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Elizabeth (Fax) Herron (1874 - 1969)

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Herron formerly Fax
Born in Tennessee, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of [father unknown] and
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died at age 94 in Ripley, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 29 Mar 2022
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Biography

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fax was born in Tennessee on 19 May 1874 to Samuel Gilbert Fax and Sarah Ann Gibson. She married John Henry Herron on 4 August 1896 in Dyer County, Tennessee.[1] They had 8 known children, and Lizzie was a homemaker.[2][3] Lizzie died on 13 May 1969. She is buried at Grace Cemetery in Ripley, Tennessee.[4]

Research Notes

Census records list her at different birth years. 1878 is probably closer to the truth.[5]

Sources

  1. "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNDN-18F : 4 December 2014), J H Herron and Lizzie Fox, 04 Aug 1896; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 500, Dyer, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
  2. "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MGFT-GRF : Mon Mar 20 14:12:08 UTC 2023), Entry for John H Herron and Elizabeth Herron, 1910.
  3. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNG5-F3H : 3 February 2021), Lizzie Herron in entry for John H Herron, 1920.
  4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82907410/lizzie-herron: accessed 07 May 2023), memorial page for Lizzie Herron (19 May 1874–13 May 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82907410, citing Grace Cemetery, Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by James Durham (contributor 46994633).
  5. "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW5-YTB : Thu Aug 03 13:04:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel G. Fax and Hixy Fax, 1880.

Acknowledgement

The profile was created by Melissa Arjona (no relation).





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