Elizabeth Kisannah (Hollon) Wadkins (1824 - aft. 1880)

Born 1824 in Kentucky

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac Jackson Wadkins Sr — married 1842 in Kentucky

Descendants

Died after 1880 after age 56 in Kentucky

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Biography

RESEARCH STANDARD APPLIED Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 6, 2014

The initial information was found in Clay Hollon's 1958 book "Hollon and Related Families." Elizabeth is listed as a daughter of George and Elizabeth on page 40. Her marriage to Jackson and the names of some children were initially identified by Pamela Kelley. She apparently went by the nickname of Kizzie. The information has been subsequently supported via the additional records and documentation listed below.

1840 CENSUS OF ELIZABETH HOLLON Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated October 10, 2014

The U.S. Census enuemrated on June 01, 1840 shows her living in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

1850 CENSUS OF THE ISAAC JACKSON WATKINS FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 6, 2014

The U.S. Census enumerated on August 9, 1850 shows the family living in Breathitt County, Kentucky: LINE 12: Jackson Wadkins, age 26, male, white, occupation: farmer, real estate valued at $100, born in Kentucky, can't read or write; LINE 13: Keziah Wadkins, age 26, female, white, born in Kentucky, can't read or write; LINE 14: Sally Wadkins, age 7, female, white, born in Kentucky; LINE 15: W.O.W. Wadkins, age 3, male, white, born in Kentucky; LINE 16: Andrew Wadkins, age 2, male, white, born in Kentucky.

1860 CENSUS OF THE ISAAC JACKSON WATKINS FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 6, 2014

The U.S. Census enumerated on June 27, 1860 shows the family living in Breathitt County, Kentucky: LINE 5: Jackson Wadkins, age 36, male, white, occupation: farmer, real estate valued at $100, personal estate valued at $275, born in Estill County, Kentucky, can't read or write; LINE 6: Kizzy Wadkins, age 36, female, white, born in Estill County, Kentucky, can't read or write; LINE 7: William B. Wadkins, age 13, male, white, born in Breathitt County, Kentucky, attended school; LINE 8: Andrew Wadkins, age 12, male, white, born in Breathitt County, Kentucky, attended school; LINE 9: Marium Wadkins, age 7, female, white, born in Breathitt County, Kentucky; LINE 10: John Wadkins, age 6, male, white, born in Breathitt County, Kentucky; LINE 11: Hezekiah Wadkins, age 3, male, white, born in Breathitt County, Kentucky; LINE 12: James Wadkins, age 4, male, white, born in Breathitt County, Kentucky; LINE 13: Polly Wadkins, age 3 months, female, white, born in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

1870 CENSUS OF THE ISAAC JACKSON WATKINS FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 7, 2014

The U.S. Census enumerated on July 22, 1870 shows the family living in Wolfe County, Kentucky: LINE 35: Isaac J. Wadkins, age 49, male, white, occupation: farmer, real estate valued at $400, personal estate valued $415, born in Kentucky, can't read, can't write; LINE 36: Kizza Wadkins, age 40, female, white, occupation: keeping house, born in Kentucky, can't read, can't write; LINE 37: Marium Wadkins, age 18, female, white, occupation: assisting mother, born in Kentucky, can't read, can't write; LINE 38: John Wadkins, age 16, male, white, occupation: works on farm, born in Kentucky, attending school, can't read, can't write; LINE 39: James Wadkins, age 14, male, white, works on farm, born in Kentucky, attending school, can't read, can't write; LINE 40: Hezekiah Wadkins, age 12, male, white, works on farm, born in Kentucky, attending school, can't read, can't write; LINE 1 (Next Page): Polley Wadkins, age 10, female, white, born in Kentucky; LINE 2: Kizze Wadkins, age 8, female, white, born in Kentucky; LINE 3: Jackson J. Wadkins, age 4, male, white, born in Kentucky

• 1880 Census lists father being born in TN, and mother born VA.

Sources

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066160649;view=1up;seq=50 (see page 40)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tjbarro&id=I5219

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hollons&id=I1684

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bass-setters&id=I201169

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3349740&id=I1683

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jiw&id=I10177

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rosewatkinsmicha&id=I0044

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=l_backjr&id=P3143820067

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65B-4BL : 12 April 2016), Keziah Wadkins in household of Jackson Wadkins, Breathitt county, part of, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States; citing family 60, 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:MZB9-RKS : 14 December 2017), Kizzy Wadkins in entry for Jackson Wadkins, 1860.

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4C-MXG : 12 April 2016), Kizza Wadkins in household of Isaac J Wadkins, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 6, family 43, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,003.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC83-J29 : 15 August 2017), Kizzie Wadkins, Precinct 5, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 117, sheet 304B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0446; FHL microfilm 1,254,446.