One Person at a Time...Elizabeth

~Even though I have a lot of people in my family tree, I also have a lot of "holes" that need more research. Over the next few months, I am going to attempt to patch up those holes by doing research one person at a time- starting at the beginning of the list~


Today's Name: Elizabeth

I have 22 women in my tree named "Elizabeth" (or some spelling variation of the name) that I need more research on. This name will probably take up the next 6-7 posts:

#1 Elisabeth
Before Research:
Elisabeth was born about 1665. She married Heinrich Fehring and they had at least 1 son: Rudolph (d. 1765).

After Research:
I didn't find too much on Elisabeth. She was born about 1665 in Kirchspiel, Germany and died after 1697 in Germany. She married Heinrich Fehring (1655-after 1697) in 1688 in Emsburen, Germany. They had at least one son: Rudolph (1693-1765).



#2: Elisabeth
Before Research:
Elisabeth married Joseph Hawksworth and they had at least 2 daughters: Ellen (b. 1843) and Esther (b. 1848). 
Ellen married John Fletcher Mendenhall (1838-1896)- my 6th cousin, 6x removed.
Esther married Amos Henry Mendenhall (1842-1898)- also my 6th cousin, 6x removed.

After Research:
Elizabeth Ellam was born in 1816 and died in Jul 1850 in Yorkshire, England. Her father was James Ellam (b. 1788). 
Elizabeth married Joseph Hawksworth (b. 1811) on 10 Nov 1841 in All Hallows, England. They had 4 daughters:
1. Ellen (b. 1843)
2. Eliza Ann (b. 1847)
3. Esther (b. 1848)
4. Mary Lane (b. 1850)



#3: Eliza
Before Research:
Eliza was born about 1832. She married Joseph Myers (b. abt 1828)- had one son- Charles H. (1864-1948)- he married Iva Lenore Seaver (1866-1917)- my 2nd cousin, 3x removed.

After Research:
This name was a very successful search indeed. Eliza was a nickname, her real name was Achsah Elizabeth Brigham. She was born on 10 Apr 1832 in Massachusetts and died on 04 Apr 1882. Her parents were Dexter Brigham (1786-1870) & Mary Ann Gould (1804-1889). 
Eliza had 8 siblings:
1. Angeline (1824-1896)
2. Mary Ann (1829-1889)
3. Charles Edmund (1834-1896)
4. Henry Pierpont (1837-1896)
5. Francis Augustus (1841-1841)
6. Sarah Louise (b. 1845)
7. Rockwood (b. 1848)
8. Emma Augusta (1849-1875)

Eliza married Joseph Milton Myers (1830-1897) on 01 May 1860. They had 2 children:
1. Charles H. (1864-1948)
2. Mary Emma (1866-1941)




#4: Eliza
Before Research:
Eliza married James Mildenhall (b. 1858)- had 7 children: Ida Sula, Rose, Henry, Eliza, Francis, Sidney and Harold. James is my 12th cousin, 6x removed.

After Research:
Eliza Julia Gale was born in 1861 in Collinbourne, Wiltshire, England. Her parents were Thomas Gale (1820-1909) & Jane Matthews (1824-1903). She had 6 siblings:
1. David (b. 1851)
2. Elizabeth (b. 1852)
3. Mary Jane (b. 1854)
4. William (b. 1857)
5. Alfred Thomas (b. 1862)
6. Sarah Ann (b. 1864)

Eliza married James Mildenhall (b. 1858) and they had 7 children- mentioned earlier.