Born in Adams County, Ohio, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Tindall Gapen
— married
4 Feb 1857 in Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles David Gapen, Mary C. (Gapen) Perkins, Sallie I. (Gapen) Luke, William E. Gapen, Emma Dell (Gapen) Adams and Frank Ernest Gapen
Died
at age 79
in Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, United States
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Biography
Elizabeth's parents were Daniel Bayless and Louisa Elizabeth Nelson.[1]
Research Notes
Elizabeth's maiden name appears in various records with an astounding variety of spellings. The preferred spelling among the families in Adams County, Ohio seems to be Bayless. It is difficult to be certain, as the Adams County courthouse suffered a fire in 1910, and many records were lost. More information about her family may be included in a possible obituary in The Lacon Home Journal; however, most of the 1917 issues are not available online yet. They are listed as available at the Marshall County Historical Society on microfilm.
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3D3-3MW : accessed 27 April 2016), Louisa Elizabeth Nelson in entry for Elizabeth Gapen, 31 Jul 1917; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,543,609.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS4V-BRT : accessed 27 April 2016), Elizabeth Gapen in household of Wm T Gapen, Lacon township Lacon city, Marshall, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,328.
- Obituary of William Tindell Gapen, The Lacon Home Journal, Volume 77, Number 18. August 27, 1914, pg 7.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL5-X3CQ : accessed 27 April 2016), Elizabeth A. Gapen, ; Burial, Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, United States of America, Lacon Cemetery; citing record ID 107983872, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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