, Dwelling 78, Family 79, Roll 672
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, no mortgage
Philip Flook..Head..49..MD..Farmer
Elizabeth E. Flook..Wife..44..MD
Mary V. Flook..Daughter..21..MD
Hiram S. R. Flook..Son..18..MD..Laborer(?), Home Farm
Greyson E. Flook..Son..13..MD
Grace E. Flook..Daughter..13..MD
Arthur C. Flook..son..8..MD
Elvin W. Flook..Son..6..MD
Vernon M. Flook..Son..2y10m..MD
Margretta Flook..1y7m..Granddaughter..MD
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 18 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 17, Dwelling 202, Family 206, Roll 874
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Myersville Road; Home owned
Philip E. Flook..Head..59..MD..Farmer, General farm
Elizabeth L. Flook..Wife..54..MD
Mary V. Flook..Daughter..31..MD..Divorced
Grayson E. Flook..Son..24..MD..Laborer, Farm Hand
Arthur C. Flook..Son..18..MD..Laborer, Farm Hand
Elvin W. Flook..Son..16..MD
Vernon M. Flook..Son..12..MD
Margretta Flook..Granddaughter..11..MD
Ellsworth L. Flook..Grandson..7..MD
Bernadette Flook..Granddaughter..5..MD
Kenneth E. Flook..Grandson..3y 11m..MD
Lois J. Flook..Granddaughter..1..MD

NOTE - All of the grandchildren's parents were Elmer Wiles and Mary Flook who had recently divorced. Apparently the divorced Mary wanted to list her children on this census with the Flook surname instead of Wiles.
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 27 April 1940. ⁶

1940 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 11-23, Family 159, Roll 1548
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, $2500
Last Place of Residence: Same House
P. Edward Flook..Head..69..MD..7th grade..Farmer
Elizabeth E. Flook..Wife..64..MD..7th grade
Arthur C. Flook..Son..31..MD..7th grade..Carpenter, own business
Elvin W. Flook..Son..26..MD..7th grade..Gas Station Attendant
Elsworth L. Wiles..Grandson..17..MD..7th grade..Farmer
Bernadetta Wiles..Granddaughter..15..MD..7th grade
Kenneth Wiles..Grandson..13..MD..5th grade
Lois Jean Wiles..Granddaughter..11..MD..5th grade
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bullet Marriage Notes:

The family is not found in the 1900 census.
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1 T. J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland, with a Biographical record of Representative Families. (Regional Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1910. Reprinted 2008), page 1174.

2 Brenda Sheffer, "Sheffer-Trice Tree," database(http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shef : accessed 8 Oct 2013).

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 7B, family 139, Phillip Edward Flook and Elizabeth Ellen Remsburg; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 13A, dwelling 78, family 79, Philip Edward Flook and Elizabeth Ellen Remsburg; index and images (accessed 8 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 10A, dwelling 202, family 206, Philip Edward Flook and Elizabeth Ellen Remsburg; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 874.

6 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 11-23, sheet 9A, household 159, Philip Edward Flook and Elizabeth Ellen Remsburg; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1548.

7 Maurice Woerhrle, "Bruners of Schifferstadt," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mwoehrle : accessed 8 Oct 2013).

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 165B, dwelling 125, family 138, Singleton Edward Remsburg and Frances Ellen Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Sep 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 509.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 27 Sep 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43574071.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 27 Sep 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43573051.

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