Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameSarah Eliza Bull 
Birth30 Mar 1827, Cayuga Co, NY
Census1880, Portage Twp, Porter Co, IN
Memoroll#304, pg 384
Census7 Jun 1900, Chicago, Cook Co, IL
Memoroll#290, pg 11
Census16 Apr 1910, Chicago, Cook Co, IL
Memoroll#279, pg 3
Death6 Mar 1916, Chicago, Cook Co, IL
Memofile 6007499
BurialMcCool Cem, Portage, Porter Co, IN
FatherJohn Conklin Bull (1788-1871)
MotherCatherine Storm Hasbrouck (1793-1871)
Misc. Notes
Listed as Eliza DOOR, living in Portage in 1880 as a widow following her husband’s death with her 3 daughters and 5 sons. The children were all born in Indiana.
Listed as a widow (73, NY) with her son John in Chicago in 1900.
Listed as a widow (83, NY) with her son John I., also a widower, in 1910.
She died there and was apparently buried next to her husband in the McCool Cem, Porter Co, IN
Listed as a widow (73, NY) with her son John in Chicago in 1900.
Listed as a widow (83, NY) with her son John I., also a widower, in 1910.
She died there and was apparently buried next to her husband in the McCool Cem, Porter Co, IN
Spouses
Birth6 Apr 1816, The Plains, Athens Co, OH
Death14 Oct 1879, Portage Twp, Porter Co, IN
BurialMcCool Cem, Portage, Porter Co, IN
MemoPlot S 6
OccupationFarmer
FatherBaruch Dorr (1778-1841)
MotherPhebe Ward (1788-1877)
Misc. Notes
Edward Dorr was born on April 6, 1816 at The Plains, Athens County, Ohio. Edward Dorr was the son of Baruch Dorr and Phoebe Ward. He married Elizabeth Bull, daughter of Col. John Conklin Bull and Catherine Storm Hasbrouck, on June 4, 1846 at Methodist Church, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; by Robert Ham, Minister.
Listed in the 1850 census for Porter Co, IN with his wife, 2 children and a Betsey Ann Dorr (9) who may have been a niece.
Edward Dorr and Elizabeth Bull appeared on the census of September 10, 1860 at Portage, Porter County, Indiana; real estate value 4,500.00, personal property 1,260.00.
Edward Dorr died on October 14, 1879 at Twenty Mile Prairie, Portage Twp., Porter County, Indiana, at age 63. Edward Dorr was buried at McCool Cemetery, Portage Twp., Porter County, Indiana.
[Obituary] Porter County Vidette - 16 Oct 1879
It becomes our duty to announce the death of Mr. Edward Dorr, of Twenty Mile Prairie, which took place yesterday morning at 4 o'clock. He was one of the oldest citizens of Porter Co, and held a high place in the esteem of an extended circle of friends and acquaintances.
Listed in the 1850 census for Porter Co, IN with his wife, 2 children and a Betsey Ann Dorr (9) who may have been a niece.
Edward Dorr and Elizabeth Bull appeared on the census of September 10, 1860 at Portage, Porter County, Indiana; real estate value 4,500.00, personal property 1,260.00.
Edward Dorr died on October 14, 1879 at Twenty Mile Prairie, Portage Twp., Porter County, Indiana, at age 63. Edward Dorr was buried at McCool Cemetery, Portage Twp., Porter County, Indiana.
[Obituary] Porter County Vidette - 16 Oct 1879
It becomes our duty to announce the death of Mr. Edward Dorr, of Twenty Mile Prairie, which took place yesterday morning at 4 o'clock. He was one of the oldest citizens of Porter Co, and held a high place in the esteem of an extended circle of friends and acquaintances.
Marriage4 Jun 1846, Porter Co, IN
Marr MemoPorter Co, IN marriages Vol I, pg 7
ChildrenOphelia Marier (1848-1910)
John Irving (1850-1930)
William Platt (1852-1930)
Ella Sophie (1854-1930)
Lillian Antonet (1858-1890)
Oscar Deloss (1860-1950)
Florence Helena (1865-1934)
George Russell (1867-1950)
Arthur Charles (1869-1943)