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Elizabeth TILLEY

Elizabeth TILLEY[1, 2, 3]

Female Abt 1809 - 1884  (~ 75 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth TILLEY 
    Born Abt 1809  Kings Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    • 1810, North Carolina -> DAR app 758865
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  District 85, Union, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    "Elizabeth Brookshier" was enumerated in the household of "James Brookshier" (51). Her birthplace i 
    • "Elizabeth Brookshier" was enumerated in the household of "James Brookshier" (51). Her birthplace is given as North Carolina. She is said to be unable to read and write. Other household members include Alvy (1), Elizabeth (5), Levi (19), Martha (17), Mary (8), and Nancy (14).
    Census 1860  Georgia Militia District 1027, Fannin County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Elizabeth Brookshire was enumerated in the household of James Brookshire (50). Her occupation is keeping house. Her age is given as 50 and her birthplace as North Carolina. Other household members include Jane (14), Elvina (Alvah?) (11), and Sarah (7). Son Levi and family live next door.
    Census 1870  Subdivision 54, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • "Elizabeth Brooksher" was enumerated in the household of "Jas Brooksher" (71). Her age is given as 60 and her occupation as keeping house. Her birthplace is given as North Carolina. Other household members include "Allvie" (19), Mary (19), and a child (8m).
    Census 1880  Tickanetly, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • "Elisabeth Brookshire" was enumerated in the household of her son Alvy M Brookshire (30). Her age is given as 70. She is widowed. Her birthplace, and both her parents', is given as Georgia. Other household members include Mary (30), James M (10), John O (9), Nancy S (8), Landrum F (7), Luthan C (6), Louis T (2), and Levi S (1m).
    Died 1884  , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1884, Gilmer Co GA -> DAR app 758865
    Buried
    James and Elizabeth (Tilley) Brookshire Headstone    		 James and Elizabeth (Tilley) Brookshire Headstone
    This is a new stone, placed by the descendents: the back has the following inscription:
    "Brookshire
    Honoring James and Elizabeth the descendants place this memorial in 1991
    "The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers." 1 Kings 8:57A"

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~batesmillerhistory/cemeterypages/brookshiretombstoneback.htm
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Elizabeth Tilley -> Facets of Fannin, p. 273
      Elizabeth Tilley -> DAR app 758865

      Connection to parents:
      Her parents are named as Stephen Tilley and Catherine Powell -> Facets of Fannin, p. 273
    Person ID I1562  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2014 

    Father Stephen TILLEY,   b. Abt 1784, Kings Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1826  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Mother Catherine POWELL,   b. 20 Sep 1785, , Culpeper, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1850, , Macon, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married Abt 1806 
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James BROOKSHIRE,   b. 10 Mar 1799, , Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Aft 1870, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 21 Aug 1827  , Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    • Marriage Bond Index:
      Groom: James Brookshire
      Bride: Elizabeth Tilley
      Bond Date: 21 Aug 1827
      Bond Number: 000164225
      County: Wilkes
      Record Number: 01 026
      Bondsman: Benjamin Sherwood
      Witness: J. Saintclair
    Brookshire-Tilley Marriage License    		 Brookshire-Tilley Marriage License
    Records the marriage of James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley
    Children 
     1. Levi BROOKSHIRE,   b. 9 Feb 1830, , Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1916, , Fannin County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +2. Martha BROOKSHIRE,   b. 2 Aug 1832, , Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1904  (Age 72 years)
    +3. Nancy Emeline BROOKSHIRE,   b. 22 Sep 1833, , , South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1916, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Elizabeth Jane BROOKSHIRE,   b. 11 Apr 1847, , Fannin County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1928, Protection, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +5. Alvin M. BROOKSHIRE,   b. 11 Nov 1850, Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1889, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     6. Sarah Caroline BROOKSHIRE,   b. 1854, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F32  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S341] Fannin County, Georgia, message board, CBrookshire84, "Martha Brookshire," 26 Jun 1999 (Reliability: 3).
      http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.fannin/215.217.265/mb.ashx

    2. [S369] Davis Family (F159) - Facets of Fannin, pp. 273-274 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S371] DAR Applications, Supplemental application; Margene Westbrook Roberts; National no. 758865, Add vol. 768; on William Brookshire (1756-1836, North Carolina), approved 1997 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S229] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 1027, Fannin, Georgia; Roll: M653_120; Page: 1088; Image: 552. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Elizabeth Brookshire
      Birth Date: abt 1810
      Birth Place: North Carolina
      Residence Date: 1860
      Residence Place: Georgia Militia District 1027, Fannin, Georgia
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=11069404&ti=0&indiv=try

    5. [S218] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 85, Union, Georgia; Roll: M432_84; Page: 273; Image: 429. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Elizabeth Brookshier
      Birth Date: abt 1809
      Birth Place: North Carolina
      Residence Date: 1850
      Residence Place: District 85, Union, Georgia
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=18983338&ti=0&indiv=try

    6. [S246] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tickanetly, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: T9_148; Family History Film: 1254148; Page: 618.1000; Enumeration District: 108; Image: 0878. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Elisabeth Brookshire
      Birth Date: abt 1810
      Birth Place: Georgia
      Residence Date: 1880
      Residence Place: Tickanetly, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=8617006&ti=0&indiv=try

    7. [S238] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Elizabeth Brooksher
      Birth Date: abt 1810
      Birth Place: North Carolina
      Residence Date: 1870
      Residence Place: Subdivision 54, Gilmer, Georgia
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=1090756&ti=0&indiv=try

    8. [S183] North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, entry for James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley 1827 marriage bond; (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/yc92frn


 

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