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  1. George Cornelius Waggener: Birth: 06 APR 1817 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. Death: 07 AUG 1903 in Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois

  2. Mary E. Waggener: Birth: 17 MAR 1819 in Kentucky. Death: 21 APR 1837

  3. Ellisif Waggener: Birth: 17 APR 1821 in Kentucky. Death: AFT 1900


Sources
1. Title:   Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;

Notes
a. Note:   From the 1830 Federal Census of Todd County, Kentucky, page 373; from ancestry.com, image 31-32 of 68: Elizabeth Waggoner; 1 male 10-14 years (George); 1 female under 5 (Ellisif?), 1 female 5-9 years (Mary?), 1 female 30-39 years (Elizabeth); 2 male slaves 10-23 years, 1 female slave 24-35 years (This confirms that after Elizabeth's husband James died, she had moved to Todd County by 1830. The enumerator must have erred in the entrys of Ellisif, who was 9 years old, and Mary, who was 11 years old. - Rick Waggener) ================= From a series of transcribed family letters sent to my by Judy Senter, there is a letter written by Elizabeth (O'Neil) Waggener to her son George C. Waggener and his wife Mary Frances (Anderson). The letter is headed: "December 17th, Todd Co, near Trenton." It seems to have probably been written in 1838. George and Mary had moved over a year earlier, from Todd County, Kentucky to near Carthage in Hancock County, Illinois, almost 400 miles away. Elizabeth had apparently sent the letter and received one from them, courtesy of an apparent family friend "Mr. Thompson." Elizabeth gives motherly advice to George and Mary, and talks about concerns she has for their new home in Illinois. Elizabeth speaks of her daughter Ellisif, who apparently lives close to her in Todd County, and is still unmarried at that time. She also comments on "Mr. Sims," the widower of her daughter Mary E. Waggener, who apparently died the previous year. They apparently also had lived near to Todd County. Elizabeth comments that "Your grandma is here. I expect she will stay for some time.," but she doesn't mention if she's talking about her mother, or Elizabeth Garnett Waggener, the mother of her deceased husband. Elizabeth talks about her brother-in-law Stokely Towles Waggener and his wife Ann (Anderson) Waggener, who live nearby in Trenton, and run a store of some sort. ============= From the Todd County, Kentucky Tax Records, Tax books 1820-1830, 1833-1835, 1837-1839; FHL US/CAN Film (8241) Elizabeth is listed in the following record: ***** 1840; Same (Waggener, S T) agent for estate of Eliz Waggener dec'd; page 49, 3 slaves over 16, 3 slaves total/ value of slaves- $2,000; total value- $2000 (This record seems to show pretty conclusively that Elizabeth died by 1840. S T Waggener is her brother-in-law Stokeley Towles Waggener, mentioned above. In an obituary for Elizabeth's son George, it was written that he moved from Todd County, Kentucky to Hancock County, Illinois in 1837, after the death of his mother. Although this letter seems to indicated that he apparently moved before her death, I think maybe this was just a little off and it was not much before her death. Elizabeth does not seem to be listed in the 1840 census. The other Elizabeth Waggener, her mother-in-law, was also listed in these property tax records in Todd County, and I know that she lived about six more years. Rick Waggener)


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