Susan Elizabeth (Williams) DeFoe (1857 - 1942)

Born 10 Oct 1857 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Thomas DeFoe — married 29 Sep 1878 in Wayne County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1942 at age 84 in Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

The daughter of John Spencer Williams and Sarah Ann Levista (Hurst) Williams, Elizabeth Williams was born in Wayne County, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1857, residing there with her family.^[1] She attended school, and could read and write.^[2] Elizabeth's siblings included:

1. Martha J. (1859-1918)
2. William F. (1862-1951)
3. James W. (1865-1938)
4. Lurinda (1866-)
5. Sarah P. (1870-1934)
6. Anna C. (1871-1951)
7. Melissa (1874-)
8. Emma (1876-)
9. John Benjamin (1879-1945)
10. Mary (1880-)

Elizabeth married William Thomas DeFoe, marrying in Wayne County, Tennessee on September 29, 1878,^[3][4] having six children together. They made their home in Wayne County's Civil District 11, farming;^[2][5] By 1910, they had purchased land a built a home in Iron City, Tennessee, owning the home and farm land free and clear.^[6] By 1920, their children had all left the home and Elizabeth's household included her widowed mother and her separated sister-in-law, Jincy Paralee (DeFoe) Gallion.^[7]

Widowed in 1936, Elizabeth lived in 1940 with her daughter, Mae Coffman, and her husband, who also lived in Iron City, Tennessee.^[8] Susan Elizabeth DeFoe passed away in Iron City, Tennessee^[9] at the age of 84 and is buried at Mount Nebo Cemetery, at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in Iron City, Tennessee.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD88-QCR : 19 March 2020), Elizabeth L Williams in entry for J S Williams, 1870.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWV-NP1 : 15 July 2017), Elizebeth Defoe in household of William T Defoe, District 11, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 171, sheet 114D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,284.
3. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-DVYX : Fri Oct 20 13:31:07 UTC 2023), Entry for W T Defoe and Elizabeth Williams, 29 Sep 1878.
4. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8X-YV4 : 4 December 2014), W T Defoe and Elizabeth Williams, 29 Sep 1878; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 188, Wayne, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZK-M2X : accessed 1 August 2020), Susan E Defoe in household of William Defoe, Civil District 11, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 9A, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,604.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFY-QML : accessed 1 August 2020), Susan E Defoe in household of Wm T Defoe, Civil District 1, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 71, sheet 2A, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1509; FHL microfilm 1,375,522.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPX-9T6 : accessed 1 August 2020), Elizabeth Defoe in household of William T Defoe, Civil District 1, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 82, sheet 12A, line 30, family 248, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1752; FHL microfilm 1,821,752.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4C1-32B : Tue Nov 28 15:18:44 UTC 2023), Susan E DeFoe in Entry for Oscar C Coffman and Mae A Coffman, 1940.
9. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSQJ-2RV : 26 August 2019), Susan Elizabeth Defoe, 13 Aug 1942; Death, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKH-2KG5 : 20 May 2020), Susan Elizabeth Williams Defoe, 1942; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #32919576