She was named after her mother. On 17 Jan 1867, Elizabeth married William H "Wylie" Kerr. He was the son of John Kerr and Juliann Townsley. William was a Civil War veteran of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
We do not know much about Elizabeth. She had no children of her own. those who knew her, remember her as a caring person with a "heart of gold".
When her first cousin, Daniel best, had a son out of wedlock in 1890, elizabeth took the child and raised him as her own. She also raised three children of William Riley Best and Mary Elizabeth Kerr. William Riley Best was another first cousin and brother to Daniel Best. William Riley Best had remarried and his children chose to stay withy "Aunt Lissa."
Elizabeth was affectionately known as "Aunt Lissa" by member of the Best Clan in Blount County, Tennessee. As was the custom in the south, "Aunt Lissa" chewed tobacco. Apparently, she like to tell stories of times before the Civil War, when she was a young girl.
Elizabeth "Molisse" Best Kerr died on 10 Jan 1946, in Loudon County, Tennessee. she was almost one hundred and one year old.
She was named after her mother. On 17 Jan 1867, Elizabeth married William H "Wylie" Kerr. He was the son of John Kerr and Juliann Townsley. William was a Civil War veteran of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
We do not know much about Elizabeth. She had no children of her own. those who knew her, remember her as a caring person with a "heart of gold".
When her first cousin, Daniel best, had a son out of wedlock in 1890, elizabeth took the child and raised him as her own. She also raised three children of William Riley Best and Mary Elizabeth Kerr. William Riley Best was another first cousin and brother to Daniel Best. William Riley Best had remarried and his children chose to stay withy "Aunt Lissa."
Elizabeth was affectionately known as "Aunt Lissa" by member of the Best Clan in Blount County, Tennessee. As was the custom in the south, "Aunt Lissa" chewed tobacco. Apparently, she like to tell stories of times before the Civil War, when she was a young girl.
Elizabeth "Molisse" Best Kerr died on 10 Jan 1946, in Loudon County, Tennessee. she was almost one hundred and one year old.
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