Elizabeth (Whitsett) Childress (abt. 1780 - 1863)

Born about 1780 in North Carolina or TN

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Died 25 May 1863 at about age 83 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee

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Biography

Elizabeth was born around 1780 to John Whitsitt and Sarah Thompson Whitsett in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

In the 1810 census of Nashville, TN, Joel and Elizabeth are listed as having two males under the age of ten and two females under the age of ten. There are sixteen slaves.

In the 1820 census of Rutherford County, TN, Joel is deceased. Elizabeth is the head of houshold and there is one male between ten and sixteen, two males between sixteen and twenty six and one female between ten and sixteen. There are thirty one slaves.

In the 1830 census of Rutherford County, TN along with Elizabeth, there is one male between twenty and thirty and one female between five and ten. She has seven slaves.

In the 1840 census of Rutherford County, TN, Elizabeth is alone in the household. She has seven slaves.

In the 1850 census of Rutherford County, TN Elizabeth is approximately 70 years old. Her place of birth is listed as North Carolina. The value of her real estate is 4,000 and she has 12 slaves.

In the 1860 census of Rutherford County, TN, Elizabeth is 83. Once again her place of birth is listed as North Carolina. Her real estate is valued at 35,000 and her personal estate at 23,000. Living in her household is a 36 year old female by the name of M. Arbuckle who is a seamstress.

Elizabeth died on May 25, 1863.

Some spell the last name Whitsett

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Elizabeth /Whitsitt/^[2]

Possible duplicate from original GEDCOM import:

Name: Elizabeth /Whitsett/^[3]

Note

Note: #N270

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1. ↑ Whitsitt-70 was created by LaDell Montgomery through the import of LaDell Whitsitt Montgomery (1)_2014-03-12_01.ged on Mar 12, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=19427978&pid=800985214
3. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=19427978&pid=1161620478

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Notes

Note N270!Source

Chart compiled by Bob Whitesitt of Kirkwood, Missouri which includes info from Joan Hill Whitsitt of Memphis, Tenneessee.