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Elizabeth “Betsy” <I>Caffey</I> Blakely

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Elizabeth “Betsy” Caffey Blakely

Birth
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Death
31 Oct 1851 (aged 40)
Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Elizabeth (Betsy) Caffey was born Mar. 25, 1811 most likely in Rockingham Co. NC. Her parents first appear after being married on the 1810 Rockingham Co. NC census with 3 daughters, no sons listed, they have moved to Guilford Co. NC by the 1820 census where it lists them with 2 sons and 5 daughters.
Betsu married Ellis (Ely) Blakely on Apr. 4, 1828 in Guilford Co. NC. They moved to Choctaw Co. MS along with her parents and many of her siblings in the early 1840s.
Betsy and Ely had several children in Guilford Co. NC before moving to Miss. being Henry T., Robert C., Lavina M., Emily J., Martha C., Eliza T., Mary H. and Nancy R. Blakely. According to records after they moved to Choctaw Co. MS in the early 1840s they had Zilpha Cordelia and William Patrick Blakely. There are some of these children buried in this same cemetery.
Betsy's parents are also buried in this cemetery being Henry and Lavina (Vinna) Thompson Caffey.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Caffey was born Mar. 25, 1811 most likely in Rockingham Co. NC. Her parents first appear after being married on the 1810 Rockingham Co. NC census with 3 daughters, no sons listed, they have moved to Guilford Co. NC by the 1820 census where it lists them with 2 sons and 5 daughters.
Betsu married Ellis (Ely) Blakely on Apr. 4, 1828 in Guilford Co. NC. They moved to Choctaw Co. MS along with her parents and many of her siblings in the early 1840s.
Betsy and Ely had several children in Guilford Co. NC before moving to Miss. being Henry T., Robert C., Lavina M., Emily J., Martha C., Eliza T., Mary H. and Nancy R. Blakely. According to records after they moved to Choctaw Co. MS in the early 1840s they had Zilpha Cordelia and William Patrick Blakely. There are some of these children buried in this same cemetery.
Betsy's parents are also buried in this cemetery being Henry and Lavina (Vinna) Thompson Caffey.


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  • Created by: Khillwoods
  • Added: Jun 7, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91515029/elizabeth-blakely: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth “Betsy” Caffey Blakely (25 Mar 1811–31 Oct 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91515029, citing Red Hill Cemetery, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Khillwoods (contributor 47503052).