My 3X great-grandfather, John Scrivener, married Eliza Smith Boswell in Nottingham, Prince George's County MD in 1817. I have previously written about John's service in the War of 1812. John and Eliza raised a family of twelve children on their farm near Friendship in Anne Arundel County MD.
- John Henry 1819-1863 m. Mary Sparrow
- Sarah Jane 1823-1904 m. John Howe Somervell
- Samuel Wesley 1824-1904 m. Elizabeth Chew
- Eliza Anna 1827-1907 m. Luther Owen Sullivan
- William Boswell (my 2X great grandfather) 1828-1895 m. Sally Jane Barber
- Elizabeth Sydney 1829-1863 m. George Washington Welch
- Francis George 1832-1853 unmarried
- James Edward 1834-1870 m. Kate Garner
- Mary Priscilla 1835-1884 m. Stephen Lee Bird
- Maria Louisa (twin) 1838-1875 m. John Poultney Hanson
- Emily Augusta (twin) 1838-1902 m. Charles Culver
- Rose Matilda 1843-1899 m. William Corwin Burgy
My 2X great aunt, Eliza Ann Scrivener Sullivan, was the last surviving child of that large family.
Eliza was the fourth child of John and Eliza Scrivener, born about 1827 in St. James Parish, Anne Arundel County MD. In 1846, Eliza married Luther Owen Sullivan, a farmer from Fauquier County VA, the son of Owen Sullivan and Molly Craine.
The 1850 Census shows Eliza and Luther living in Virginia with three children: Mary (3), Owen (1) and Eliza.
By 1860, the family had moved to the District of Columbia where Luther was working as a clerk. Luther, 45, and Eliza, 28, had five children by then: Mary (12), Luther (10), Ann E. (9), James B. (8), and Emma (2). The youngest child had been born in Washington, the others in Virginia.
In 1870, Luther, age 60, was working as a claims agent and owned property worth $1200. Four children were living in the household: Lily (20), James (18), Emma (12) and Paul (3).
Their oldest daughter, Mary Wade Sullivan had married banker James Theodore Howenstein in 1868 and gave the Sullivans their first grandchild, James Howenstein Jr. in 1870. In 1875, Howenstein became the founder of the American Banking Association.
Their oldest son, Luther Sullivan Jr., was working for his brother-in-law as a bank clerk in St. Louis MO. He married Melida Jacquemin, the daughter of a French flower dealer, in St. Louis in 1873.
In 1880, 67-year-old Luther and 47-year-old Eliza were still living in the District on R Street NW, Luther still working as a claims agent. Three children lived with them: Lily, a gifted entomological artist about whom I have previously written, Emma (21) and Paul (12). Their son James had moved to St. Louis to join his brother and sister there. He married Lulu Moffett there in 1886.
Luther Owen Sullivan died in the District of Columbia in 1881 and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
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| Sullivan Plot, Glenwood Cemetery, Washington DC |
The 1890 Census (one of the few surviving fragments of that Census) shows the widowed Eliza, age 58, living in the same R Street home in the District with three unmarried children: Ann (Lily), Emma, a music teacher, and Paul, a clerk in the Patent Office.
In 1900, Eliza, age 60 (?), is still living on R Street with her unmarried daughters, Lily and Emma and several boarders. Her youngest son Paul had married Anna Wilkening in 1899 and was living with his in-laws on Kenyon Street in the District. He worked as an illustrator.
Eliza Scrivener Sullivan died at her home on R Street on January 2, 1907 at the age of 80, having outlived all her siblings. She was buried beside her husband at Glenwood Cemetery.
Luther and Eliza Sullivan had six children:
Mary Wade Sullivan (1847-1910) married James Theodore Howenstein in 1868, the youngest son of Rev. Peter Howenstein. They had four children: James Theodore 1870; Willis Owen 1872; Herman Rowland 1874; Lillian Louise 1884. Mary and her husband are both buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
Ann Eliza (Lily) Sullivan (1850-1903) never married. She worked as an entomological artist for the US Department of Agriculture. She is buried in the Sullivan plot at Glenwood Cemetery.
Luther Owen Sullivan Jr. (1849-1893) worked for his brother-in-law as a bank teller in St. Louis MO. He married Melida Jacquemin in St. Louis in 1873. They had four children: Melida 1875; Wade Wirthlin 1877; Owen Jacquemin 1879; Arthur 1887. Luther and Melida are buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.
James Bailey Sullivan (1853-1918) also worked for his brother-in-law as a bank teller in St. Louis. He married Lulu Moffett there in 1883. They had no children. James and his wife are also buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.
Emma Scrivener Sullivan (1858-1942) never married. She worked as a music teacher and later ran a boarding house on Hobart Street NW in the District. She is buried in the Sullivan plot at Glenwood Cemetery.
Paul Dunkerman Sullivan (1865-1926) worked as a designer and illustrator. He married Anna Wilkening, the daughter of German immigrants, in 1899 in the District of Columbia. They had two children: Henriette Wilkening 1901 (who was also an artist); Armin Bendire 1902. Paul and his wife and children are buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Westchester NY.
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