▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁world . ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁Thomas ▁A . ▁Hend r icks ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁after ▁a ▁two - year ▁court ship ▁and ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Morgan , ▁who ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁three . ▁The ▁couple ▁met ▁when ▁El iza ▁was ▁visit ing ▁her ▁married ▁sister , ▁Mrs . ▁Daniel ▁West , ▁in ▁Sh el by ville . ▁ ▁Mrs . ▁Hend r icks ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁North ▁B end , ▁Ohio , ▁having ▁been ▁born ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ., ▁and ▁since ▁that ▁time ▁she ▁had ▁res ided ▁in ▁Indiana . ▁Her ▁first ▁Ho os ier ▁home ▁was ▁in ▁Sh el by ville , ▁in ▁which ▁place ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁then ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁They ▁removed ▁to ▁Indian apolis ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁pract iced ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁Hend r icks , ▁H ord ▁& ▁Hend r icks . ▁ ▁Mrs . ▁Hend r icks ▁was ▁fond ▁of ▁domestic ▁life ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁administrator ▁of ▁the ▁household , ▁saving ▁her ▁husband ▁from ▁all ▁unnecessary ▁anno y ance ▁or ▁responsibility , ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁ways ▁was ▁she ▁his ▁true ▁help - mate . ▁Her ▁husband ▁dep ended ▁much ▁upon ▁her ▁judgment . ▁O ften , ▁while ▁an ▁occup ant ▁of ▁the ▁g ubern atorial ▁chair ▁when ▁per plex ed ▁over ▁applications ▁for ▁the ▁p ardon ▁of ▁crim inals ,