Eliza was born in Kentucky in 1816, the daughter of John Benefiel and Mary Spore. She was married to Robert Bray, and then in 1843 to James Trimble.[1] Eliza passed away in Washington in 1907,[2] and is buried in Seattle, Washington.[3]
Sources
↑ Stout, Evelyn Benefiel. "The Benefiel Families of Indiana and Their Descendants", Self-published; copyright 1983 by Evelyn B. Stout, R.R. 1, Box 92, Cherokee, OK, 73728, p. 114, Eliza Ann Benefiel, daughter of John & Mary (Spore) Benefiel, married James Trimble 5 Mar 1843, possibly a first marriage to a Mr. Bray???
↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N32J-T57 : 10 March 2018), Eliza Ann Trumble, 08 Nov 1907; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference cn890, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 1,991,522.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 June 2023), memorial page for Eliza Ann Benefiel Trimble/Bray (6 Apr 1816–8 Nov 1907), no grave photo, Find A Grave: Memorial #92596731, citing Crown Hill Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA; Maintained by George Bray Jr (contributor 48144937).
First-hand information as remembered by Robert Ghinder, Wednesday, October 1, 2014.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTF-Z8Q : 15 January 2022), Eliza A. Trimble in household of James Trimble, Walla Walla, Washington Territory, United States; citing enumeration district ED 50, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
Is Eliza your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eliza by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eliza: