Elizabeth A. Isley

2 September 1796–15 December 1875 (Age 79)
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Elizabeth A.

When Elizabeth A. Isley was born on 2 September 1796, in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, her father, Philip Eisle, was 45 and her mother, Margaretha Coggins, was 43. She married Samuel Thomas on 4 June 1816, in Madison, Madison, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Woodville Township, Greene, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 15 December 1875, in Carrollton, Greene, Illinois, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Carrollton City Cemetery, Carrollton Township, Greene, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Thomas
1794–1873
Elizabeth A. Isley
1796–1875
Marriage: 4 June 1816
John Isley Thomas
1818–1904
Mary Ann Thomas
1819–1903
Nancy Thomas
1821–1885
William Meredith Thomas
1822–1897
Eliza Jane Thomas
1823–1905
Elizabeth Ann Thomas
1825–1916
Lewis Hamilton Thomas
1827–1909
Samuel Robert Thomas
1829–1890
Celia Thomas
1831–1883
Catharine Mariah Thomas
1833–
Matilda Ann Thomas
1833–1913
William D. Thomas
1836–1902
Catherine M Thomas
1838–1911
Henry D Thomas
1841–1908

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 June 1816Madison, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 4
    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
    1803
    Age 7
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 23
    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. 

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, apparently in the east or south of England. There is no clear connection between the surname and Isley Walton in Leicestershire.Probably an altered form of German Isele, a variant of Eisele .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Eisele

    Sources (10)

    • Elizabeth Thomas in household of Samuel Thomas, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Elizabeth Isley in entry for Lewis Hamilton Thomas and Agnes Elizabeth Ball, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
    • Elizabeth Thomas in household of Samuel Thomas, "United States Census, 1860"

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