Elsie (Miller) Fordham (1785 - 1863)

Born 11 Apr 1785 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States

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Died 27 Jul 1863 at age 78 in Wilkinson, Georgia, United States

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Biography

When Elsie Miller was born on April 11, 1785, in Craven County, North Carolina, her father, William, was 26 and her mother, Amy, was 24. She married Benjamin Fordham on February 17, 1805. They had five children in 14 years.

She died on July 27, 1863, in Laurens County, Georgia, and was buried in Irwinton, Georgia. ^[1] Elsie's father William was a well-documented Revolutionary War soldier, and was a descendant of the Palatinate Germans who settled the New Bern, NC area in 1705 with Baron Von Graffenried. Her maternal grandfather was supposedly from Worfield, Shropshire, England, but I do not have a first-hand source for that information.

Name Elsie Miller
Spouse Benjamin Fordham
Father William Miller
Mother Amy Baker
Birth 11 April 1785 - Craven, NC
Death 27 July 1863 - Laurens, GA

Elsie was born in 1785. She passed away in 1863.

• Fact: Residence (1850) Division 93, Wilkinson, Georgia, USA
• Fact: Residence (1860) Griffin, Stephensville, Wilkinson, Georgia, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 January 2022), memorial page for Elsie Miller Fordham (11 Apr 1785–27 Jul 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #46496297, citing Fordham Family Cemetery, Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Jared Reid (contributor 47217208) .

• Millennium File
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 for Amy Barker
• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/176558887/person/252309325575/facts : accessed 5 September 2021), profile for Elsie Miller-Fordham.
• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/176558887/person/252309325575/facts?msg=ntm&msgParams=5%7c2%7c6%7cV2lsbGlhbSBIZW5yeSBNaWxsZXJ8QW1leSBCYXJrZXI1&mpid=252309325575&nec=0 : accessed 28 July 2021), profile for Elsie Miller-Fordham.