Elizabeth (Hiestand) Bixler (1795 - 1860)

Born 15 Nov 1795 in Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Christian Bixler IV — married 2 Jul 1815 in Page County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 14 Dec 1860 at age 65 in Washington, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Hiestand was born in 1795. She was the daughter of John Hiestand and Barbara Strickler.^[1]

On 2 Jul 1815 in Rockingham County, Virginia,^[2] Elizabeth Hiestand married her 1st cousin, Christian Bixler.

In 1850,^[3] Elizabeth Bixler (age 56, born Virginia) was living in Jackson Township, Washington County, Indiana in the household of her husband, Christian Bixler (age 60, born Virginia), with the following Bixlers, all born in Indiana (age, sex): i) Mahala (20, F), ii) Emanuel (18, M), iii) Matilda (17, F), iv) Emma (14, F).

1860 census - see Research Notes below

On 14 Dec 1860, Elizabeth (Hiestand) Bixler died and she was buried in Mount Washington Cemetery, Pekin, Washington County, Indiana.^[4]

Research Notes

• See her husband's profile, Christian Bixler, for potential census records from 1830 and 1840 in Washington County, Indiana. Hiestand-529 00:25, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

• 1860 potential census record - On 1 Jun 1860,^[5] Elizabeth Bixler (age 66, widowed, born Virginia) was living in Pierce Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States as head of household with a probable son, Emanuel Bixler (age 27, born Indiana), and other individuals (listed in table below). Elizabeth's occupation was a farmer, and she owned real estate valued at $1100 and personal estate at $650.

The Elizabeth Bixler of the 1860 census is consistent with other known details of the Elizabeth Bixler of this WikiTree profiel including birth location, age, previously living in Washington County, Indiana, and being widowed (her husband died in 1853). However, in 1860 she was living in Pierce Township rather than Jackson Township. The 3 land patents that her husband were issued in 1843 were in Jackson Township, and in 1850 Elizabeth & Christian were living in Jackson Township. With that said, it is obviously possible that between 1850 & 1860, those lands were sold and she moved to Pierce Township, which abutted Jackson Township.

• Other children - it appears that Elizabeth and Christian Bixler had up to 15 children, and that the 4 listed in the 1850 federal census^[3] were some of their youngest. The challenge is that the older children, which are all listed in Elizabeth FamilySearch profile, don't appear to have any primary sources that directly link them to their parents. Hiestand-529 00:25, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ David B. Trimble, Hiestand Family of Page County, Virginia; self-published, San Antonio, Texas, 1974; available online from Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/155401-hiestand-family-of-page-county-virginia?viewer=1&offset=0#page=1&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=); accessed 11 Jul 2021
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR74-KJC : 29 January 2020), Elizabeth Hestant in entry for Christian Pixler, 1815.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6LHQ-QYD?cc=1401638&wc=95RJ-PYV%3A1031336301%2C1031304802%2C1031413701 : 9 April 2016), Indiana > Washington > Jackson > image 45 of 68; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28764191/elizabeth-bixler : accessed 08 July 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Hiestand Bixler (14 Nov 1791–14 Dec 1860), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28764191, citing Mount Washington Cemetery, Pekin, Washington County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by j potter (contributor 47031715) .
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 1; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 306; FHL microfilm: 803306; Record number: 1920;
   FamilySearch Record: M4N6-56P (accessed 8 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSS-SVS Image number 00057
   Elizabeth bixler (66) in Pierce Township, Washington, Indiana, United States. Born in Virginia.

See Also

• Family Search profile for Elizabeth Hiestand