Elizabeth Hudson

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Hudson was born in 1813, in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States, her father, William Allen Hudson, was 45 and her mother, Frances McGee, was 43. She married Alexander Simmons on 4 December 1846, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died before 1860, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Simmons
1800–1863
Elizabeth Hudson
1813–1860
Marriage: 4 December 1846
Luticia Simmons
1846–1860
James B. Simmons
1848–
William Alexander Simmons
1850–1933
Miriam Simmons
1854–1866

Sources (5)

  • Eliza Simmons in household of Alexander Simmons, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Eliza Hudson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Eliza Hudson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

World Events (6)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

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.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Hudde (see Hudd ) + -son. This surname is also established in Ireland.

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

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