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Elizabeth (Knight) Massengale (1815 - aft. 1880)

Elizabeth Massengale formerly Knight
Born in North Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 30 Aug 1838 in Meigs, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died after after age 64 in Meigs, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

When Elizabeth Knight was born on April 28, 1815, in North Carolina, her father, Jonathan, was 45, and her mother, Ellender, was 33. She married James Madison Massingill on August 30, 1838, in Meigs, Tennessee. [1]She died in 1880 in Meigs, Tennessee, at the age of 65.

Census

1850 US Census Meigs, Tennessee[2]

Household Members Age
James Massingill 33
Elizabeth Massingill 31
  1. Sarah Massingill 12
  2. Ezekal Massingill 9
  3. Penelope Massingill 8
  4. James Massingill 6
  5. Margaret Massingill 4
  6. Tennessee Massingill 1

1860 US Census Meigs, Tennessee[3]

Household Members Age
Jas M Masingil 40
Elizabeth Masingil 40
  1. Sarah Masingil 19
  2. Elizabeth Masingil 17
  3. Cenelope Masingil 15
  4. James Masingil 13
  5. Margaret Masingil 11
  6. Tennessee Masingil 9
  7. John Masingil 7
  8. Lee Masingil 5
  9. Mary E Masingil 3
  10. Julitte Masingil 7/12

Sources

  1. Tennessee, US Marriage Records, 1780-2002
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDR-P58 : 12 April 2016), Elizabeth Massingell in household of James Massingell, Meigs county, Meigs, Tennessee, United States; citing family 517, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. 1860 US Census
  • "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN68-WYK : 4 December 2014), Madison Massingill and Elizabeth Knight, 30 Aug 1838; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 4, Meigs, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDJ-WLG : 23 December 2020), Elizabeth Reed, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWM-S8T : 15 January 2022), Elizabeth Massengale in household of J. M. Massengale, District 5, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .




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Knight-13772 and Knight-12773 appear to represent the same person because: they share similar vital statistics and the same spouse, James Madison Massengale, along with the exact same marriage date.
posted by Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Knight-13773 and Knight-13772 appear to represent the same person because: Appear to be exact duplicates, with one profile created in error. Please merge.

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posted on Knight-13772 (merged) by Lisa (Corbett) Murray

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