This is a likely burial place for Elizabeth Bonnell Highfill. She is placed here as she spent the last years of her life with her daughter Lucinda Lawles, who is buried here. It is unlikely she was buried with her husband, about 400 miles east.
In the 1850 census William and Elizabeth are enumerated at Weston, Platte, MO as follows:
Wm, 52, farmer, b. Va
Eliz, 50, b. Va
Lucinda, 19, b. Ind
Zelpha, 16, b. Ind
Louisa, 14, b. Ind
William, 12, b. Ind
John, 10, b. Ind
Thomas, 7, b. Ind
Also enumerated is William Lawless, 21, farmer b. Md. He and Lucinda will marry in November of 1850.
Note: Neither William or Elizabeth was born in Virginia. In ancestry.com the family is indexed as Hyhfiel.
In the 1860 census William and Elizabeth are enumerated at Marshall, Platte, MO as follows:
William, 62, farmer, b. S. Carolina
Lizzie S., 61, b. Ky
William, 21, b. Indiana
John, 18, b. Indiana
Thos. J., 17, b. Indiana
Johnathan Bonnell, 44, boarder, b. KY (brother to Elizabeth)
Louisa Perkins, 23, b. Indiana and her two children Asa and Thomas. Widow of Ezra Perkins, will marry Jacob Faubion within the year.
In the 1865 Kansas State census, Elizabeth, age 65, is enumerated with her son Thomas and his wife in Mt. Pleasant, Atchison, KS.
In the 1870 census Elizabeth, age 73, is enumerated with her son William in Union, Jefferson, KS.
In the 1880 census Elizabeth, age 85, is enumerated with her daughter Lucinda in Norton, Jefferson, KS.
In the 1850 census William and Elizabeth are enumerated at Weston, Platte, MO as follows:
Wm, 52, farmer, b. Va
Eliz, 50, b. Va
Lucinda, 19, b. Ind
Zelpha, 16, b. Ind
Louisa, 14, b. Ind
William, 12, b. Ind
John, 10, b. Ind
Thomas, 7, b. Ind
Also enumerated is William Lawless, 21, farmer b. Md. He and Lucinda will marry in November of 1850.
Note: Neither William or Elizabeth was born in Virginia. In ancestry.com the family is indexed as Hyhfiel.
In the 1860 census William and Elizabeth are enumerated at Marshall, Platte, MO as follows:
William, 62, farmer, b. S. Carolina
Lizzie S., 61, b. Ky
William, 21, b. Indiana
John, 18, b. Indiana
Thos. J., 17, b. Indiana
Johnathan Bonnell, 44, boarder, b. KY (brother to Elizabeth)
Louisa Perkins, 23, b. Indiana and her two children Asa and Thomas. Widow of Ezra Perkins, will marry Jacob Faubion within the year.
In the 1865 Kansas State census, Elizabeth, age 65, is enumerated with her son Thomas and his wife in Mt. Pleasant, Atchison, KS.
In the 1870 census Elizabeth, age 73, is enumerated with her son William in Union, Jefferson, KS.
In the 1880 census Elizabeth, age 85, is enumerated with her daughter Lucinda in Norton, Jefferson, KS.
This is a likely burial place for Elizabeth Bonnell Highfill. She is placed here as she spent the last years of her life with her daughter Lucinda Lawles, who is buried here. It is unlikely she was buried with her husband, about 400 miles east.
In the 1850 census William and Elizabeth are enumerated at Weston, Platte, MO as follows:
Wm, 52, farmer, b. Va
Eliz, 50, b. Va
Lucinda, 19, b. Ind
Zelpha, 16, b. Ind
Louisa, 14, b. Ind
William, 12, b. Ind
John, 10, b. Ind
Thomas, 7, b. Ind
Also enumerated is William Lawless, 21, farmer b. Md. He and Lucinda will marry in November of 1850.
Note: Neither William or Elizabeth was born in Virginia. In ancestry.com the family is indexed as Hyhfiel.
In the 1860 census William and Elizabeth are enumerated at Marshall, Platte, MO as follows:
William, 62, farmer, b. S. Carolina
Lizzie S., 61, b. Ky
William, 21, b. Indiana
John, 18, b. Indiana
Thos. J., 17, b. Indiana
Johnathan Bonnell, 44, boarder, b. KY (brother to Elizabeth)
Louisa Perkins, 23, b. Indiana and her two children Asa and Thomas. Widow of Ezra Perkins, will marry Jacob Faubion within the year.
In the 1865 Kansas State census, Elizabeth, age 65, is enumerated with her son Thomas and his wife in Mt. Pleasant, Atchison, KS.
In the 1870 census Elizabeth, age 73, is enumerated with her son William in Union, Jefferson, KS.
In the 1880 census Elizabeth, age 85, is enumerated with her daughter Lucinda in Norton, Jefferson, KS.
In the 1850 census William and Elizabeth are enumerated at Weston, Platte, MO as follows:
Wm, 52, farmer, b. Va
Eliz, 50, b. Va
Lucinda, 19, b. Ind
Zelpha, 16, b. Ind
Louisa, 14, b. Ind
William, 12, b. Ind
John, 10, b. Ind
Thomas, 7, b. Ind
Also enumerated is William Lawless, 21, farmer b. Md. He and Lucinda will marry in November of 1850.
Note: Neither William or Elizabeth was born in Virginia. In ancestry.com the family is indexed as Hyhfiel.
In the 1860 census William and Elizabeth are enumerated at Marshall, Platte, MO as follows:
William, 62, farmer, b. S. Carolina
Lizzie S., 61, b. Ky
William, 21, b. Indiana
John, 18, b. Indiana
Thos. J., 17, b. Indiana
Johnathan Bonnell, 44, boarder, b. KY (brother to Elizabeth)
Louisa Perkins, 23, b. Indiana and her two children Asa and Thomas. Widow of Ezra Perkins, will marry Jacob Faubion within the year.
In the 1865 Kansas State census, Elizabeth, age 65, is enumerated with her son Thomas and his wife in Mt. Pleasant, Atchison, KS.
In the 1870 census Elizabeth, age 73, is enumerated with her son William in Union, Jefferson, KS.
In the 1880 census Elizabeth, age 85, is enumerated with her daughter Lucinda in Norton, Jefferson, KS.
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