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Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher 1807–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1807

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Litchfield (Montgomery County), Montgomery County, Illinois, USA

Father: Robert Asher

Mother: Susan Morris

Spouse(s): Thomas Thompson

Children(s): Malinda Thompson, Meley Thompson, Louisa Thompson, John Thompson, Nancy Hughes, James Thompson, Winnie Thompson, Frances Thompson, Rhoda Thompson, Mary Creacy, Mildred Thompson

Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher was born in 1807 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Robert Asher And Susan Chesnut Morris. In 1850, Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher resided in Montgomery county, Montgomery, Illinois. In 1850, Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher resided in Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois. Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher married Thomas Jefferson Thompson, and had children including Frances Emilene Thompson, James S Thompson, John Calvin Thompson, Louisa Thompson, Malinda Ann Thompson, Mary Ann Thompson Creacy, Meley Thompson, Mildred Millie Thompson, Nancy C Thompson Hughes, Rhoda Jane Thompson, Winnie Thompson. Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher passed away in 1871 in Litchfield (Montgomery County), Montgomery County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher was born in 1807 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Robert Asher And Susan Chesnut Morris.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher resided in Montgomery county, Montgomery, Illinois.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher resided in Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois.
  • Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher married Thomas Jefferson Thompson, and had children including Frances Emilene Thompson, James S Thompson, John Calvin Thompson, Louisa Thompson, Malinda Ann Thompson, Mary Ann Thompson Creacy, Meley Thompson, Mildred Millie Thompson, Nancy C Thompson Hughes, Rhoda Jane Thompson, Winnie Thompson.
  • Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher passed away in 1871 in Litchfield (Montgomery County), Montgomery County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Asher
1765–1822
Birth Location: Norton, Wise, Virginia
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Susan Morris
1770–1851
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
SM

Spouses(s)

Thomas Thompson
1805–1878
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
TT

Children(s)

Malinda Thompson
1827–1899
Birth Location: Greene, Illinois, United States
MT
Meley Thompson
1829–
Birth Location: –
MT
Louisa Thompson
1830–1850
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
LT
John Thompson
1832–1895
Birth Location: Greene County, Illinois, USA
JT
Nancy Hughes
1836–1850
Birth Location: Montgomery, Illinois, United States
NH
James Thompson
1838–1905
Birth Location: Macoupin, Illinois, United States
JT
Winnie Thompson
1843–1850
Birth Location: Montgomery, Illinois, United States
WT
Frances Thompson
1846–1926
Birth Location: Green County, Illinois, United States
FT
Rhoda Thompson
1814–1894
Birth Location: Illinois
RT
Mary Creacy
1848–1850
Birth Location: Montgomery, Illinois, United States
MC
Mildred Thompson
1828–1898
Birth Location: Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
MT

