Elizabeth Jackson McCoy1

#21544, (c 1817 - )
Relationship2nd great-grandmother of Wilma Ilene Collins
Extended Family
ChartsAncestors of Wilma Ilene Collins (5 generations)
John Keen - Children & Grandchildren

Children of Elizabeth Jackson McCoy

Child of Elizabeth Jackson McCoy and Isham Clark

Children of Elizabeth Jackson McCoy and John Keen

Life Events

Overview
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Elizabeth was originally from Tennessee and moved to Perry County. Her birth family hasn't yet been found. She was married at about 15 years of age to Robert Huggins, married next to Isham Clark, then finally to John Keen who was about 25 years older than she was. She had children from all three marriages, the youngest of whom was Hardin, our direct ancestor.

The two girls Nancy and Sarah Clark are either children of Elizabeth and her first husband Robert Huggins (they may have adopted the name Clark after Elizabeth married Isham Clark) OR they were Isham's girls from a previous marriage, Elizabeth was their stepmother, and they stayed with her after their father died. So, I have connected them to Sarah as their mother (even though she might really be their stepmom) but not connected them to a father yet.

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BirthElizabeth Jackson McCoy was born circa 1817 in Tennessee.2,3
 
MarriageShe married Robert Huggins on 15 Jul 1832 in Perry County, Illinois.
Robert Huggins & Elizabeth Jackson McCoy were married by HB Jones, JP.1 
MarriageElizabeth married Isham Clark on 9 Dec 1844 in Perry County, Illinois.
Marriage records from that era were wordy, with little information.
December 9, 1844
Marriage Licence issued to Isham Clark & Elizabeth J Huggens which was returned on the 20th Decr 1844 with the following certificate.
I do hereby certify that I joined together in marriage the within named Isham Clark and Elizabeth J Huggens on the 9th day of December 1844.
Willis Smith, JP.4
 
MarriageElizabeth Jackson McCoy married John Keen on 29 Dec 1848 in Perry County, Illinois.
The officiant was Willis Smith, JP. Elizabeth was recorded as Mrs Elizabeth Clarke and John as John Keene, Sr.5 
1850 CensusElizabeth J Keen appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 14 Sep 1850. Elizabeth J was 32 and born in Tennessee. With her were Nancy J (14), Sarah E (11), and Isham J (3), all surnamed Clark, and Amos Keen (10 months old). Her husband John and three of his children were enumerated separately.6
1860 CensusElizabeth Keen appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 2 Jul 1860. Elizabeth was 43, Farming, had no real estate and $25 of personal estate [this is very low], was born in Tennessee, and could not read or write. With her were Sarah E (20), Isham J (13), Amos (10), and Hardy (7), as well as a farm laborer, John Day. The children were all recorded with the surname Keen, although Sarah and Isham were Clark from Elizabeth's earlier marriage.3
1860 Census Information from the agriculture schedule:
Acres of land: improved 10, unimproved 70
Cash value of farm: $400
Value of implements and machinery: $6
Swine: 5
Value of livestock: $5
Produce during year ending June 1, 1860:
Indian corn, bushels: 100
Irish potatoes, bushels: 10.7 
1865 CensusElizibeth Kean was listed as the head of household on the 1865 state census in Township 5S, Range 3W, Perry County, Illinois. The tally for his household showed
10 & under - 2 males
11-20 - 3 males
21-30 - 1 female
31-40 - 1 female
41-50 - 1 female.8 
1870 CensusElizabeth J Keen appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Pinckneyville, enumerated 28 Jul 1870. She was 50, Keeping House, and born in Tennessee. Neither she nor her children could read or write. At home were Sarah (28), Amos (20, farm laborer), and Hardy (17, farm laborer), all surnamed Keen. Also there were Isham (22, farm laborer) and Ellen (20) Clark and their baby.2
Last Edited3 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S1687] Elizabeth Eiker Spurgeon and Dorothy I Cooke Perry County, Illinois, marriages 1827-1850 with genealogical notes, Heritage House, Thomson, Illinois (1973) (Family History Library, 977.3 A1 no. 81), Robert Huggins & Elizabeth Jackson McCoy, 1832.
  2. [S1649] United States 1870 Federal Census. Illinois, Perry County, T5R3, Pinckneyville PO, Page 14. Image viewed at Familysearch.
  3. [S657] Online image of the 1860 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Illinois, Perry County, Pinckneyville PO, Roll 218, Page 89.
  4. [S1687] Elizabeth Eiker Spurgeon and Dorothy I Cooke Perry County, Illinois, marriages 1827-1850 with genealogical notes, Heritage House, Thomson, Illinois (1973) (Family History Library, 977.3 A1 no. 81), Isham Clark & Mrs Elizabeth J Huggens, 1844.
  5. [S1687] Elizabeth Eiker Spurgeon and Dorothy I Cooke Perry County, Illinois, marriages 1827-1850 with genealogical notes, Heritage House, Thomson, Illinois (1973) (Family History Library, 977.3 A1 no. 81), John Keene, Sr & Mrs Elizabeth Clarke, 1848.
  6. [S1554] United States 1850 Federal Census. Illinois, Perry County, family number 468. Image viewed at Familysearch.
  7. [S2882] 1860 United States Federal Census, Agriculture Schedule, Illinois, Perry County, Township 5 Range 4W, Page 27, Line 31. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  8. [S2880] Illinois 1865 State Census. Image viewed at FamilySearch. Elizibeth Kean household, Perry County, Township 5S, Range 3W, Page 27.