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Eliza Elzada Ward 1845 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 June 1845

Birth Location: USA, Madison, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 15 April 1914

Death Location: Grimes, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States

Father: Burrell Ward

Mother: Lavonia Cooper

Spouse(s): Ellis Yell

Children(s): Catherine Yell, James Yell, John Yell, James Yell, Rachel Yell, Ellis JR

In 1845, Eliza Elzada Ward entered the world in USA, Madison, Alabama, United States, born to Burrell III Ward and Lavonia Catherine Cooper. In 1860, Eliza Elzada Ward resided in District 5, Coffee, Tennessee. Eliza Elzada Ward married Ellis Pleasant Yell, and had children including Catherine Lovonia Yell, James Curry Yell, John Richard Yell, James Jefferson Yell, Rachel Elizabeth Yell, Ellis Pleasant Yell JR. Eliza Elzada Ward passed away in 1914 in Grimes, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Eliza Elzada Ward entered the world in USA, Madison, Alabama, United States, born to Burrell III Ward and Lavonia Catherine Cooper.
  • In 1860, Eliza Elzada Ward resided in District 5, Coffee, Tennessee.
  • Eliza Elzada Ward married Ellis Pleasant Yell, and had children including Catherine Lovonia Yell, James Curry Yell, John Richard Yell, James Jefferson Yell, Rachel Elizabeth Yell, Ellis Pleasant Yell JR.
  • Eliza Elzada Ward passed away in 1914 in Grimes, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Burrell Ward
1818 – 1872
Birth Location: Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
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Lavonia Cooper
1823 – 1862
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
LC

Spouses(s)

Ellis Yell
1841 – 1907
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
EY

Children(s)

Catherine Yell
1867 – 1937
Birth Location: Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
CY
James Yell
1872 – 1957
Birth Location: Tennessee
JY
John Yell
1872 – 1923
Birth Location: Tulahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
JY
James Yell
1874 – 1957
Birth Location: Tennessee
JY
Rachel Yell
1876 – 1963
Birth Location: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States of America
RY
Ellis JR
1880 – 1941
Birth Location: Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States
EJ

Eliza Ward's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Ward
1845 – 1914
Birth Place: USA, Madison, Alabama, United States
Parents
Burrell III Ward
1818 – 1872
Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Lavonia (Catherine) Cooper
1823 – 1862
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Burrell (Jr.) WARD
1794 – 1856
North Carolina, USA
Mary McClanahan
1802 – 1873
, , Tennessee, USA
Charles Cooper
1790 – 1863
Finedon, Northamptonshire, England
Sarah Hodson
1789 – 1861
Finedon, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Burrell Ward
1774 – 1858
Naomi Branson
1776 – 1835
William McClanahan
1783 – 1848
Sarah Cox
1787 – 1848
John Cooper
1744 – 1827
Mary Moreton
1745 – 1827
Robert Hodson
Susannah
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eli Branson
1734 – 1797
Keziah Huff
1744 – 1797
William McClanahan
1758 – 1819
Margaret Snodgrass
1762 – 1782
William Cox
Easter
James Cooper
1702 – 1748
Susannah Bodfish
1710 – 1760
William Moreton
1718 – 1763
Catherine Dickens
1720 – 1761

