Eliza Virginia Maiden1

b. 29 March 1843
FatherWilliam Lee Maiden2,3 b. 16 Jun 1817, d. 21 Jun 1897
MotherRebecca Jane Butt2,3 b. 13 May 1822, d. 11 Oct 1893
Birth29 Mar 1843 Eliza Virginia Maiden was born on 29 Mar 1843 in Washington County, Virginia.2,4 
Name Other  She was known as Jenny.2 
Marriage22 Apr 1871 She married Coleman Spain on 22 Apr 1871 in Washington County, Virginia.2 
  Jenny was 26 and Coleman was 19. 
Migration The couple migrated to Texas where they were enumerated in Parker County in 1880 with sons "WT" (7), Charles (5), John (2) and Felix (1). According to that census the 2 older boys were born in Virginia but a later census listed their place of birth as Texas. The census recorded the fact that neither "E" [Coleman Ephraim] or "V" [Eliza Virginia] could read or write. "V" was 36 and "E" was 26.1,5 
Cens-19006 Jun 1900 By 1900 they had moved to Ellis County where "Ephraim" worked as a farm laborer and "Virginia" kept house. Sons William (27) and Charles (24) also lived at home.6 

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Eliza and Coleman lived in Parker County, Texas when they were first married. Locate the county on the Texas map (also accessible via the Misc. Locations link in the menu bar at the top of any page).
ChartsDescendants of John Maiden and Susanna Landis
Last Edited10 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 684.
  2. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 347. Record abstracted as: Coleman Spane, 19y, sgl, b. Pittsylvania Co., VA, resid WCV, farmer, s/o Francis & Mary Spane AND Jennie Maiden, 26y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Wm & Rebecca Maiden; 22 Apr. 1871.
  3. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 631.
  4. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 684. Mrs. Rollins provides Eliza's date of birth and notes that it is unclear if she was born in Botetourt or Washington Counties.
  5. [S2158] E. Spain household, 1880 U.S. cens., Parker Co., Texas, pop sched., Precinct 1, ED 134, page 20D, dwelling 201, family 210, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2008, image 20 of 35. Household includes: E. Spain, 26, farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write; V., 36, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write; W.T., 7, son, b. VA; Chas, 5, b. VA; John, 2, son, b. TX; Felix, 1, son, b. TX; H.D. Boone, farmer, 22, b. Georgia.
  6. [S2159] Ephraim Spain household, 1900 U.S. cens., Ellis Co., Texas, pop. sched., Midlothian Village, ED 30, sheet 7B, dwelling 149, family 150, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2008, image 14 of 17. Household includes: Ephraim Spain, 48, b. Jan. 1852 AL, farm laborer; Virginia, 57, b. Mch 1843 VA, mother of 2 children, both living [original entry had faded and had been overwritten]; William T., son, 27, b. Feb. 1873 TX; Charley, son, 24, b. Jul 1875 TX.