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Elizabeth H Wills 1811 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 OCT 1811

Birth Location: Robertson County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 DEC 1899

Death Location: Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Wills

Mother: Elizabeth Berryhill

Spouse(s): Richard Colgin

Children(s): Ellen Colgin

The story of Elizabeth H Wills began in 1811 in Robertson County, Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth H Wills married Richard Ewing Colgin, and had children including Ellen Medora Colgin. Elizabeth H Wills passed away in 1899 in Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth H Wills began in 1811 in Robertson County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elizabeth H Wills married Richard Ewing Colgin, and had children including Ellen Medora Colgin.
  • Elizabeth H Wills passed away in 1899 in Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America.

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Elizabeth Wills's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Wills
1811 – 1899
Birth Place: Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Wills
1785 –
Alabama, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Berryhill
1787 – 1863
Creek, Dade, Georgia, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Wills's Descendants

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Elizabeth (H) Wills (10 OCT 1811 – 25 DEC 1899) m. Richard (Ewing) Colgin (3 Aug 1795 – 31 Dec 1839)
  1. 1. Ellen (Medora) Colgin (Mar 1833 – 11 May 1908) m. John (Fowler) Teague (6 AUG 1828 – 2 JUL 1880)
    1. 1. Elizina (Amanda) Teague (1840 – After 1880) m. John (Walker) Watson (11 JUL 1838 – 11 Jul 1883)
      1. 1. William (Lewis) Watson (17 Mar 1855 – 4 Mar 1929)
      2. 2. Susan (Jane) Watson (09 Nov 1859 – 8 Jan 1928) m. Thomas (Green) Cousins (23 January 1854 – 05 May 1905)
        1. 1. Howard (Lamar) COUSINS (15 Dec 1881 – 23 Jul 1959)
        2. 2. Eula Cousins (28 Jan 1885 – 12 Jul 1975)
        3. 3. OLIVE (GERTRUDE) COUSINS (28 Jan 1885 – )
        4. 4. Harvey COUSINS (07 Apr 1887 – 09 Sep 1948)
        5. 5. Arlelia (Delia) Cousins (10 Nov 1889 – )
        6. 6. Thomas (Ethard) Cousins (abt 1893 – 15 Oct 1970) m. Anna (Lee) Lile (4 July 1899 – 14 March 1986)
        7. 7. Hollie (Gilbert) COUSINS (17 Feb 1895 – 26 JUL 1943)
        8. 8. Katie Cousins (06 Nov 1896 – 18 Jul 1981) m. Samuel (M) Howard (abt 1875 – 21 Jan.1960)
        9. 9. Kater Cousins (6 Nov 1896 – 18 Apr 1972) m. Dora Glenn (11 Dec 1902 – 01 May 1980)
      3. 3. Francis (M.) Watson (Abt 1861 – )
      4. 4. J. (Willis) Watson (Abt 1865 – )
      5. 5. Samuel (J.) Watson (Abt 1871 – )
      6. 6. James (M. C.) Watson (Abt 1873 – )
      7. 7. Rhoda (E.) Watson (Abt 1875 – )
      8. 8. Lewis (M.) Watson (Abt 1876 – )
      9. 9. Mary (L.) Watson (Abt 1879 – )
    2. 2. Leudie (A.) Teague (3 DEC 1856 – Jan 1905)
    3. 3. Hinda Teague (1860 – )

Elizabeth Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1811
10 OCT 1811
Birth of Elizabeth H Wills in Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
1899
25 DEC 1899
Age 88
Death of Elizabeth H Wills in Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America
Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1811
    Event Place: Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1899
    Event Place: Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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