Elizabeth (Jeter) Harrelson (1859 - 1891)

Born 22 May 1859 in Covington County, Alabama, United States of America

Ancestors

Descendants

Died Mar 1891 at age 31 in Alabama, United States

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Biography

Residence 1860 Eastern Division, Pike, Alabama. ^[1]

Marriage and Family

Giles Harrelson married Elizabeth Jeter. They probably married in Covington, Alabama. Their first child was born in 1874, so I believe they probably married in 1873 or 1874 but I cannot find an exact date.

In 1880, they made their home in Coffee, Alabama. Giles ran a farm, while Lissie cared for the children.^[2]

Their children were:

1. Eugene Harrelson
2. Eurah Harrelson
3. Etta (Harrelson) Urquhart.

Death and Burial

Elizabeth was mentioned on a memorial in Antioch Church Cemetery, Antioch, Covington County, Alabama, United States with a death date of 25 January 1897. However, both her date of birth and death are incorrect - see Conflicts heading below.^[3]

Conflict

1. Her headstone says she was born in 1862. Census data says she was born about 1859, and she appears on the 1860 census as a baby. I believe 1859 is the correct date.
2. Her headstone says she passed away in 1897, but I believe that is in error (as is her birthdate) because a newspaper clipping puts her death around 1891. ^[4] Her husband remarried in 1891 - the month after the newspaper announced her death.

Mentions in Other's Sources

• Daughter's Death Record: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  citing certificate number 61807, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,599.
  FamilySearch Record: K7D3-GS8 (accessed 30 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB1-5BS
  Ella Urquhart death 15 Oct 1964 (born 19 Feb 1880), daughter of Giles Harrelson & Lissie Jeter, in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD6-KLW : 13 December 2017), Nancy Jeter in entry for George Jeter, 1860.
2. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: M4JC-NHD (accessed 30 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYJ-4M2 Image number 00466
   Elisabeth Harrelson (24), wife, Keeping House, in household of Giles Harrelson (27) in Election Precinct 3 Brannen, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama, United States.
   • Giles Harrelson M 27 Married Head Farmer Alabama, United States
   • Elisabeth Harrelson F 24 Married Wife Keeping House Alabama, United States
   • Izene Harrelson M 5 Single Son Alabama, United States
   • Ura F 3 Single Daughter Alabama, United States
   • Etta F 0 Single Daughter Alabama, United States
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #32426068 (accessed 4 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Elizabeth Jeter Harrelson (22 May 1862-25 Jan 1897), citing Antioch Church Cemetery, Antioch, Covington County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Kinseeker (contributor 46856386).
4. ↑ The Covington Cresent Andalusia, Alabama 11 Apr 1891, Sat • Page 3

• Source: S37 Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) s, Inc. TID 0 Name: Footnote Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) Name: ShortFootnote Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Bibliography Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Pike, Alabama; Roll: M653_21; Page: 321; Family History Library Film: 803021 11 Name: Page Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Pike, Alabama; Roll: M653_21; Page: 321; Family History Library Film: 803021