Elizabeth Scofield

17 November 1829–24 May 1869 (Age 39)
Clinton, Barron, Wisconsin, United States

The Life 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
1826–1885
Elizabeth Scofield
1829–1869
Marriage: 23 November 1848
Clara Green Nevins
1850–
Sidney Scofield Nevins
1852–1935
Louis Lee Nevins
1853–1921
Ethel Maud Nevins
1855–1941

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
23 November 1848
Allens Grove, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States
children

(4)

    Clara Green Nevins

    Female1850–Female

    Sidney Scofield Nevins

    Male1852–1935Male

    Louis Lee Nevins

    Male1853–1921Male

    Ethel Maud Nevins

    Female1855–1941Female

Parents and Siblings

    Solomon Scofield

    Male1792–1835Male

    Persis Allen

    Female1798–1856Female

siblings

(4)

    Frances Allen Schofield

    Female1823–Female

    Persis Scofield

    Female1828–Female

    Elizabeth Scofield

    Female1829–1869Female

    Robert Scofield

    Male1835–1907Male

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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail

Age 1

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
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 spelling of Schofield .

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Elisa Nevins in household of Oren Nevins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Schovill in entry for Lewis Lee Nevins, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Schovill in entry for Lewis Lee Nevins, "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000"

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