Born in Virginia
Ancestors 
and Sister of
Leonard Cheatham [half], William Cheatham [half], Henry Cheatham [half], Obediah Cheatham [half], Elizabeth (Cheatham) Russell [half], Thomas Cheatham, James Cheatham, Mary (Cheatham) Tennill, Sarah (Cheatham) Sappington, Frances Elizabeth (Cheatham) Chesser and Martin C Cheatham
Wife of
William Keeling
— married
30 Sep 1830 in Washington, Kentucky
Wife of
Joshua Merritt Bird
— married
Nov 1837 in Washington, Kentucky
Descendants 
Mother of
Ruth Ellen (Keeling) Colvin, Dorcas Jane (Keeling) Baldwin, John L. Bird, William Henry (Bird) Byrd, Jesse Thurman (Bird) Byrd and Eliza Catherine (Bird) Eads
Died after
after age 65
in Empire City, Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2017
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NOTE: Elizabeth is designated as "Generation 5" in the Bird DNA Study.[1]
Research Notes
1st marriage to : William Keeling children: 1. Jane (name may have been Emma Jane) Keeling DOB 1830
2. Mary "Polly" Keeling DOB 1832
3. Ruth ("Rutha") Ellen Keeling DOB 1833
2nd marriage to Joshua Bird children: 1. John L Bird - born in Kentucky DOB 1839
2. William H Bird. Born in Kentucky (DOB 1844- DOD1910)
3. Jesse Thurman Bird DOB 1845
4. Eliza Catherine Bird DOB 1847
1850 Federal Census shows two Keeling children residing with Joshua and Elizabeth: Ruth A. (16) and "Darky" (14)
1870 Federal Census shows Joshua and Elizabeth living nextdoor to son, Jesse and his family.
1880 Federal Census shows Elizabeth as a widow.
possible relatives in Washington Co. cemetery on Find A Grave: Memorial #88055212 /Elizabeth-Russell
DNA
- Elizabeth's autosomal DNA establishes descent from Daniel Cheatham/Agnes Robertson[2]
Sources
- ↑ Bird DNA Study.
- ↑ Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of Clifford Burdell Byrd, Robert Cheatham and Kerry Goodwin who share a segment on chromosome 13 at 14.4 cMs.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-8547 : 17 May 2018), William Keeling and Elizabeth Cheatham, 10 Sep 1830; citing Marriage, Washington, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 241,382.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-2LB9 : 17 May 2018), William Keeling and Elizabeth Cheatham, 10 Sep 1830; citing Marriage, Washington, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 551,244.
- Washington County (Kentucky). Clerk of the County Court; University of Kentucky (Lexington). Margaret I. King Library; Kentucky. County Court (Washington County)
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65P-BW6 : 12 April 2016), Elizabeth Bird in household of Joshua Bird, Washington county, part of, Washington, Kentucky, United States; citing family 766, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M821-TCJ : 13 December 2017), Betsey Bird in entry for Joshua Bird, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46B-9JV : 12 April 2016), Elizabeth Bird in household of Joshua Bird, Missouri, United States; citing p. 10, family 74, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,294.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPL-4CW : 7 September 2017), Elizabeth Bird in entry for W H Bird, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 40, sheet 448C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0375; FHL microfilm 1,254,375.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betsey:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betsey:
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~6.25%
Terry Byrd
:
23andMe, GEDmatch HC3420302 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Robert Borczon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A485847 [compare] [compare x]
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~1.56%
Anonymous (A) Anonymous :
23andMe, GEDmatch M836948 [compare]
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~0.78%
Anony (Byrd) Anony :
23andMe, GEDmatch DP3782771 [compare]
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~0.78%
Charles Byrd :
23andMe, GEDmatch BP6222031 [compare]
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~0.78%
Hartford Lewis :
23andMe, GEDmatch M330454 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Sherman Crouch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A284523 [compare], Ancestry member shermancrouch
-
~0.78%
Tim Anderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member andersont98
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Robert Smith :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T296350 [compare] [compare x], FTDNA kit #422176
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Wynon Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T934069 [compare] [compare x], FTDNA kit #85506
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~0.78%
Bobby Cheatham :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KK1594039 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB6d12b84e, FTDNA kit #887344
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~0.39%
Danny Chesser :
23andMe, GEDmatch EY6972268 [compare], yourDNAportal DAN3c265128
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EU3181682 [compare], yourDNAportal DAN3c265128, Ancestry member dbear1971
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~0.39%
William Crouch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GA4295481 [compare], yourDNAportal WILdcfd8d87, Ancestry member archiron77
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I removed the listed parents of this profile as I cannot find in good faith a reliable source that this time to confirm what was listed. This profile is a work in progress. If you have any information to add, I would be grateful.
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Rejected matches › Elizabeth E (Cheatham) Walton (1814-)
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