Elizabeth Tipton

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Tipton was born on 30 August 1821, in Walker, Georgia, United States, her father, Samuel Tipton, was 26 and her mother, Sinray Jane Inks, was 25. She married John Edwards in 1839, in Walker, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in East Chickamauga, Catoosa, Georgia, United States in 1850 and Johnson, Texas, United States in 1860. She died on 28 April 1893, in Crowell, Foard, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Crowell, Foard, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Edwards
1796–1873
Elizabeth Tipton
1821–1893
Marriage: 1839
Christopher Columbus Edwards
1840–1913
Emily J Edwards
1842–1919
Samuel Tipton Edwards
1843–1917
Amanda L Edwards
1848–1929
Martha Ann Edwards
1851–1894
Francis Marion Edwards
1853–1945
Joseph G Edwards
1856–1903
Laura P Edwards
1858–1879
Reuben Edwards
1869–1929

Sources (6)

  • Eliza Edwards in household of John Edwards, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Eliza Edwards, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Eliza Tipton in entry for Amanda L Hairriss, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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.

1833

Historical Boundaries: 1833: Walker, Georgia, United States

1846

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

Name Meaning

English (Shropshire and Staffordshire): habitational name from a place in Staffordshire. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Tibba (genitive Tibban) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, or from the personal name Tibba + Old English connective -ing- + Old English tūn.

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

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