Elizabeth (Hill) Rodden (1805 - abt. 1880)

Born 15 Dec 1805 in Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Spencer Vincent Rodden — married 27 Dec 1821 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died about Feb 1880 at about age 74 in Sebastian County, Arkansas

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Biography

Elizabeth was born to Joseph Hill and Mildred Boyd on 15 Dec 1805 in Virginia.^[1]

Spencer Vincent Rodden (abt.1799-bef.1850) paid a $500 bond and applied for marriage to Elizabeth on 27 Dec 1821 in Caswell Co, North Carolina.^[2]

The family relocated to McMinn Co, Tennessee by the time of the 1840 U.S. Federal Census.^[3] During the 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Elizabeth was living with her youngest daughter and son, Harriet R. Rodden and William J. Rodden, still in McMinn Co, TN. Her occupation was noted as a tailoress.^[4] By the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, she had relocated to Marion Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, and was keeping house in her own residence. It was noted in this census that she could not write.^[5]

Elizabeth died of pneumonia in February 1880 in Marion, Sebastian, Arkansas^[6] and was buried at Old Jenny Lind Cemetery, Jenny Lind, Sebastian County, Arkansas. Her memorial has biographical material and links to those of family members.^[7]

Research Notes

• There's a lot of information to fill in for Elizabeth outside of BMD and census records, but I just wanted to get this basic information outlined on her profile in the interim.
• See also: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/regional/states/topics/in/20717/

Sources

1. ↑ Goodspeed Publishing Company, Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Northwest Arkansas: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, and Washington Counties (Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1978), Pg. 1360.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS9-85CD : 10 March 2021), Spencer Rodden and Elizabeth Hill, 27 Dec 1821; citing Caswell, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYG-QFT : 10 June 2022), Spencer Raden, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 113, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSF-94W6?cc=1473181&wc=7QMS-ZG3%3A1589422383%2C1589436182%2C1589436065 : 24 March 2017), Tennessee > McMinn > 13th Civil District > image 8 of 15; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTM3-T13?cc=1438024&wc=K2N8-L29%3A518654201%2C519341301%2C518762401 : 7 June 2019), Arkansas > Sebastian > Marion > image 4 of 35; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ Arkansas Historical Commission; Little Rock, Arkansas; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, Arkansas, 1850-1880; Archive Roll Number: 2; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Sebastian, Arkansas; Page: 1
7. ↑ Memorial:Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #218001677 (accessed 26 May 2023)
   Memorial page for Elizabeth Hill Rodden (15 Dec 1805-Feb 1880), citing Old Jenny Lind Cemetery, Jenny Lind, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Rory Bowers (contributor 47973721).