Elizabeth (Droddy) Damron (abt. 1799 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1799 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Damron — married 26 Aug 1821 in Floyd County,Ky.

Descendants

Died after 1880 after about age 81 in Pike, Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1799 in Kentucky. ^[1][2][3]

While no date is given for her marriage to Richard Damron, the youngest child recorded in the 1850 census was born about 1824, making it likely the couple was married by 1823.

By 1880, Elizabeth was widowed and residing with son Wilson and his family in Precinct 14 near the mouth of Caney Creek in Pike County. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65K-8PZ : 22 December 2020), Elizabeth Dameron in household of Richard Dameron, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBJ-JYT : 18 February 2021), Elizabeth Damson in entry for Richard Damson, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4M-ZFM : 29 May 2021), Elizabeth Damron in entry for Richard Damron, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZP-Z9M : 14 January 2022), Elisabeth Damron in household of Wilsom Damron, Precinct 14 Mouth of Caney Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .