| Name | Susan ZELUFF |
| Birth | abt 1823, probably New York219 |
| Residence | 1860, Bronson, Branch County, Michigan219 |
| Death | between 1860 and 1866219,220 |
| 1 | Cyrus AMES  |
| Birth | abt 1819, probably New York219 |
| Death | between 1870 and 1880, Lagrange County, Indiana221,222 |
| Burial | Miller Cemetery, Newbury Township, Lagrange County, Indiana223 |
| Marriage | probably 1842 or 1843, probably New York219 |
| Children | William (~1844-) |
| Marinda (~1849-) | |
| Minerva (1850-~1923) | |
| Benjamin (~1853-) | |
| Emma Helen (~1855-1926) | |
| Mary Elizabeth (~1857-1916) |
Surname: Listed as Susan Zeiloff224 and Susan Zealiph225 on daughters' death certificates. "Zeluff" spelling assumed due to use by Zeluff families in Branch County, Michigan, with connections to New York and New Jersey.
1823 Birth:219 Birth year of 1823 estimated based on age (37 years) stated in 1860 census enumeration.
Birth Place:
1860 U.S. Census:219 Pennsylvania
1916 Death Certificate of daughter Mary Elizabeth:224 New York
1926 Death Certificate of daughter Emma Helen:225 New York
1842 or 1843 Marriage in New York:219 Based on information in 1860 census that son William was born about 1844 in New York, assume Cyrus' and Susan's marriage took place about 1842 or 1843 in New York.
1860 U.S. Census:219 Susan enumerated in the household of her husband Cyrus Ames in Bronson, Branch County, Michigan as a female, age 37, born in Pennsylvania.
1863 Related Family Relocated to Lagrange County, Indiana: Elijah Dewater and his wife Mary Ann were in Lagrange County, Indiana by 1863, when Elijah died. Mary Ann returned to Michigan and married Josephus Zeluff in 1867. Prior to moving to Lagrange, the Dewater's lived in Fawn River Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. << Is there a connection between Susan Zeluff and Mary Ann Dewater, who later married Josephus Zeluff?
Death Prior to 1866:220 Assume Susan Zeluff Ames died prior to 27 February 1866, when Cyrus Ames married Susannah Booher in Lagrange County, Indiana.