Elizabeth Newman was born in Alabama in April 1843. I know her mother was born in Georgia and her father was born in Ireland. I also know that Elizabeth married Francis Marion Massey on November 7th, 1865 in hays Texas. They had 8 or 9 children together. Can anyone help me find her father and mother's names? Elizabeth is my 4th great-grandmother.
jcalhoun:
Have you searched the 1850 and 1860 US censuses?
Roger McDonnell
I have, but I have not found anything on her yet. There are other Elizabeth Newman's, but none I have found are her.
Hi, WouId you be abIe to show us, or describe, the document giving the birthpIaces? I've Iooked at some Newman/Massey records but am not finding anyone born in IreIand. Thanks.
Hi,
There are 249 trees on Ancestry for Elizabeth. Some suggest she married a William Newman who died of a gunshot in 1863 during the Civil War. She was born Elizabeth Ashbury in Alabama, possible parents William Ashbury who might have died before 1845 and Matilda/ Martha Robinson.
Regards- Mary
Maybe??
| Name | William H Asbury |
| Gender | Male |
| Marriage Date | 1 Nov 1828 |
| Marriage Place | Monroe, Georgia, USA |
| Spouse | Matilda Robertson |
Have you found or requested her death certificate? Sometimes parents' names are included.
1900 Census, 1880 and 1910 Censuses also show mother from Georgia and father from Ireland.
| Name | Mrs E Massey[Elizabeth Ashbury Massey][Elizabeth Ashbury Massey] | |
| Age | 57 | |
| Birth Date | Apr 1843 | |
| Birthplace | Alabama, USA | |
| Home in 1900 | Justice Precinct 7, Hays, Texas | |
| Sheet Number | 5 | |
| Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation | 45 | |
| Family Number | 78 | |
| Race | White | |
| Gender | Female | |
| Relation to Head of House | Head | |
| Marital Status | Widowed | |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland | |
| Mother's Birthplace | Georgia, USA | |
| Mother: number of living children | 6 | |
| Mother: How many children | 11 | |
| Occupation | Farmer | |
| Can Read | Y | |
| Can Write | Y | |
| Can Speak English | Y | |
| House Owned or Rented | Own | |
| Home Free or Mortgaged | F | |
| Farm or House | F | |
| Neighbors | View others on page | |
| Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship | ||
| E Massey | 57 | Head |
| Wall Massey | 25 | Son |
| Deker Massey | 22 | Son |
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Elizabeth's Obituary, Note there were more children names identified on the actual obituary. Jennie Persley was the daughter she had with William Newman.
| Name | Elizabeth Massey |
| Gender | Female |
| Death Age | 74 |
| Birth Date | 18 Apr 1843 |
| Birth Place | Alabama, USA |
| Death Date | Abt 1917 |
| Death Place | Texas, USA |
| Obituary Date | 28 Jun 1917 |
| Obituary Place | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Newspaper Title | Austin American-Statesman |
| Child | Jennie PersleyD. MasseyW. Massoy |
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Jennie married John Snelling in 1877. He died in 1880. She then married Hiram Pursley in1881.
| Name | Mrs Jennie Pursley[Mrs Jennie Newman] |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | White |
| Death Age | 57 |
| Birth Date | 4 Jul 1861 |
| Birth Place | Texas |
| Death Date | 11 Dec 1918 |
| Death Place | Austin, Travis, Texas, USA |
| Father | William Newman |
| Mother | Elizabeth Asberry |
Many onIine trees give WiIIiam Ashbury's birth year as 1805, but I don't know the source of this information. I searched the paid database rootsireIand and found six baptisms for boys named WiIIiam Ashbury. OnIy one fit the 1805 time frame. This may be the correct WiIIiam but further confirmation wouId be needed.
| Name: | William Ashbury | Date of Birth: | 20-Apr-1804 | ||
| Date of Baptism: | 0-Jan-0 | ||||
| Address: | Shinrone | Parish/District: | SHINRONE | ||
| Gender: | County | Co. Offaly | |||
| Denomination: | |||||
| Father: | Thomas Ashbury | Mother: | No_rec | ||
| Occupation: | Mason | ||||
| Sponsor 1 / | Informant 1: | Sponsor 2 / | Informant 2: | ||
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