Biography
Elizabeth was born in 1857. She was the daughter of George Shepard and Catharine Smith.
She married Edward Sautelle Knowlton on 12 Aug 1875 in Macon, IL. [1]
She gained membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution through her ancestor John Ladd of New Hampshire. (DAR membership #108614) [2]
She passed away in 1934 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Ashland, WI. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-KYKS : 17 November 2020), Edward S Knollton and Lizzie E Shepard, 12 Aug 1875; citing Macon, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 983,125.
- ↑
Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 109 : 1929
Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 -- database on-line - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 January 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Eunice Shepard Knowlton (23 Feb 1857–20 Aug 1934),Find A Grave: Memorial #38894937, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Paul Wilcox (contributor 46615232) .
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9Q-WB1 : 11 November 2020), Lizzie Shepart in entry for George S Shepart, 1860.
- In 1880, Lizzie was living in Little Sauk, MN with her husband Edward. Year: 1880; Census Place: Little Sauk, Todd, Minnesota; Roll: 635; Family History Film: 1254635; Page: 333A; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 0674
- In 1910, Elizabeth was living with her husband Edward and son Frederick in Ashland, WI. Year: 1910; Census Place: Ashland Ward 5, Ashland, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1700; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375713
- In 1930, the widowed Elizabeth was living in Barksdale, WI in her own home. Year: 1930; Census Place: Barksdale, Bayfield, Wisconsin; Roll: 2560; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 196.0; FHL microfilm: 2342294