Elizabeth
Isham
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Isham
and Pietta (Corder) Isham
Sister of
Mary (Gasaway) Boatright [half]
Wife of
William M Abney
— married
5 Oct 1837 in Gallatin, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Died after
after age 60
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jul 2017
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Biography
Elizabeth Isham married William Abney on 5 October, 1837. They had 10 children:
1850 US Census[1]
Household Members Age
William Abney 35
Elizabeth Abney 30
Patience Abney 11
John Abney 10
Richard N Abney 8
Daniel Abney 6
Nancy J Abney 3
1860 US Census[2]
Household Members Age
Wm Abney 45 (William)
Elizabeth Abney 42
Richard N Abney 19
Daniel Abney 16
Nancy J Abney 14
Patsy Abney 9
Charles F Abney 4
William Abney 2
Rachal Hill 23 (Domestic/Servant)
Richard Isern 65 (Isham, Elizabeth (Isham) Abney's father)
William passed away before the 1870 census, but there are two additional children born in the mean time.
1870 US Census[3]
Household Members Age
Elizabeth Abney 40
Charles Abney 13
Wm R Abney 10
Eldina Abney 8
Columbus Abney 6
Elizabeth Abney's age is wrong, should be about 52, but the children match, probably an error in the census.
1880 US Census[4]
Elizabeth appears in the household of her son William with his wife and children. Elizabeth's son Charles/Charley is also there:
Household Members Age Relationship
William R. Abney 22 Self (Head)
Sarah D. Abney 19 Wife
Oly M. Abney 8/12 Daughter
Elisabeth Abney 63 Mother
Charley Abney 24 Brother
Sources
- ↑ US Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Saline, Saline, Illinois; Roll: 127; Page: 28a
- ↑ US Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 8 S Range 5 W, Saline, Illinois; Page: 848
- ↑ US Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8 Range 5, Saline, Illinois; Roll: M593_274; Page: 439B
- ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Brushy, Saline, Illinois; Roll: 248; Page: 8D; Enumeration District: 107
- ↑ Isham-551 was created by Scott Kendall through the import of Stricklin Descendants_2017-07-15.ged on Jul 15, 2017.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~3.12%
Mark Jones
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UY5560671 [compare], yourDNAportal MARa9430299, Ancestry member mark_j_jones_55
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~0.78%
Tommie Merritt :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A980390 [compare]
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