Elizabeth Klepper

b. 24 October 1824, d. 2 June 1920
Elizabeth (Klepper) Wedding (cropped)
photo courtesy Martha Keys
Birth24 Oct 1824 Elizabeth Klepper was born on 24 Oct 1824.1 
Marriage25 May 1874 She married John Wesley Wedding, son of Abednego Wedding and Rebecca Johnson, on 25 May 1874 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.2,3 
Cens-18801880 They settled back in Washington County where they were enumerated in 1880 in the Glade Spring District living next to John's widowed sister Matilda Edmondson.4 
  A few years later John's young granddaughters, Lewie and Alta Wilson came to live with John and Elizabeth. 
Widowed25 Dec 1896  John died on Christmas day in 1896. 
  Elizabeth then shared her home with John's granddaughter Lewie and her husband William James, and their family. The 1910 census clarified the location as "Cedar Creek."5,6 
Death2 Jun 1920 Elizabeth died on 2 Jun 1920 at age 95.1 
Burial She was buried at Greenfield Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 

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Elizabeth with her step-granddaughter Lewie Edith Wilson7
Last Edited14 Jul 2013

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 191. Stone reported to read: Elizabeth Wedding, wife of J.W. Wedding, 24 Oct. 1824-2 June 1920.
  2. [S669] Keys, "Descendants of Abednego Wedding". Martha cites the Bible of Fredonia Wedding Wilson Mahaffey which she viewed in the home of Fredonia's great grandson, Sonny Mahaffey in Enid, Oklahoma. She believes it is now in the possession of Sonny's widow who resides in Victoria, Texas.
  3. [S2177] "Hawkins Co. Tennessee Marriage License Records", Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002, digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : March 2012), p. 20. Entry for J.W. Widun [sic] and Bettie Klepper, married 25 May 1874 by Michael Shwab. [??]
  4. [S165] John W. Wedding household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 70A (stamped), dwelling 301, family 304, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Jul 2005, image 35 of 54. John W. Wedding, 65, farmer, b. VA, parents both b. MD; Elizabeth 52, wife, b. TN, both parents b. TN; William McCormack, 14, b. VA, parents b. VA.
  5. [S634] Bettir [Bettie] Wedding household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring Township, ED 109, sheet 2A (p. 84 stamped), dwelling 24, family 24, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2009, image 5 of 57. Household includes: Bettir [Bettie] Wedding, 76, wid, b. Oct. 1823, b. VA, parents b. VA; Lula E. Willson, granddaughter, 26, sgl, 26, b. Mar 1874, b. VA; Harvey L, g.gson, 5, b. April 1895 VA.
  6. [S237] William James household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring Township, ED 117, sheet 14B, dwelling 250, family 256, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2009, image 28 of 45. Household includes: William James, 27, marr #1, farmer, b. KY; Lewie, wife, 36, mother of 6 children, all living; b. KS, father b. IN, mother b. OH; Harvey, step-son, 14, b. VA; Roy, son, 9; Wedding, son, 7; Leonard, son, 5; Elizabeth, dau, 2; Claud, son, 8/12; all children father b. KY and mother b. KS; Bettie Wedding, grandmother, 88, b. TN; resid on Cedar Creek.
  7. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Martha Keys.