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Elizabeth <I>Burner</I> Wilkinson

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Elizabeth Burner Wilkinson

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
14 Nov 1845 (aged 41–42)
La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Westville, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Elizabeth was born near Woodstock, in Shenandoah County, Virginia: the daughter of Abraham and Magdalene (Beery) Burner. She married John Wilkinson on December 11, 1823 in Woodstock.

Elizabeth and her husband, John, were in La Porte County, Indiana by 1834 where they were early settlers. Children from their union included: James, Mary, William, Abraham, and Elisabeth (d. 1837) who were born in Virginia, and Caroline (d. 1834), Martha, John (d. 1842), Harriet and Josephine who were born in Indiana.

After Elizabeth's death, John and the children remove to Berrien County, Michigan which is just across the state line from La Porte County, Indiana.
Elizabeth was born near Woodstock, in Shenandoah County, Virginia: the daughter of Abraham and Magdalene (Beery) Burner. She married John Wilkinson on December 11, 1823 in Woodstock.

Elizabeth and her husband, John, were in La Porte County, Indiana by 1834 where they were early settlers. Children from their union included: James, Mary, William, Abraham, and Elisabeth (d. 1837) who were born in Virginia, and Caroline (d. 1834), Martha, John (d. 1842), Harriet and Josephine who were born in Indiana.

After Elizabeth's death, John and the children remove to Berrien County, Michigan which is just across the state line from La Porte County, Indiana.

Inscription

Wife of J.W. Wilkinson
Died Nov. 14, 1845
Aged 42 years

Gravesite Details

Ancestry.com: U.S. Census: 1840 La Porte, IN., 1850 Berrien, MI., MI Death Records James' certificate states mothers maiden name trans. as Bessner and not Burner. IN. and MI. marriages, N.A. Family Histories. La Porte County Genweb: Early Settlers.



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  • Created by: Tina
  • Added: Sep 13, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41910146/elizabeth-wilkinson: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth Burner Wilkinson (1803–14 Nov 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41910146, citing Miriam Benedict Cemetery, Westville, La Porte County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Tina (contributor 47009128).