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Susannah (Geary) Elder (1823 - 1914)

Susannah Elder formerly Geary aka Ashley
Born in Grayson County, Kentuckymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Sister of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], , [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 1842 in Grayson County, Kentuckymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at age 90 in Grayson County, Kentuckymap
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Biography

Probably a daughter of Welcome Ashley by Frances C. Geary out of wedlock, giving rise to the use of Geary as maiden names in surviving records.
  • Maiden name usually stated as Geary.[1][2] Listed as Ashley on birth record of son Silas Elder[3]
  • Death certificate states daughter of W. Ashley & Frances C. Geary.
  • Called Aunt Tudd by known descendants of Welcome Ashley.
  • Probable granddaughter of Cary Ashley.

Children

Susannah Geary and Noah Elder were the parents of the following children, all born in Grayson County, Kentucky:
  1. Robert (23 Oct 1842 - 2 Mar 1889), md. Judah Bozarth on 21 Oct 1869
  2. Jane "Jennie" (ca 1845 - )
  3. Paulina (ca 1847 - ), md. Harison Cline ca 1867
  4. Morgan (1850 - d. 1 Oct 1859)
  5. Silas (25 Jul 1852 - ), md. Rose Ann Hayse (1854-1916)
  6. John R. (ca 1855 - )
  7. Ginsey (ca 1857 - ), md. Ezra D. Byers, ca 1872
  8. Mary Frances (30 Oct 1859 - bef 1902), md. John T. Johnson
  9. Cary (12 May 1862 - 25 Jul 1928), md. 1. Mary L. (1867-1889), 2. Almeda Hayse on 19 Sep 1896
  10. Willis Ann (ca 1863 - aft 1880)
  11. Emma (ca 1867 - ), m. John T. Johnson

Death

Death Certificate
Name: Susan Elder
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 91
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1822
Birth Place: Kentucky
Death Date: 12 Sep 1914
Death Place: Grayson County, Kentucky
Father: W. Ashley
Mother: Frances C. Gary

Research Notes

Elizabeth Almira (Ashley) Geary, daughter of John Wiley Ashley (Welcome's uncle), married Matthew Geary on 23 Aug 1825 in Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
  • Was Susannah Ashley/Geary or her possible mother, Frances Geary, related to this family in any direct manner?
  • Could the maiden name of Welcome's mother Mary also have been Geary?

    (DNA testing could provide the answers.)

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth Record for Daughter Mary Frances Elder
  2. ↑ Death Certificate of son, Cary Elder
  3. ↑ Birth Record of son Silas Elder.
  • 1850 US Census; Grayson County, Kentucky
  • Ky Vital Statistics - Deaths
  • Death Certificate
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #24747338




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