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Elizabeth CLOSE 1824 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 FEB 1824

Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1893

Death Location: Holmes, Ohio, United States

Father: Peter Close

Mother: Mary STURTZ

Spouse(s): George Bixler

Children(s): Susannah BIXLER

Elizabeth CLOSE was born in 1824 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Peter Close and Mary Maria Margaret STURTZ. Elizabeth CLOSE married George Bixler, and had children including Susannah BIXLER. Elizabeth CLOSE passed away in 1893 in Holmes, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth CLOSE was born in 1824 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Peter Close and Mary Maria Margaret STURTZ.
  • Elizabeth CLOSE married George Bixler, and had children including Susannah BIXLER.
  • Elizabeth CLOSE passed away in 1893 in Holmes, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Close
1788 – 1846
Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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Mary STURTZ
1793 – 1865
Birth Location: Bedford Co, PA
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Spouses(s)

George Bixler
1814 – 1903
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Susannah BIXLER
1848 – 1919
Birth Location: HOLMES CO. OH
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Elizabeth CLOSE's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth CLOSE
1824 – 1893
Birth Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Peter Close
1788 – 1846
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Mary (Maria Margaret) STURTZ
1793 – 1865
Bedford Co, PA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth CLOSE's Descendants

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Elizabeth CLOSE (08 FEB 1824 – 8 Feb 1893) m. George Bixler (22 Feb 1814 – 6 Jun 1903)
  1. 1. Susannah BIXLER (28 OCT 1848 – 14 Feb 1919) m. John LISLE (2 MAR 1834 – 16 February 1910)
    1. 1. Alice (M) Blake (Dec 1865 – ) m. George (Robison) Blake (1863 – 1907)
      1. 1. Eva (E) Blake (Jan 1889 – )
      2. 2. Emery (R) Blake (Apr 1891 – )
      3. 3. Etta (Mae Blake) Goddard (abt 1892 – 17 February 1979) m. Earnest (E) Goddard (abt 1890 – 1 August 1966) m. Geo (R) Beggs (6 Sep 1886 – )
        1. 1. Vernon (L) Goddard (abt 1914 – )
        2. 2. Vera (L Goddard) Hays (abt 1916 – 17 Jan 1988) m. Elmer (Newton) Hays (abt 1910 – 26 Jan 2002)
        3. 3. Beulah (B) Goddard (abt 1918 – 16 Oct 2001)
        4. 4. Eldon (E) Goddard (abt 1920 – 4 April 2001) m. Grace (Margaret) Hamilton (25 June 1922 – 19 February 2015)
        5. 5. Edna (L) Goddard (abt 1923 – 2 Aug 2009)
        6. 6. June (E) Goddard (abt 1925 – 13 Mar 1998)
        7. 7. Opal (M) Goddard (abt 1929 – 23 May 2022)
        8. 8. Norman (Ray) Goddard (8 December 1931 – 11 December 2019)
      4. 4. Mabel (I) Blake (Mar 1894 – )
      5. 5. Robert (E) Blake (Nov 1896 – )

Elizabeth CLOSE's Timeline

3 Records

1824
08 FEB 1824
Birth of Elizabeth CLOSE in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1843
29 Apr 1843
Age 19
Elizabeth CLOSE was married in Holmes Co. Ohio
Holmes Co. Ohio
1893
8 Feb 1893
Age 69
Death of Elizabeth CLOSE in Holmes, Ohio, United States
Holmes, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 FEB 1824
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1843
    Event Place: Holmes Co. Ohio

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Holmes, Ohio, United States
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