Lorenzo C. (Elliot) Elliott (abt. 1804 - 1870)

Born about 1804 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

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Descendants

Died 1870 at about age 66 in Bowie, Texas, United States

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Biography

Lorenzo engaged in the trade of blacksmithing.

Lorenzo C. Elliott was born in Pittsylvania VA, but later moved with his family to Middle Tennessee.

He married Martha E. Davidson before 1821 in Bedford County, Tennessee. (so far a marriage record has not been found).

The 1850 Bedford County census is his last census there in Tennessee. ^[1], for the family then moved to Bowie, Texas. Lorenzo and Martha, with their large family, are enumerated there in 1860. ^[2] His real estate value is $5000.00, and his personal estate value is $1500.00. Lorenzo is listed here as a 'farmer' for occupation; in Tennessee he was a blacksmith--a trade he had learned from his father.

Lorenzo died some time after this census. It is unknown where he is buried.

They had the following children:

i. Thomas ELLIOTT.

ii. Samuel ELLIOTT.

iii. Jane ELLIOTT.

iv. Sarah ELLIOTT.

v. Westley ELLIOTT.

vi. Cannon ELLIOTT.

vii. Isaac ELLIOTT.

viii. Virginia ELLIOTT.

ix Muse ELLIOTT.

x. California ELLIOTT.

xi. Andrew Harrison ELLIOTT

Bankruptcy

Interestingly, Lorenzo declared bankruptcy in 1843, about 7 years before he appeared in a Texas census. He and his family appeared in the Bedford, Tennessee census in 1850, then on Texas tax lists in September 1850, so they probably moved from Tennessee to Texas over the summer of 1850.

Transcript of bankruptcy notice:

"To the creditors of LORENZO C. ELLIOTT declared a bankrupt.

TAKE NOTICE, that a petition has been filed in the District Court of the United States for the District of Middle Tennessee by said Lorenzo C. Elliott, duly declared a bankrupt under the act of Congress, for a discharge and certificate thereof from all his debts, claims and engagements provable under said act; and that the 9th day of January, 1843, at the court-house in Nashville, in assigned for hearing of the same; when and where you may attend and show cause, if any you have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted. Attest,

JACOB McGAVOCK, Clerk of the Court of the Middle District of Tennessee Oct. 29, 1842" ^[3]

The Name Lorenzo

Lorenzo's unusual name--at least for middle Tennessee in this time period== is likely due to the era in which he was born, and the fact that the Elliott family were (by and large) Methodists.

The Original Lorenzo Dow

Lorenzo Dow was considered eccentric but much beloved. Many young men from this era were named for him as a tribute--and perhaps a hope that their son might turn out to be like him--including (likely) the subject of this profile.

Slaves

1840 census L was in Bedford, Tennessee. Slaves: 1^[4]

1860 Slave Schedule Lorenzo was in Bowie, Texas, Slaves: 5.^[5]

Please see: Slaves of Lorenzo C. Elliott, Texas

Additional Notes and Acknowledgements

Name: L.C. /Elliot/^[6]

User ID: 531D13CE67FD11DE893E003065B294347A7E

Data Changed:

Date: 3 JUL 2009

Prior to import, this record was last changed 3 JUL 2009.

WikiTree profile Elliot-336 created through the import of Davidson_Fink.ged on Sep 26, 2011 by Shayne Davidson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Shayne and others.

Sources

1. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: District 20, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 869; Page: 209a Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
2. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 1, Bowie, Texas; Page: 2 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
3. ↑ *Source: Newspapers.com - Tri-Weekly Nashville Union, Nashville, Tennesee, November 1 1842, p. 3
4. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 519; Page: 74; Family History Library Film: 0024543
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3404001 (accessed 9 September 2023)
   L C Eliott in Bedford, Tennessee.
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 17; Line: 9;
   FamilySearch Record: WKTT-73N2 (accessed 9 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-KLX
   L C Elliott in Bowie, Texas, United States.
6. ↑ Source: #S276

• Source: S276 Type: Book Periodical: Archives of the Pioneers of Tazewell County, Virginia Editor: Netti Schreiner-Yantis, Transcribed and Edited by Publication: self, 1973 Page: 308-Davidson Family Tree

• Source: Newspapers.com - Tri-Weekly Nashville Union, Nashville, Tennesee, November 1 1842, p. 3

• Source: S470088829 Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2013 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 2272 Note: Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA.Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA Ancestry Record 2272 #81779103

• Source: S470202385 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2009 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 7667 Note: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 1, Bowie, Texas; Roll: M653_1289; Page: 2; Family History Library Film: 805289 Ancestry Record 7667 #35147575

• Source: S470202607 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2009 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 8054 Note: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• Source: S470202674 Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2013 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 2883 Note: Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• Source: S470202704 U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 1276 Note: <a href="##SearchUrlPrefix##/search/dbextra.aspx?dbid=1276" target="_blank">View all sources.</a>

• Source: S470202735 1840 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 8057 Note: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• Source: S470203009 Texas, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1820-1890 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1999 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 3575 Note: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. <i>Texas Census, 1850-1890</i>. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.

• Source: S470203639 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2010 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 7668

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