Eliza Jane Broyles Gen. 6, id #8149 Edited 20140727
================== Dau of Allen T. Broyles & ( ) |
Born: 1832 VA, Monroe |[5]
Died: |
Other issue:
+---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
1. Mary 1852 VA, Tazewell
2. (Frances) Elizabeth 11 Apr 1855 VA, Tazewell 17 Jun 1937 TN, Claiborne
3. Nancy 1857 VA, Tazewell
4. Sarah J. 1860 VA, Tazewell
5. Martha J. Oct 1869 VA, Tazewell
Census:
Age BP Occupation
1850 Briles, Eliza Jane VA, Tazewell 18 VA
1860 Broyles, Eliza VA, Tazewell 28 VA
1870 Broyles, Eliza VA, Tazewell 38 VA Keeping house
Who is this Eliza?
In the 1850 census of Tazewell Co., Va., an 18 year-old Eliza Jane Briles
is in the household of Allen Briles. She is listed as the oldest child,
but her birth predates Allen and Elizabeth's marriage. The fact that she
is listed in normal birth order and is also present in the 1840 census
(aged 5-10) suggests that she is Allen and/or Elizabeth's daughter by a
previous relationship. (It's also possible she is an orphan who was
taken in, but in that case we might expect to see her name listed at the
end of the family.)
In 1860 an Eliza Broyles heads a household of four daughters in Tazewell Co.
The ages of the children suggest she married a Broyles in 1851 and
that he died in 1859 or 1860. The Tazewell marriage records have been
carefully searched but no such marriage has been located. [236] [238]
Are the 1850 and 1860 Elizas the same person? It certainly seems to be the
case. That means she must have married a cousin named Broyles. Or does
it? Remarkably, it appears that Eliza never married! This is such an
unusual assertion that it deserves special scutiny.
In 1870 Eliza Broyles has a newborn child named Martha. Two of the four
daughters from 1860, Elizabeth and Mary, are also found in Tazewell in 1870.
Elizabeth is living with her grandfather Allen, and Mary is a family servant.
Eliza is not found in the 1880 census of Tazewell. It appears she has died.
Young daughter Martha, age 11, is a family servant, and so is daughter Mary.
Daughter Elizabeth "Brouls" is found in Scott Co., Va. She's also a servant,
living near her uncle Lewis. Her marriage in that county in 1881 gives
her mother's name as Eliza but her father's name is not given. Her death
certificate in Clairborne Co., Tenn., says her father's name is unknown but
that he was born in Virginia. [248] The fact that the father is unknown is
further evidence that Eliza never married.
Sources:
[5] National Archives, U.S. Census Records
[236] Marriage records by locale, FamilySearch.org
[238] Marriage records by locale, Ancestry.com
[248] Death records by locale, Ancestry.com
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