Eliza Ann's exact birth year is unknown but based on the following records, will use the estimated date of 1845.
The 1850 US Census for Upson County Georgia has Eliza, age 5, residing with her parents John W. & Sarah A. Northcutt and 3 siblings - James H.-9, George W-7, and Obediah G.-1. Eliza's birth year about 1845.
The 1860 US Census for China Grove, Western Division, Pike Co, Alabama has Eliza, age 13, still residing with her parents John W. & Sarah A. Northcutt and 4 siblings - James H.-18, George W-15, Obediah G.-10 and Sarah E.-4.
Eliza's birth year about 1847.
An 1865 US Marriage Record has her birth year as 1841 when she and Martin Van Buren Browder applied for marriage.
And the last record found, the 1870 US Census has Eliza, age 27, married and living with her husband, Willis V.
Eliza's birth year about 1843.
Martin served in the Civil War from 1861 until May 1865 when he returned home to Pike County. He married Eliza Ann in Pike County, Alabama on December 29, 1865. Martin and Eliza left Pike County after a skirmish with a ‘Yank' and moved to Florida. According to family records, 5 children were born to the couple. In 1874 Martin and the family headed west. He lost Eliza and 4 of the children to ‘swamp fever' somewhere in Arkansas - the exact date and location is unknown. According to his daughter, Rachel Browder Willis, who referred to her father as 'Mart', he buried them all in a common grave which he fenced with cypress wood. Martin then continued his journey to Texas with his surviving young daughter, Belle Matilda Browder, who was born Mar 18, 1872 in Milton, Florida.
The 1850 US Census for Upson County Georgia has Eliza, age 5, residing with her parents John W. & Sarah A. Northcutt and 3 siblings - James H.-9, George W-7, and Obediah G.-1. Eliza's birth year about 1845.
The 1860 US Census for China Grove, Western Division, Pike Co, Alabama has Eliza, age 13, still residing with her parents John W. & Sarah A. Northcutt and 4 siblings - James H.-18, George W-15, Obediah G.-10 and Sarah E.-4.
Eliza's birth year about 1847.
An 1865 US Marriage Record has her birth year as 1841 when she and Martin Van Buren Browder applied for marriage.
And the last record found, the 1870 US Census has Eliza, age 27, married and living with her husband, Willis V.
Eliza's birth year about 1843.
Martin served in the Civil War from 1861 until May 1865 when he returned home to Pike County. He married Eliza Ann in Pike County, Alabama on December 29, 1865. Martin and Eliza left Pike County after a skirmish with a ‘Yank' and moved to Florida. According to family records, 5 children were born to the couple. In 1874 Martin and the family headed west. He lost Eliza and 4 of the children to ‘swamp fever' somewhere in Arkansas - the exact date and location is unknown. According to his daughter, Rachel Browder Willis, who referred to her father as 'Mart', he buried them all in a common grave which he fenced with cypress wood. Martin then continued his journey to Texas with his surviving young daughter, Belle Matilda Browder, who was born Mar 18, 1872 in Milton, Florida.
Eliza Ann's exact birth year is unknown but based on the following records, will use the estimated date of 1845.
The 1850 US Census for Upson County Georgia has Eliza, age 5, residing with her parents John W. & Sarah A. Northcutt and 3 siblings - James H.-9, George W-7, and Obediah G.-1. Eliza's birth year about 1845.
The 1860 US Census for China Grove, Western Division, Pike Co, Alabama has Eliza, age 13, still residing with her parents John W. & Sarah A. Northcutt and 4 siblings - James H.-18, George W-15, Obediah G.-10 and Sarah E.-4.
Eliza's birth year about 1847.
An 1865 US Marriage Record has her birth year as 1841 when she and Martin Van Buren Browder applied for marriage.
And the last record found, the 1870 US Census has Eliza, age 27, married and living with her husband, Willis V.
Eliza's birth year about 1843.
Martin served in the Civil War from 1861 until May 1865 when he returned home to Pike County. He married Eliza Ann in Pike County, Alabama on December 29, 1865. Martin and Eliza left Pike County after a skirmish with a ‘Yank' and moved to Florida. According to family records, 5 children were born to the couple. In 1874 Martin and the family headed west. He lost Eliza and 4 of the children to ‘swamp fever' somewhere in Arkansas - the exact date and location is unknown. According to his daughter, Rachel Browder Willis, who referred to her father as 'Mart', he buried them all in a common grave which he fenced with cypress wood. Martin then continued his journey to Texas with his surviving young daughter, Belle Matilda Browder, who was born Mar 18, 1872 in Milton, Florida.
The 1850 US Census for Upson County Georgia has Eliza, age 5, residing with her parents John W. & Sarah A. Northcutt and 3 siblings - James H.-9, George W-7, and Obediah G.-1. Eliza's birth year about 1845.
The 1860 US Census for China Grove, Western Division, Pike Co, Alabama has Eliza, age 13, still residing with her parents John W. & Sarah A. Northcutt and 4 siblings - James H.-18, George W-15, Obediah G.-10 and Sarah E.-4.
Eliza's birth year about 1847.
An 1865 US Marriage Record has her birth year as 1841 when she and Martin Van Buren Browder applied for marriage.
And the last record found, the 1870 US Census has Eliza, age 27, married and living with her husband, Willis V.
Eliza's birth year about 1843.
Martin served in the Civil War from 1861 until May 1865 when he returned home to Pike County. He married Eliza Ann in Pike County, Alabama on December 29, 1865. Martin and Eliza left Pike County after a skirmish with a ‘Yank' and moved to Florida. According to family records, 5 children were born to the couple. In 1874 Martin and the family headed west. He lost Eliza and 4 of the children to ‘swamp fever' somewhere in Arkansas - the exact date and location is unknown. According to his daughter, Rachel Browder Willis, who referred to her father as 'Mart', he buried them all in a common grave which he fenced with cypress wood. Martin then continued his journey to Texas with his surviving young daughter, Belle Matilda Browder, who was born Mar 18, 1872 in Milton, Florida.
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