Eliza Ward's Descendants

1.
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Eliza (Elzada) Ward (3 June 1845 – 15 April 1914) m. Ellis (Pleasant) Yell (22 Dec 1841 – 6 March 1907)
  1. 1. Catherine (Lovonia) Yell (9 January 1867 – 11 July 1937) m. William (Harvey) Campbell (20 March 1858 – 25 December 1908)
    1. 1. May (Elzada) Gamble (25 May 1885 – 23 April 1969) m. Samuel (Grant) Gamble (27 March 1880 – 1 April 1958)
      1. 1. Minnie (May) Graham (21 February 1905 – 10 May 1997)
      2. 2. Clyde (Lester) Gamble (16 November 1906 – 5 July 1982) m. Grace (Lou) Gamble (19 June 1911 – 29 December 1998)
    2. 2. Sidney (Ola) Holmes (7 March 1887 – 6 October 1938) m. Edward (D) Holmes (3 October 1882 – 26 March 1977)
      1. 1. Robert (K) Holmes (8 May 1922 – 7 December 1941)
    3. 3. William (Ellis) Campbell (24 March 1890 – 25 September 1954)
    4. 4. Ira (Lee) Campbell (27 February 1897 – 7 February 1980)
    5. 5. Bessie (Inez) Long (16 November 1899 – 20 December 1979)
    6. 6. Nina (Ione) Isch (28 June 1905 – 2 December 1992)
  2. 2. James (Curry) Yell (abt 1872 – 1957) m. Ada Waite
    1. 1. Warren (Starns) Yell (23 Jul 1882 – 28 Jul 1950)
  3. 3. John (Richard) Yell (10 Mar 1872 – 5 Jan 1923) m. Willie (Lou Eva) Yell (14 March 1874 – 10 November 1922)
  4. 4. James (Jefferson) Yell (17 Apr 1874 – 22 Sep 1957) m. Lillian (Agnes "Lily") Stephens (1877 – 1962)
    1. 1. Jewel (O) Yell (abt 1900 – 18 Feb 1969) m. Harrison (R) Orr
    2. 2. Justin (Otto) YELL (21 Apr 1904 – 30 October 1977) m. Mattie ("Macyl") TIPTON (27 Apr 1910 – 7 Sep 2002)
      1. 1. Wayne (Norman) Yell (11 Aug 1926 – 2 Jan 2005) m. Marilyn (A) Miller (9 November 1929 – 18 Jan 2010)
      2. 2. J (C) Yell (19 Jun 1928 – 4 Aug 2004) m. Lola (Mae) Cotton (1 Dec 1928 – 13 Jun 2002) m. Margaret (Ann) RODGERS (3 Oct 1935 – 3 May 1984)
        1. 1. Barbara (Gail) Yell (19 May 1957 – ) m. Michael (George) Smith (31 Aug 1956 – 13 Jan 2011) m. Gary Gourlay (5 May 1954 – 7 Aug 2006)
        2. 2. Janice (Faye) Yell (11 Aug 1959 – 11 Aug 1959)
        3. 3. Sharon (Kay) Yell (5 Dec 1961 – ) m. Lonnie (Ray) Freeland (May 5 1950 – 6 December 2016)
        4. 4. Shiela (Renee) Yell (27 Mar 1967 – )
        5. 5. Ronald (Jay) Yell (27 Nov 1953 – 30 Sep 2020) m. Sheryl (L) Schmidt (abt 1959 – ) m. Patricia (Ann) Wrinkle (2 Sep 1961 – ) m. Nedra (Jane) Yell (26 Feb 1949 – 16 Mar 1999)
      3. 3. Willie (Mae) Yell (10 Apr 1930 – 10 July 2018) m. Olan (B) Ewing (30 November 1926 – 11 June 1989)
      4. 4. Jessie (Faye) Yell (21 Feb 1933 – ) m. Marion Kinsey
      5. 5. Justin (Doyle) Yell (23 Apr 1941 – 24 May 1999)
        1. 1. Billie (Wayne) Yell (16 September 1961 – 15 March 2020)
        2. 2. Terry (Doyle) Yell (6 February 1963 – 7 Aug 2016)
      6. 6. Connie (Sue) Yell (17 Sep 1943 – ) m. Alford (L) Nicholson m. Dorrell m. Bobby Kelly
        1. 1. Monty (Ray) Kelley (8 Mar 1962 – )
        2. 2. Kenneth (Gene) Kelley (24 Oct 1965 – 28 Jan 2024)
        3. 3. Kimbra (Sue) Kelley
      7. 7. Gaylia (June) Yell (26 Mar 1949 – 22 Sep 2021)
    3. 3. Jesse Yell (abt 1905 – )
    4. 4. Oscar (Fenton) Yell (29 May 1905 – 10 March 1945) m. Capitola Kelley (abt 1906 – 5 February 1997)
      1. 1. Evelyn (B) Yell (abt 1925 – )
      2. 2. Norma (J) Yell (abt 1929 – 2 April 2014) m. Buck (Duane) Hetzler (9 December 1921 – 13 July 2000)
      3. 3. James (L) Yell (abt 1931 – )
    5. 5. William (M.) Yell (24 Dec 1907 – 12 Nov 1988) m. Zuda (Mary) Tipton (17 January 1908 – 11 December 2002)
      1. 1. Judith (N) Yell (1930 – )
      2. 2. William (Monroe) Yell (16 May 1932 – 4 August 2020) m. Opal (Inez) Yell (27 October 1935 – 24 December 2010)
      3. 3. Otto (L) Yell (abt 1936 – )
      4. 4. Vonnie Yell (7 March 1937 – 27 Apr 2006) m. Jeffrey Martin m. ? Mesa
        1. 1. Jeffrey Martin
        2. 2. Lonnie (Joe) Martin
        3. 3. Donald (Lee) Leach (21 Oct 1974 – ) m. Brandi ?
        4. 4. Sherry Maestas m. Edward Maestas
        5. 5. Debbie Foster
        6. 6. Bobby Reeves m. Lisa ?
        7. 7. Jimmy Henderson
      5. 5. Donald (J) Yell (abt 1943 – )
    6. 6. Opal Yell (abt 1910 – 17 Feb 1992) m. Sterling Davis (abt 1896 – ) m. Stanford
  5. 5. Rachel (Elizabeth) Yell (3 September 1876 – 13 February 1963) m. John (Monroe) Pilgrim (26 February 1873 – 18 April 1952)
    1. 1. Irvin (Eldridge) Pilgrim (29 August 1890 – 8 February 1973) m. R (V) Bounds (3 October 1899 – 14 March 1988)
      1. 1. Lola (Marie) Phillips (12 January 1921 – 18 November 1998)
    2. 2. Mable (Elzada) Noble (21 June 1893 – 18 December 1977)
    3. 3. Gaynell Thompson (13 April 1896 – 15 January 1982)
    4. 4. Amos (Plez) Pilgrim (4 January 1901 – 3 January 1967)
    5. 5. Thurmond (Clyde) Pilgrim (7 December 1905 – 4 March 1923)
    6. 6. Angy (Boyd) Pilgrim (29 March 1910 – 4 September 1988)
  6. 6. Ellis (Pleasant Yell) JR (31 Aug 1880 – 20 Sep 1941)

