Elizabeth (Maggard) Creech (1823 - 1887)

Born 1 Feb 1823 in Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Gilbert Creech — married 13 Jul 1843 in Letcher CO,KY

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1887 at age 64 in Partridge, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1823. She was the daughter of Samuel Maggard and Rebecca Robertson. She passed away in 1887.

Residence

During the 1830 United States Census, Samuel Maggard was Head of Family:

Parents:

Samuel Maggard (Head, abt age 56, born abt 1774 in VA);

Rebecca Roberson (abt age 53, born abt 1877 in VA)

Children:

1. John Benjamin Maggard Sr (abt age 34, born abt 1796 in VA);
2. Reuben Maggard (abt age 33, born abt 1797 in VA);
3. Susannah (Maggard) Back (abt age 32, born abt 1798 in VA);
4. Rudolph Maggard SR (abt age 30, born abt 1800 in VA);
5. Henry Maggard (abt age 29, born abt 1801 in VA);
6. David Maggard SR (abt age 26, born abt 1804 in VA);
7. Margaret (Maggard) Adams (abt age 24, born abt 1806 in KY);
8. Sarah (Maggard) Caudill (abt age 21, born abt 1809 in KY);
9. Samuel Maggard Jr. (abt age 16, born abt 1814 in KY);
10. James Franklin Maggard SR (abt age 14, born 1816 abt in KY);
11. Moses Maggard (abt age 11, born abt 1819 in KY);
12. Jesse Maggard (abt age 10, born abt 1820 in KY);
13. Rebecca (Maggard) Boggs (abt age ,10 born abt 1820 in KY);
14. Elizabeth Maggard (abt age 7, born abt 1823 in KY);

Free White Persons (Including Heads of Families):

Males:

Of ten and under fifteen: TWO (possibly Jesse, abt age 10, and Moses, abt age 11)

Of fifteen and under twenty: ONE (possibly James, abt age 14, or Samuel Jr, abt age 16)

Of fifty and under sixty: ONE (likely father, Samuel Sr, abt age 56)

Females:

Of five and under ten: TWO (possibly Rebecca, abt age 10, and Elizabeth, abt age 7)

Of fifty and under sixty: ONE (likely mother, Rebecca, abt age 53)

Samuel Sr's home reported zero slaves and free persons of color.

Neighbors on same census page:

William Jenkins * Lewis Back * Alfred Back * John Back * James Pennington * Rudolph Magard (Son of Samuel and Rebecca Maggard) * Lewis Back Jr * William Church * Preston Fields * William Colier * David Magard (Son of Samuel and Rebecca Maggard) * Henry Magard (Son of Samuel and Rebecca Maggard) * Samuel Magard (family above) * William Caudle * Henry Back (family of Samuel and Rebecca's daughter, Susannah Maggard) * John Pennington * Isham Caudle * Able Pennington * Joshua Mullins * Joshua Mullins Sr * James Baker * William Pennington * James Webb * Vincent Grant * Alfred Pennington * William Pennington * Charles Blair

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Notes

Note: #N22

Note N22One of Elizabeth's delights was to strum a dulcimer and sing old ballads that had been handed down through generations of the Maggard and Robertson clans. Her dulcimer had been crafted by old Ely Boggs. It was brought to her by James (Panther Jim). Her love of music and singing to Gib is what won his heart. they lived for a time on Cumberland. Later they moved to Leslie Co., KY. They were living there when the the Civil War commenced. Gib bid his family good bye to go and fight. He was captured by the foe and was shot and killed on Big Leatherwood Creek in Perry Co., KY on the site where later stood the Marion C. Cornett home. He is buried at P.H. Hall Cemetery. Elizabeth gathered her children to return to Cumberland and on the way they reached Leatherwood Creek, Elizabeth made inquiry and finally found her late husbands grave. There she took her dulcimer from the sack and standing at the head of the grave she strummed out a tune and made up a long song to go with it...a song which was never written down.

Sources

• Samuel Maggard, 1830 US Census: ["United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGP-32F : 18 August 2015), Samuel Mgard, Harlan, Kentucky, United States; citing 109, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 37; FHL microfilm 7,816.]

• Everage web site on My Heritage

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L78G-TJT

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Maggard-229 created through the import of LNMaggard GEDCOM.ged on Apr 9, 2012 by Larry Maggard. .

Thanks to Marie Allen for starting this profile.