Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Claypool was born on 3 February 1817, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, her father, Jesse Claypool Jr., was 23 and her mother, Eliza Sapp, was 21. She married Jacob Morris on 17 August 1837, in Boone, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Boone, Franklin, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Cedar Township, Boone, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 October 1873, in Boone, Missouri, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cedar Township, Boone, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Elizabeth Morris, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elizabeth Claypole, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Elizabeth Morris in household of Jacob Morris, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1793–1874 Male
1817–1873 Female
Children (9)
1838–1905 Male
1840–1917 Female
1841–1929 Female
1844–1927 Male
1846–1916 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1794–1862 Male
1796–1825 Female
Siblings (5)
1817–1873 Female
1819– Male
1821–1863 Male
1823–1841 Female
1825– Female
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 2
1821
Age 4
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 15
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Claypole in Lincolnshire, named from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ + pōl ‘pool’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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