Elizabeth C. (Unknown) Wethrell (1820 - 1862)

Born 1820 in United States

Died 10 Jul 1862 at about age 42 in United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was a Civil War Nurse.

Elizabeth was born about 1820. She married Lothrop Wethrell. After her husbands' death in 1854, she moved to Louisville, Kentucky where she operated a school. With the start of the US Civil War, Mrs. Wethrell worked as a nurse under the Western Sanitary Commission first in St. Louis, Missouri, and then on the hospital transport "Empress." Mrs. Wethrell died in service on 10 July 1862 and was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Ware, Massachusetts.

The 1855 Massachusetts State Census records her as Betsey living with Lou who is believed to be her mother-in-law and William who might be her child or of some other family relation.

This 1860 US Census entry presented below seems to show Mrs. Wethrell and William residing in Louisville, Kentucky prior to the beginning of the US Civil War.

Research Notes

This profile was primarily based on the essay by Reverend J. C. Forman in Brockett and Vaughn's "Woman's Work in the Civil War" Regrettably, the few sources which support Forman's essay show different details. Kuntz-859 21:54, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Sources

• 1855 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
  citing Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 004279343; FHL microfilm: 000953947; Image number: 176; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01763-2
  FamilySearch Record: MQWR-M46 (accessed 14 March 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZ7W-HCX
  Name: Betsey Wethrell; Census Date: 1855; Census Place: Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; Birth Date: 1820; Birth Place: Maine, United States; Record Nbr: 14034; Age: 35; System Of Record: SLS.
• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
  citing Page: 129; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005169958; FHL microfilm: 803376; Image number: 133; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01722-4
  FamilySearch Record: MZBH-MSH (accessed 14 March 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSS-HLX
  Name: Elizah Wethrell; Race: White; Census Date: 1860; Census Place: Louisville City 5th Ward, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; Birth Date: 1815; Birth Place: N Y; Record Nbr: 5037; Age: 45; System Of Record: SLS.

See Also:

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #113886634 (accessed 14 March 2024)
  Memorial page for Elizabeth C. Wethrell (1820-8 Jul 1862), citing Walnut Grove Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: 2); Maintained by Diane LM (contributor 47306054).
• Rev. J. G. Forman, "Mrs. E. C. Witherell" in Brockett, Linus Pierpoint and Vaughan, Mary C. Woman’s Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience. Philadelphia: Zeigler, McCurdy, & Co. 1867. pg.499 ff. Archive.org