Born in Virginia, United States
Daughter of William Guerrant
and Elizabeth (Watkins) Guerrant
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Alexander Jelks
— married
27 Nov 1844 in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
John William Robert Jelks, Charles E Jelks, Thomas Watkins Jelks, Casper Tristan Jelks, James Herbert Jelks, Mary Thomasia Jelks and Ada Guerrant (Jelks) Jordan
Died about
at about age 48
in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Apr 2013
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Biography
Elizabeth was born about 1822.
Sources
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZWP-VCC : 16 March 2020), John A Jelks and Elizth Guarvant, 25 Nov 1844; citing Fayette, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 96, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,003,129.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M875-PXZ : 18 March 2020), John A Jelks, 1860.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6M-TBK : 4 April 2020), John A Jilks, Shelby county, part of, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1184, 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:M875-PXZ : 18 March 2020), John A Jelks, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC8-MJV : 19 March 2020), John Jelks, 1870.
Acknowledgments
Entered by Kathryn Pearson, Apr 3, 2013. Thanks to Kathryn Pearson for starting this profile.
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