Elizabeth Scofield

Female17 November 1829–24 May 1869

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Scofield was born on 17 November 1829, her father, Solomon Scofield, was 37 and her mother, Persis Allen, was 31. She married Oren Green Nevins on 23 November 1848, in Allens Grove, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Black Earth, Dane, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. She died on 24 May 1869, in Clinton, Barron, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 39.

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Family Time Line

Oren Green Nevins
1826–1889
Elizabeth Scofield
1829–1869
Marriage: 23 November 1848
Clara Green Nevins
1850–1882
Sidney Scofield Nevins
1852–1935
Louis Lee Nevins
1853–1921
Ethel Maud Nevins
1856–1941

Sources (9)

  • Elisa Nevins in household of Oren Nevins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Eliza A. Scofield - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Eliza A. Scofield
  • Eliza Scofield, "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 November 1848Allens Grove, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States

    • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (6)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 1

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1836

    Age 7

    The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin - Sept 3, 1836 Treaty Treaty of the Cedars was concluded on the Fox River on September 3, 1836. The Menominee Nation ceded nearly 4 million acres of land for the following items every year for twenty years: $3,000 worth of food provisions, 2,000 lbs. of tobacco, 30 barrels of salt, agricultural supplies, and $500 per year. (Wisconsin Historical Society)

    1846

    Age 17

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Schofield .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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