Elizabeth Asher's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Asher
1807–1871
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert Asher
1765–1822
Norton, Wise, Virginia
Susan (Chesnut) Morris
1770–1851
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Billy) Asher
1742–1792
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Peggy) Blevins
1746–1790
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Asher
1725–1791
Mary Bean
1725–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Asher's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth ('Betsey') Asher (13 Mar 1807–1871) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Thompson (09 Sep 1805–1878)
  1. 1. Malinda (Ann) Thompson 1827–1899 m. Thomas (M) Houser 1821–1903
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Houser 1844–1905 m. James (H) Hill 1839–
  2. 2. Meley Thompson 1829–
  3. 3. Louisa Thompson 1830–1850
  4. 4. John (Calvin) Thompson 1832–1895
  5. 5. Nancy (C. Thompson) Hughes 1836–1850
  6. 6. James (S.) Thompson 1838–1905
  7. 7. Winnie Thompson 1843–1850
  8. 8. Frances (Emilene) Thompson 1846–1926
  9. 9. Rhoda (Jane) Thompson 1814–1894 m. Samuel (Reddick) Modlin 1828–1904
    1. 1. Frances (Isabella) Modlin 1859–1914 m. Reuben (Leach) Atteberry 1852–1922
      1. 1. Otto (Sylvester) Atteberry 1897–1974 m. Gladys (Marie) Long 1913–1985 m. Deliah (Leilah Belle) Sutterfield 1894–1976
        1. 1. Edwin (Harold) Atteberry 1915–1982
        2. 2. Edward (G) Atteberry 1915–1983
      2. 2. Otis (Sylvanis) Atteberry 1897–1974
      3. 3. Carrie (B.) Atteberry 1899–1901
      4. 4. Flossie (B.) Atteberry 1901–1903
      5. 5. Nellie (Dora) Atteberry 1903–1999
      6. 6. Samuel (Shelton Atteberry) Rev 1883–1954 m. Dora Crabtree 1884–1968
        1. 1. Fredrick (Paris) Atteberry 1905–1988
        2. 2. Rosalie (Elizabeth) Atteberry 1917–2005 m. Wheeler 1915–2001 m. Ewell Miller 1906–1986 m. Donald (Lee) Newman 1935–2018 m. Leonard (Hubertus) Voss 1858–1948
        3. 3. Dwayne (Merle) Atteberry 1915–1968
        4. 4. Earl (Reuben) Atteberry 1907–1970
      7. 7. Louisa (J.) Atteberry 1880–1969
      8. 8. John (William) Atteberry 1881–1962
        1. 1. Lavina (B) Atteberry 1905–1992
        2. 2. Cletis (Mae) Atteberry 1906–2000
      9. 9. Charles (Reuben) Atteberry 1886–1971
      10. 10. Eliza (C.) Atteberry 1884–1972
      11. 11. Margaret (Frances) Atteberry 1890–1979
        1. 1. Harold (Everett Meeks) Sr. 1928–1998
      12. 12. Myrtle Atteberry 1841–1894
      13. 13. Emmet (Alvin) Atteberry 1893–1966
      14. 14. Bessie (Caroline) Atteberry 1895–1994
        1. 1. Dale (L.) Maricle 1923–2015
      15. 15. Frank Atteberry 1884–1951 m. Cary (E.) Crabtree 1882–1951
        1. 1. Ivan (Paul) Atteberry 1924–1924
        2. 2. Alice (B) Gill 1908–1994 m. William (Kenneth) Gill 1911–1986
        3. 3. Lowell (Everet Atteberry) ;Stillborn 1920–1920
        4. 4. Albert (Curtis Atteberry) Rev 1907–2001 m. Cleo Reynolds 1909–1984 m. Betty Hatam 1919–2003
        5. 5. Alva (Earl) Atteberry 1910–1981 m. Mary Jennings 1913–1998 m. Millie (Marie) Stogsdill 1914–1999
        6. 6. Cecil (Franklin) Atteberry 1912–1982 m. Nellie (May) Atteberry 1912–1992
        7. 7. Edith (M) Atteberry 1916–1985 m. Dave Schmiedeker 1913–1986
        8. 8. June (Joy) Atteberry 1926–2015 m. Tom Jones 1926–
        9. 9. Lowell (Everett) Atteberry 1924–1924
    2. 2. Amanda (Elizabeth) Modlin 1857–1896
    3. 3. Helen (Geneva) Modlin 1875–1947
    4. 4. John (William) Modlin 1851–1934
    5. 5. Thomas Modlin 1854–
    6. 6. James (A.) Modlin 1868–1958
  10. 10. Mary (Ann Thompson) Creacy 1848–1850
  11. 11. Mildred (( Millie)) Thompson 1828–1898 m. William (Thomas) Atteberry 1827–1879
    1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Atteberry 1865–1941 m. Martha (I) Waggoner 1864–1921
    2. 2. William (Clement) Attebery 1858–1930
    3. 3. Milla (Ann (Lela)) Atteberry 1863–1864
    4. 4. Lucretia (Jane) Atteberry 1854–1906
    5. 5. Hardin (Taylor) Atteberry 1850–1935
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Atterbery 1852–1926
    7. 7. Sarah (Isabelle) Atterbery 1856–1931
    8. 8. John (J) Atteberry 1861–1864
    9. 9. Infant Atteberry 1867–1867
    10. 10. Lydia (Anne (Annie)) Atterberry 1869–1916
    11. 11. Stephen (Ellsworth) Atteberry 1872–1907
    12. 12. Jesse (S) Atteberry 1873–1873

Elizabeth Asher's Timeline

5 Records

1807
13 Mar 1807
Birth of Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 43
Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher resided here in Montgomery county, Montgomery, Illinois
Montgomery county, Montgomery, Illinois
1850
1850
Age 43
Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher resided here in Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois
Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois
1871
27 Apr 1871
Age 64
Death of Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher in Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1871
1871
Age 64
Burial of Elizabeth 'Betsey' Asher in Wood Cemetery, North Litchfield Township, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
Wood Cemetery, North Litchfield Township, Montgomery, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1807
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1580.188; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 March 2018), Ash in entry for Francis Emeline Sutton, 12 May 1926; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfi
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2017), Elizabeth Thompson in entry for Thos Thompson, 1860.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 July 2019), Elizabeth A Tompson, 1871; Burial, Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, United States of America, Wood Cemetery; citing record ID 8320581
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: M432_121; Page: 113A; Image: 228
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 9 N Range 5 W, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: M653_214; Page: 118; Image: 118; Family History Library Film: 803214
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Montgomery county, Montgomery, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Southwest, Montgomery, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1871
    Event Place: Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 July 2019), Elizabeth A Tompson, 1871; Burial, Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, United States of America, Wood Cemetery; citing record ID 8320581

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Wood Cemetery, North Litchfield Township, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 26 July 2019), Elizabeth A Tompson, 1871; Burial, Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, United States of America, Wood Cemetery; citing record ID 8320581

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Litchfield (Montgomery County), Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
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