This Elizabeth SHEFFIELD appears to have been Elizabeth Jane ROBERTS who married Isham SHEFFIELD and later married Moses WEAVER. Does anyone agree or have another idea?? - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lindy Hard wrote: > > I am reading microfilm of The Cuthbert Appeal 10 Jan 1873-1 Sept 1876. > [Randolph Co GA newspaper] > > >From 21 Nov 1873 > "The Blakely News notices the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Sheffield, aged 94 > years, 10 months and 13 days. She was born December 5, 1778. She > leaves 3 sons, 4 daughters, 23 grandsons, 21 granddaughters, 71 great > grandsons, 60 great-granddaughters, 5 great great grandsons, and 5 great > great granddaughters to mourn her loss. Four sons, 22 grandsons, 18 > [or 13?/type not clear] granddaughters, 15 great grandsons, 6 great > granddaughters, and 2 great great grandsons had died before her. She > had 1 son, 24 grandsons, and 1 great grandson in the Confederate army. > Of these 1 grandson was killed, 8 died in service, 2 lost a leg each, 3 > were severely wounded, and 1 slightly wounded. Mrs S. moved from > Pulaski to this county in the year 1819." ============================================================ Researching BELL, BRIGHT, COLLIER, DANIEL, ECKLES, EDWARDS, ENGLISH, FOSTER, GIBBONS, HAMMOND, HARDISON, HAWTHORNE, HOOKS, LANE, LEACH, LEWIS, McALLISTER, McCLUNG, McDAVID, PAXSON, RICHMOND, RUTLEDGE, SHIVERS, SPURLOCK, STEWART, TURNER, WESLEY, WHEELER, WILLIAMS, WYNNE and YORK. ============================================================