The informant on her death cert. was incorrect. Elizabeth was not born in Memphis which is 500 miles from her birth county of Polk. She was in the 1870 census with her grandparents Abraham and Jane Harrison Lillard right here in Polk County. Her father had died in the War in 1863, and her mother died in 1858 and is buried here in Old Ocoee Cemetery, as are two infants of William and Elizabeth. Living nearby was her future husband P. F. Carter and family. Correct in the bio space if you will, please and thank you. Polk County Historian, Marian Bailey Presswood.
The informant on her death cert. was incorrect. Elizabeth was not born in Memphis which is 500 miles from her birth county of Polk. She was in the 1870 census with her grandparents Abraham and Jane Harrison Lillard right here in Polk County. Her father had died in the War in 1863, and her mother died in 1858 and is buried here in Old Ocoee Cemetery, as are two infants of William and Elizabeth. Living nearby was her future husband P. F. Carter and family. Correct in the bio space if you will, please and thank you. Polk County Historian, Marian Bailey Presswood.
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