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Elizabeth (Gresham) Brown (1826 - 1896)

Elizabeth Brown formerly Gresham aka Grisham
Born in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married 13 Jul 1847 in West Union, Oconee, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Mother of , , , , , , and
Died at age 70 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 9 Nov 2011
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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1826. She died in 1896. [1]

Sources

  1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 March 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Grisham Brown (13 Jul 1826–26 Dec 1896), Find A Grave: Memorial #7867522, citing Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; maintained by Evening Blues (contributor 46587085), headstone, portrait and memorial stone photos.
  • "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7GS-WBC : 11 January 2020), Elizabeth Grisham in entry for Joseph E. Brown, 1847.
  • "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7GS-WBC : 11 January 2020), Elizabeth Grisham in entry for Joseph E. Brown, 1847.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYV-CL6 : 4 April 2020), Elizabeth Brown in household of Joseph E Brown, Cherokee, Cherokee, Georgia, United States; citing family 397, 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:MZM8-448 : 18 March 2020), Elizabeth Brown in entry for Joseph E Brown, 1860.
  • "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3S-RJS : 19 March 2020), Elizabeth Brown in entry for Joseph Brown, 1870.
  • "Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2J-X9WM : 21 August 2019), Elizabeth Grisham Brown in entry for Julius Lewis Bronw, 04 Sep 1910; citing Death, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, 04 Sep 1910, Atlanta History Center, Georgia.
  • "Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2J-QMLK : 21 August 2019), Elizabeth Gresham Brown in entry for Elijah A Brown, 28 Jan 1926; citing Death, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, 28 Jan 1926, Atlanta History Center, Georgia.
  • "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDVM-HFV : 4 December 2018), Elizabeth Grisham in entry for Elijah A Brown, 1926.
  • "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDJL-XSJ : 4 December 2018), Elizabeth Grisham in entry for Mary V. Connally, 1927.
  • "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLLL-22BG : 24 August 2019), Elizabeth Grisham in entry for George Marion Brown, 16 May 1942; citing Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
  • "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLBR-46RV : 24 August 2019), Elizabeth Grisham in entry for Sally Eugenia Brown, 17 Jan 1942; citing Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.

Acknowledgements

Entered by Marie Mills, Nov 9, 2011. Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Marie and others.





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Gresham-1033 Mary Gresham
Her birth name was Gresham. The spelling was changed to Grisham as families moved into Southern states where it was spelled with the local accent. Please change her birth name to Gresham and use Grisham as the aka name.

Thank you, Mary

posted on Grisham-43 (merged) by Mary Gresham
edited by Mary Gresham

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