Eliza Jerusha W Billingsley

Brief Life History of Eliza Jerusha W

When Eliza Jerusha W Billingsley was born on 9 September 1823, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, her father, William Park Billingsley, was 25 and her mother, Nancy Margaret McCreary, was 22. She married Captain Elias Ely on 7 November 1845, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870. She died on 9 July 1872, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Ely Cemetery, Cumberland Gap, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Captain Elias Ely
1821–
Eliza Jerusha W Billingsley
1823–1872
Marriage: 7 November 1845
Nancy Ely
1846–1923
Martha Ely
1858–
Benjamin Franklin Ely
1848–1922
James Madison Ely
1851–1897
Thomas Jefferson Ely
1853–1927
Mary M Ely
1856–1918
Eliza Jane Ely
1858–1927
William Barton Ely
1861–1953

Sources (14)

  • Jerusha Ely in household of Elias Ely, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Eliza Jerusha W Billingsley - Government record: birth-name: Elizabeth Jerusha W. Billingsley
  • Jerusha Billingsby, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

World Events (7)

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 (West Midlands): habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Billingsley, from Old English Billingeslēah ‘clearing (Old English lēah) near a sword-shaped hill’ (billing). See Bill 2.

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

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