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Elizabeth “Lizzie” <I>Lipford</I> Byers

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Elizabeth “Lizzie” Lipford Byers

Birth
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death
11 Jun 1904 (aged 59)
Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Bakers Gap, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Rev. Anthony Lipford and Anna Adkins.

She says on the 1900 Census that the were married in 1873 and for 27 years, and have had 8 children total and 8 were living. However, they were living together as 'Married" in the 1870 Federal Census.

The Birthdate submitted is the one transcribed from her tombstone in "Upon a Lonely Hill: The Cemeteries of Johnson County, Tennessee" by J.L. Carrier (p.28)

However, the year tends to shift in the census records:
1900 Federal Census: "Apr 1845" age 55
1880 Federal Census: "abt 1847" age 33
1870 Federal Census: "abt 1847" age 23
1860 Federal Census: "abt 1847" age 13
A Lipford 40
Ann Lipford 40
Felix Lipford 23
William A Lipford 20 *Alexander on the 1850 Census*
Lewis Lipford 17
Sarah Lipford 15
Elizabeth Lipford 13
Nancy Lipford 11
Willey Lipford 9
America Lipford 6
Matilda Lipford 4
Mary Lipford 2

1850 Federal Census: "abt 1845" and age 5
**There is conflicting information online, including on Find a Grave, regarding the ages of her siblings. The 1850 census seems to clear up in which order they were born and in what year:
Anthony Lipford 36
Anna Lipford 32
Susan Lipford 15
Felix Lipford 13
Alexander Lipford 11
Lewis Lipford 9
Sarah Lipford 7
Elizabeth Lipford 5
Nancy Lipford 3
Milly Lipford 0
Daughter of Rev. Anthony Lipford and Anna Adkins.

She says on the 1900 Census that the were married in 1873 and for 27 years, and have had 8 children total and 8 were living. However, they were living together as 'Married" in the 1870 Federal Census.

The Birthdate submitted is the one transcribed from her tombstone in "Upon a Lonely Hill: The Cemeteries of Johnson County, Tennessee" by J.L. Carrier (p.28)

However, the year tends to shift in the census records:
1900 Federal Census: "Apr 1845" age 55
1880 Federal Census: "abt 1847" age 33
1870 Federal Census: "abt 1847" age 23
1860 Federal Census: "abt 1847" age 13
A Lipford 40
Ann Lipford 40
Felix Lipford 23
William A Lipford 20 *Alexander on the 1850 Census*
Lewis Lipford 17
Sarah Lipford 15
Elizabeth Lipford 13
Nancy Lipford 11
Willey Lipford 9
America Lipford 6
Matilda Lipford 4
Mary Lipford 2

1850 Federal Census: "abt 1845" and age 5
**There is conflicting information online, including on Find a Grave, regarding the ages of her siblings. The 1850 census seems to clear up in which order they were born and in what year:
Anthony Lipford 36
Anna Lipford 32
Susan Lipford 15
Felix Lipford 13
Alexander Lipford 11
Lewis Lipford 9
Sarah Lipford 7
Elizabeth Lipford 5
Nancy Lipford 3
Milly Lipford 0

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  • Created by: lalena948
  • Added: Jan 4, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140906249/elizabeth-byers: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth “Lizzie” Lipford Byers (11 Apr 1845–11 Jun 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 140906249, citing Major James Brown Cemetery, Bakers Gap, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by lalena948 (contributor 48532359).