Elizabeth Greaves T. Henderson

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Greaves T.

When Elizabeth Greaves T. Henderson was born on 5 November 1821, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, her father, Ephraim Davis, was 38 and her mother, Catharine Nichols, was 19. She married Washington Greer Smith on 25 June 1841, in Williamson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in District 14, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1870 and Dickson, Tennessee, United States in 1880. She died on 14 November 1901, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Washington Greer Smith
1816–1877
Elizabeth Greaves T. Henderson
1821–1901
Marriage: 25 June 1841
James Turner Smith
1842–1914
John Wesley Smith
1845–1898
Tennessee Virginia Smith
1847–1937
Henry Clay Smith
1847–
William Smith
1854–
Nancy Jane Smith
1854–1907
Sarah Elizabeth Smith
1856–1856
Franklin C "Frank" Smith
1857–1930
Robert Fulton Smith
1860–1944
Jeff D Smith
1862–1935
Joseph Shelby Smith
1866–1915
William Smith
1868–

Sources (30)

  • Elizebeth Smith, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • Elizabeth Davis, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Elizabeth Davis Smith, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

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

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: usually from Middle English and Older Scots Hener(i)son ‘Henry's son’, occasionally from Middle English Hendeson ‘son of Hen’, a pet form of Henry , both with an intrusive -d-. Compare Hendrie . In Scotland Henderson was sometimes substituted for McKendrick .

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

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