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Elisabeth LOWERY[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female Abt 1833 -


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  • Name Elisabeth LOWERY 
    Born Abt 1833  , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    • 1833, TN -> age 27 on 1860 census
      1832, TN -> age 48 on 1880 census
      1830, TN -> age 40 on 1870 census
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Dwelling number: 1479
      Family number: 1479
      Name: Elizabeth Lowery
      Age: 21
      Sex: F
      Color:
      Occupation:
      Value of Real Estate:
      Place of Birth:
      Tenn
      Married within the year:
      Attended school within the year:
      Over 20 and cannot read & write:
      yes
      Deaf, dumb, etc:
      Other household members:
      William (54), Barbarey (61)
      Other:
      Sister, Mary, lived next door with her husband, Andrew B. Baxter and Elizabeth's future husband, James Baxter.
    Census 1860  Militia District 1011, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Name: Elisabeth Baxter
      Age: 27
      Sex: F
      Color:
      Occupation:
      Value of real estate:
      Value of personal estate:
      Place of birth:
      Tenn
      Married within the year:
      Attended school within the year:
      Persons over 20 who cannot read & write:
      yes
      Deaf, dumb, etc.:
      Household members:
      James (38), Mary Ann (8), George T. (4), John A. (2), William H. (ill.), Sarah (57)

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    Census 1870  Militia District 1011, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Dwelling: 77
      Family #: 77
      Name: Elizabeth Baxter
      Age: 40
      Sex: F
      Color: W
      Occupation: Keeping house
      Value of real estate: 800
      Value of personal estate: 200
      Place of birth: Tenn
      If born within year,state month:
      If married within year, state month:
      Attended school within the year:
      Cannot read: yes
      Cannot write: yes
      Deaf, dumb, etc.:
      Household members: Taylor (15), John A. (12), William (10), Sarah C (7), James (5), Sarah B. Baxter (69), James S. (20)
    Census 1880  Militia District 1011, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Name of street:
      House number:
      Dwelling:
      113
      Family #: 118
      Name: Elisabeth Baxter
      Color: W
      Sex: F
      Age: 48
      If born within census year, month:
      Relationship to head of household:
      Marital status:
      Widowed
      Married during census year?
      Occupation:
      Keeping house
      # months unemployed:
      Sickness:
      Blind, deaf, etc:
      Attended school during year:
      Cannot read:
      Cannot write:
      yes
      Birthplace: Tenn
      Father’s birthplace: Tenn
      Mother’s birthplace: Tenn
      Other household members:
      John A. (21), Sarah C. (16), James R. (14), Sarah C. Baxter (79), Jacob L. Cobb (60)

      Other:
      Elisabeth's son, George, lived next door.
    Name Betsey Lowery 
    Died
    • Y
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Betsy Lowery Baxter -> Rosine Chable papers
      Elisabeth Baxter -> 1860 census
      Elisabeth Baxter -> 1880 census
      Elizabeth Baxter -> 1870 census

      Connection parents:*sister of Polly (Lowery) Baxter -> Rosine Chable papers
    Person ID I2659  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2014 

    Father William LOWERY,   b. Abt 1796, , , Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Barbara,   b. Abt 1789, , , South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James M. BAXTER,   b. 12 Aug 1821, , Rutherford, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1866, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1851  Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9, 10, 11
    James Baxter and Elisabeth Lowery Marriage License
    James Baxter and Elisabeth Lowery Marriage License
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane BAXTER,   b. 16 Jul 1852, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1917, Ocoee, , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. George Taylor BAXTER,   b. 31 Oct 1854, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1943, Old Fort, Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. John A. BAXTER,   b. 12 Oct 1858, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1940, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. William H. BAXTER,   b. Jun 1860, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1900, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)
     5. Sarah C. BAXTER,   b. Abt 1864, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. James R. BAXTER,   b. 20 May 1866, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1904, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F885  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S91] Family Stories Notebook - Polk Co News, Rosine Chable, The Baxter Line, 1997; (Reliability: 3).
      "The two brothers [Jim and Andy Baxter] later met and married the two Lowery sisters - Betsy and Pollie.

    2. [S438] 1860 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., Militia District 1011; p. 113 (penned); dwelling 805, family 762; James Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S322] 1880 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop.sch., 1011 District G. M. Alaculsey; 155; p. 13 (penned), p. 474 (stamped); dwelling 113, family 118; Elisabeth Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S355] 1870 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., 1011th District G. M.; p. 11 (penned); dwelling 77, family 77; Elizabeth Baxter household; accessed; 19 April 2012 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S438] 1860 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., Militia District 1011; p. 113 (penned); dwelling 805, family 762; James Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S355] 1870 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., 1011th District G. M.; p. 11 (penned); dwelling 77, family 77; Elizabeth Baxter household; accessed; 19 April 2012 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S439] 1850 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., p. 216 (penned); dwelling 1479, family 1479; William Lowery household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S269] Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955, 3 September 2010; entry for G. T. Baxter, 20 May 1943; FHL microfilm 2137337 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S223] Sudie Clemmer Notebooks, Baxter p. 2, (Reliability: 3).
      Sudie Clemmer reports the children of James Baxter as:
      Mary Jane married Mart O'Neal
      Sallie married Newton Kirby

    10. [S275] Murray County Marriage Books-Georgia Archives, accessed; 10 March 2012; Marriage Book 1843-1852, p. 86; James Baxter-Elizabeth Lowry; 1851 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S561] Descendants of David Baxter - provided by Clement, 5 (Reliability: 3).