In 1850 Eliza Yager lived in District 1, Trimble, KentuckyOn 1 June 1870 Eliza Vancleave, 36, lived in Carrollton, Kentucky with her husband Sam, 35, and four children Harris, 8, Julia B., 6, Henry Lee, 4, and Morton, 2. 2152On 1 June 1880 Eliza Vancleave lived with her husband, S. E. Vancleave, 45, on a farm in Franklin, Iowa, with their five children, Aura, 18, Julia, 15, Lee, 13, Mattie, 11 and Stella, 4.2151On 1 June 1900 Eliza Van Cleave, a 68 year old widow, born in Kentucky, who had been married 40 years and had eight children, five of whom were still alive in 1900, lived in a house at 3153 Forest Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Living with her were her daughter Aura B. Turner, 38, her husband James A. Turner, 37, and their two children Bessie , 12 and Georgett, 4. Also living with her were son Lee Van Cleave, 33, and his wife Bessie, 31, who had no children. Two of Eliza’s single daughters, Julia Van Cleave, 35, and Stella Van Cleave, 24 also lived with Eliza. Mattie, who would be 31, no longer lived with the family.2150

On 1 June 1850 Samuel Vancleave, 19, born in Kentucky worked as a laborer on and lived with the family of Silvester Wimsatt. Paul Vancleave,26 and Paul’s wife Elizabeth Vancleave, 19, were both born in Kentucky and lived on a farm nearby.2163On 1 June 1860 Saml Vancleave, 26, worked as a laborer and lived on the farm of the M. K. Price family in Taylor County, Kentucky. 2161On 1 June 1870 Sam Vancleave, 35, lived in Carrollton, Kentucky with his wife, Eliza, 36, and four children daughter Harris , 8, daughter Julia B., 6, son Henry Lee, 4, and son Morton, 2. 2152 On 1 June 1880, S. E. Vancleave, 45, lived with his wife Eliza, 47, and children daughter Ora, 18, daughter Julia, 15, son Lee, 13, son Meatic , 11 and daughter Stella, 4, on a farm in Franklin, Iowa. He and both his parents had been born in Kentucky.2151

On the 1820 US Census of Washington County, two Vancleaves live in Lebanon; John B with 19 whites in his household and Rachel with 14 whites and 11 slaves in her household.
On the 1830 US Census of Kentucky, there is no Marion County, but in Washington County lived Burdett Vancleave who lived alone with 4 slaves, and Cary Vancleave who had 7 whites and 4 slaves in his household. A third household in Washington County was headed by Sarah Vancleave who had 7 whites and 1 slave in her household.
On the 1840 US Census of Marion County, Kentucky, there were 3 Vancleave heads of house: Burdett A. who lived alone with 4 slaves, Cary Vancleave who had 11 whites and 5 slaves, and Samuel Vancleave who had 9 whites and no slaves.
On the 1 June 1850 US Census of District 1, Marion County, Kentucky, there were 16 male Vancleaves. Only 2 were old enough to be Samuel’s father; Samuel, born about 1797 in Kentucky and Cary A., born about 1797 in Kentucky. Both had large families which probably included Samuel and the other 13 males, as well as the females. A third possibility who lived in District 2 of Marion County was Burdett A., born about 1790 in Kentucky.