ELIZABETH MORELAND

 

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Elizabeth (Betsy) Moreland was born in 1796 in Shenandoah County, Virginia the History of Trimble County. . A memoir written about 1920 by Ernest Greenwood Maddox about the Maddox family, lists her father as William Moreland and her mother Priscilla Boswell. William Moreland was said to be Irish and the Bozzle family Dutch. They settled in Virginia, where Elizabeth was born, moved to Indiana and about 1820 to Kentucky. She married William Maddox about 1815 in either Indiana or Kentucky.

The 1840 Census of Tremble County list William Maddox as head of house hold with:
1 male < 5, (George)
1 male 15-20, (John W.)
1 male 30-40, ( ? )
1 male 50-60 (William W.)
1 female <5, (Bettie)
1 female 10-15,(Martha)
1 female 40-50. (Elizabeth)

The 1850 Census for Trimble County list
William was a farmer 63 years old, born in Virginia,
Eliza Maddox age 52, born in Virginia,
George age19 born in Kentucky,
Mary age11 born in Kentucky.

The known children of William W. and Elizabeth Maddox were listed in the Maddox Family History Ernest Greenwood Maddox:: A copy can be made.
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  The children listed in this history were:
1. William born about 1817. He died as a youth.
2. Thomas born 1819, married Salome Trout on April 27, 1840 in Trimble County, Kentucky.
3. John W. born Nov 25, 1821 married Susan Jane Greenwood moved to Marshall County Ky. by 1880 and died there Feb 28, 1895.
4. Martha born about 1825 married 1st John C. Greenwood first and 2nd Mr. Fresh. Her last known address was Trout, Kentucky.
5. George born about 1835 married Martha F. Bates. He was in Milton, Kentucky in 1900.
6. Andrew born about 1831or 35 (maybe George's twin) Andrew died as a youth.
7. Bettie born about 1835, married William Campbell.
8. Fluty died as a youth,
9. Silas died as a youth.
10. Levi died as a youth
11. Walter died as a youth
12. Salomia died as a youth.

Perhaps "Fluty" was Mary on the 1850 census.

Betsy died April 27, 1855 of Typhoid Fever and William died a few weeks later on June 18, 1855. They died and were buried in Trimble County, Kentucky.

 

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    1. Where were Elizabeth and William married?
    2. The Indiana to Kentucky needs to be pinned down? 
    3. Who was the 30-40 year old male living with them in 1840?

 

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