It is believed that both her parents died in the Typhoid Fever Epidemic in Giles County, Tennessee in the early 1850's because Phoebe Ann Elizabeth Owens and her brother William Elbert Owens are both shown in the household of their grandfather Robert M. Owens in the 1860 federal Census of Giles County, Tennessee.
She married Thomas M. Defoe in Giles County, Tennessee on 30 April 1868. They were the parents of eight known children: James Thomas 1871; John Albert 1873; Robert H. 1875; Maria 1878; Charles N. 1880; Josephine Elizabeth 1883; Samuel Lee 1885; and Julia Virginia 1891.
ALABAMA DEATHS AND BURIALS INDEX, 1881-1978
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Name: Elizabeth Defo[Elizabeth Owens]
Birth Date:1848
Birth Place:Tennessee
Death Date:4 Feb 1923
Death Place:MT. Roszell, Limestone, Alabama
Burial Date:4 Feb 1923
Cemetery Name:Salem Cemet.
Death Age:75
Race:White
Marital Status:Widowed
Gender:Female
Father Name: (Elbert) Owens
Father Birth Place:Tennessee
Mother Birth Place:Tennessee
Spouse Name:Tom (Thomas M.) Defoe
FHL Film Number:
1908246
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DISCLAIMER:
The exact location of her grave is unknown. She is apparently buried in an unmarked grave.
It is believed that both her parents died in the Typhoid Fever Epidemic in Giles County, Tennessee in the early 1850's because Phoebe Ann Elizabeth Owens and her brother William Elbert Owens are both shown in the household of their grandfather Robert M. Owens in the 1860 federal Census of Giles County, Tennessee.
She married Thomas M. Defoe in Giles County, Tennessee on 30 April 1868. They were the parents of eight known children: James Thomas 1871; John Albert 1873; Robert H. 1875; Maria 1878; Charles N. 1880; Josephine Elizabeth 1883; Samuel Lee 1885; and Julia Virginia 1891.
ALABAMA DEATHS AND BURIALS INDEX, 1881-1978
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Name: Elizabeth Defo[Elizabeth Owens]
Birth Date:1848
Birth Place:Tennessee
Death Date:4 Feb 1923
Death Place:MT. Roszell, Limestone, Alabama
Burial Date:4 Feb 1923
Cemetery Name:Salem Cemet.
Death Age:75
Race:White
Marital Status:Widowed
Gender:Female
Father Name: (Elbert) Owens
Father Birth Place:Tennessee
Mother Birth Place:Tennessee
Spouse Name:Tom (Thomas M.) Defoe
FHL Film Number:
1908246
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DISCLAIMER:
The exact location of her grave is unknown. She is apparently buried in an unmarked grave.
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