Elizabeth Gallion (1795 - aft. 1860)

Born 1795 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Wife of Francis Frankie DeZarn — married 5 Oct 1806 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States

Died after 1860 after age 65 in Clay, Kentucky, United States

Biography

Elizabeth Gallion was born in 1795 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States. Her parents were Thomas Gallion (1758–1828 •KN4W-ZPR)​​ and Catherine Yount (1760–1830 • LDP5-6H8). Her parents married in about 1778 in Maryland, British Colonial America.

Francis Frankie Desarn/DeZarn, Elizabeth Betsy Gallion, & thier family were among the first settlers in the lower Beech Creek area of Clay County Kentucky. They arrived in the early 1800's (about 1818) & built a small house in a clearing about 150 feet from where Beech Creek empties into Goose Creek.

According to Kelly Morgan's book Pioneer Families, Clay County, Kentucky 1769 to 1969, Frankie Dezarn came to Clay County in the early 1800's. He found several thousand unclaimed acres in the Beech Creek area to which he laid claim. He staked out his domain as follows: Beginning at the mouth of Beech Creek, taking in most of the main creek & all of Little Beech Creek & down Goose Creek to include half of the Sutton Branch & back up Goose Creek to the mouth of Beech Creek.

As the years passed, the family migrated up Beech Creek into the Little Beech Creek area. ^[1]

Elizabeth married Francis Frankie Desarn/DeZarn (~1789 - ~1883) on 5 Oct 1806 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Their children include...  (w/FamilySearchID when available)

1. Ranson Dezarn (1810–1870 • KNY2-XTG)
2. Sardo Dezarn (1810–1811 • 9VW2-X2J)
3. Martha 'Patsy' Dezarn Ragel (1813–1908 • 9XMY-RKK)
4. Felix Dezarn (1814–1838 • 9XMY-RP6)
5. William Morgan Dezarn (1817–1840 • 9VW2-X2G)
6. Cornelia Cameliza Dezarn (1820–Deceased • LCXV-1CT)
7. Malinda Dezarn (1823–Deceased • KJ8D-5S3)
8. Almorine Dezarn (1826–1897 • 2W2L-1R8)
9. Asard Dezarn (1830–Deceased • 9XMY-R5N)
10. Caleb Philip DeZarn (1831–1914 • K2SB-K68)
11. Catherine Dezarn (1833–1900 • KJP8-3BF)
12. Elizabeth Ann Dezarn (1836–Deceased • 2W2Z-QFF)
13. William Dezarn (1839–Deceased • L41X-L8N)

Elizabeth died after 1860 in Clay, Kentucky aged >65. She is buried in Old Dezarn Cemetery, Clay, Kentucky, United States.

Burial

Francis is buried in the Old Dezarn Cemetery, Clay County, Kentucky, USA.  ^[5]

Elizabeth “Betsy” Gallion Dezarn (1789–unknown)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #68803313

Francis “Frankie” Dezarn (1790–30 Mar 1883) (spouse)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #68803254

• Fact: Nickname Betsy
• Fact: Burial Old Dezarn Cemetery, Clay, Kentucky, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Bio by Donald Dezarn
2. ↑ https://sites.rootsweb.com/~dezarnhistory/d3.html Line item: 12.
3. ↑ Source: S1021706461 Ancestry Record 7836 #448052
4. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/dezarnfamilyhistory/welcome-page/first-generation/second-generation/third-generation
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68803254/francis-dezarn: accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for Francis “Frankie” Dezarn (1790–30 Mar 1883), Find A Grave: Memorial #68803254, citing Old Dezarn Cemetery, Clay County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Tim Hites (contributor 47036816).

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 September 2022, 02:26), entry for Elizabeth "Betsy" Gallion (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KJ8D-PBC ); contributed by various users.