Elizabeth (Wise) Farmer (1837 - 1900)

Born 18 Oct 1837 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Brockman — married 4 Jul 1854 in Taylor, Kentucky, United States

Wife of Presley P. Farmer — married 17 Sep 1866 in Taylor, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1900 at age 62 in Spurlington, Taylor, Kentucky, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Mr. Fitzgerald [send private message]

Biography

Elizabeth was born in Kentucky in 1837. She was the daughter of Richard Wise and Eleanor Caulk. They died in 1849 and 1845 respectively. After her parents' deaths, Elizabeth lived in the household of her uncle, John Caulk. In 1854, 17 year-old Elizabeth married James Brockman in the Summer of 1854. They had three children before James joined the Kentucky infantry during the Civil War, in which he was killed. Elizabeth remarried to Presley Farmer. They added two more children to the family. Their marriage also cut short when Presley died in 1875. Elizabeth passed away in 1900.

Children

Children of James & Elizabeth Brockman

1. Jasper Brockman (1855-1920)
2. Judah Alice Brockman (1858 - ) m. Nathaniel Farmer
3. Mary E. Brockman (1861 - )

Children of Presley and Elizabeth Farmer

1. Annie Truman Farmer (1870 - 1938) m. Thomas Wise
2. Rhoda Ellen (1873 - )

Sources

Marriages

1854 - Marriage to James Brockman

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-4ZGZ : 9 March 2021), James Brockman and Elizabeth Wise, 4 Jul 1854; citing Marriage, Taylor, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 983,727.

1866 - Marriage to Presley P. Farmer

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-4XM7 : 9 March 2021), P P Farmer and Elizabeth Brockman, 17 Sep 1866; citing Marriage, Taylor, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 983,728.

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65L-9WD : 22 December 2020), Elizabeth Wise in household of John Kaulk, Taylor, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (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:MZB4-2MN : 18 February 2021), Elizth Brockman in entry for Jas Brockman, Division 2, Taylor, Kentucky, United States; citing household 57.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW2-18M : 18 March 2020), Elizabeth Farmer in entry for Presly Farmer, Bradfordsville, Marion, Kentucky, United States.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZY-K9L : 19 February 2021), Elizabeth Farmer in household of Nathaniel Farmer, Mannsville, Taylor, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 224, sheet 79B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,442.

Death & Burial

• "United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4F-V9SP-G?cc=2579610 : 7 September 2019), > image 1 of 1; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Other Family Records

Birth of daughter Judah Alice Brockman

• "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWVY-FB4 : 4 March 2021), Wise in entry for Judah Alice Brockman, 12 Apr 1858, Taylor, Kentucky, United States.

1920 - Death of son Jasper Brockman

• "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N98W-D3Y : 2 March 2021), Elizebeth Wise in entry for Jasper Brockman, 1920; citing Death, Spurlington, Taylor, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,943,284.