Eliza Ward's Timeline

8 Records

1845
3 June 1845
Birth of Eliza Elzada Ward in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
1845
3 June 1845
Birth of Eliza Elzada Ward in USA, Madison, Alabama, United States
USA, Madison, Alabama, United States
1860
1860
Age 15
Eliza Elzada Ward resided here in District 5, Coffee, Tennessee
District 5, Coffee, Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 25
Eliza Elzada Ward resided here in Township 5 Range 9, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA
Township 5 Range 9, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 35
Eliza Elzada Ward resided here in Madison, Alabama, USA
Madison, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 55
Eliza Elzada Ward resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Parker, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Parker, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 65
Eliza Elzada Ward resided here in Meridian, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, USA
Meridian, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, USA
1914
15 April 1914
Age 69
Death of Eliza Elzada Ward in Grimes, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States
Grimes, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 June 1845
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Alabama; Roll: 22; Family History Film: 1254022; Page: 180B; Enumeration District: 212
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 9, DeSoto, Mississippi; Roll: M593_728; Page: 364B; Family History Library Film: 552227
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Parker, Texas; Roll: 1664; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1241664
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1245; Page: 33; Family History Library Film: 805245
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Meridian, Roger Mills, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1272; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0242; FHL microfilm: 1375285
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 June 1845
    Event Place: USA, Madison, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 5, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1245; Page: 33; Family History Library Film: 805245

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 5 Range 9, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 9, DeSoto, Mississippi; Roll: M593_728; Page: 364B; Family History Library Film: 552227

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Madison, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Alabama; Roll: 22; Family History Film: 1254022; Page: 180B; Enumeration District: 212

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Parker, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Parker, Texas; Roll: 1664; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1241664

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Meridian, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Meridian, Roger Mills, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1272; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0242; FHL microfilm: 1375285

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1914
    Event Place: Grimes, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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