Elizabeth was born on 13 Nov 1837 in Posey County, Indiana to Anderson Merritt and Martha Nelson.[1]
She and her family live in Posey County and Delaware County, Indiana[2] before moving to Marion County, Illinois sometime before the 1860 Census.[3]
Sometime after 1860, she married. Her death record gives her married name as "Rockhold," but her husband's name is not listed.[1]
Elizabeth died on 19 Feb 1913 in Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois. She was widowed.[1]
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