Born about in Cherokee Nation East, Indian Territory, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Ward
and Catherine (McDaniel) Ward
Sister of
James Ward Sr., George Ward, Samuel Ward, Susannah (Ward) England, Charles Jackson Ward, Bryant Ward and Nancy (Ward) Carroll
Wife of
Elijah Sutton
— married
1816 [location unknown]
Wife of
John Cox
— married
1832 in Cherokee Nation
Descendants 
Mother of
Henrietta Sutton (Sutton) Eldridge, Loretta (Sutton) Youngbird, Catherine Sutton, Harriett Sutton, John W. Sutton and George Morris
Died [date unknown]
in Indian Territory, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Feb 2023
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Biography
Elizabeth was Cherokee.
Elizabeth Ward was born about 1798 in the Cherokee Nation (East) the daughter of John "Jack" Ward, a white man, and Katy McDaniel, a Cherokee. [1] She married Elijah Sutton, a white man, about 1815. They were the parents of five children Henrietta, John, Catherine, Harriette, and Lorena. About 1832 she had a son named George Morris. [2] Elizabeth, listed as "Elizabeth Moore Sutton" and children John (Jack), Catherine, and George appear on the Drennan Roll in 1851 living in Going Snake District. [3]
Her second husband was John Cox.[1]
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians. Oklahoma Yesterday Publications edition, Tulsa, OK. 1979. p. 382. Digitized edition at Starr
- ↑ Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. Arc Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, Arkansas. 2005. pp. 483-484
- ↑ Drennen Roll of "Emigrant Cherokee," 1851. Series 7RA-01. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. Going Snake District, #75-77. digitized at Ancestry.com
Acknowledgements
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~3.12%
Sybille Peters
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~1.56%
Becky Davis :
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~0.78%
Kaye (Large) Davis :
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~0.78%
Barbara (Gray) Cutter :
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~0.78%
Kristy Wainscott :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Sheri Stewart :
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~0.78%
Donna Raley :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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Becky Davis
Cox-1122 and Ward-42256 appear to represent the same person because: Same mother and father
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Kathie (Parks) Forbes
Please change this woman's LNAB to Ward. Sutton and Cox were her husbands. Thank you.
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by Kathie (Parks) Forbes
Kathie (Parks) Forbes
LNAB needs to be changed to Ward. Sutton and Cox were her husbands.
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on Cox-1122 (merged)
by Kathie (Parks) Forbes
Pending merges › Elizabeth Ward (abt.1720-abt.1790)
Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Churchhill) Ward (1822-1859) › Elizabeth (Cox) Grantham (1798-aft.1870) › Elizabeth (Cox) Brumble (abt.1805-bef.1840) › Elizabeth (Jordan) Cox (1830-1912)
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