Eliza Agnes Hope1

b. 5 June 1842, d. 25 February 1914
FatherJames Wilson Hope b. 15 Aug 1802, d. 6 Aug 1869
MotherSarah Clark b. 27 Jan 1808, d. 30 Sep 1888
Birth5 Jun 1842 Eliza Agnes Hope was born on 5 Jun 1842 in Virginia.2 
Marriage26 Aug 1875 She married George Washington McConnell, son of James Stephen McConnell and Barbara E. Duff, on 26 Aug 1875 in Washington County, Virginia.3,4,5 
  Eliza's sister Margaret married George's brother Abram. 
Cens-190013 Jun 1900  George and Eliza lived at the old McConnell "home place" where they were recorded at the turn of the century with their 4 children.6,1 
Death25 Feb 1914 Eliza died on 25 Feb 1914 at age 71.2 
Burial She was buried at Green Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

Family

George Washington McConnell b. 21 Jul 1842, d. 25 Mar 1923
Children
  • Lilly May McConnell5 (5 Sep 1876 - Mar 1954)
  • James Hope McConnell1 (5 Jun 1879 - 15 Nov 1952)
  • Bertha Rosannah McConnell1 (18 Jan 1881 - 23 Oct 1973)
  • Royal George McConnell1 (24 Dec 1884 - 15 Jan 1952)
Last Edited24 Jan 2011

Citations

  1. [S2324] Wealtha Chaplin Scott, McConnell Memorabilia, p. 204.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 275. Eliza A. Hope McConnell, 5 Jun 1842-25 Feb. 1914.
  3. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 227. George W. McConnell, 33y, sgl, b. Wash. Co., VA, resid. Smyth Co., VA, farmer, s/o James S. & Barbara McConnell AND Eliza A. Hope, 33y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Jas W. & Sarah Hope; 26 Aug. 1875.
  4. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 41. Entry reported as: George Washington McConnell, 80y8m4d, b. July 1=21 [?], 1842 Abingdon, VA d. March 25, 1923; wid’r of Eliza A. McConnell; s/o Jas. S. McConnell b. Abington & Barbara E. Duff b. Abingdon; d. mitral regurgitation, chronic interstitial nephritis, arteriosclerosis; bur. Glade Spring, VA.
  5. [S2324] Wealtha Chaplin Scott, McConnell Memorabilia, p. 177-179. These pages contain images from what the author believes to have been the Family Bible record of James S. and Barbara (Duff) McConnell.
  6. [S634] George W. McConnell household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson District, ED 111, sheet 7A (p. 117 stamped), dwelling 124, family 124, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan 2011. Household included: George W. McConnell, 57, b. Jul 1842, marr 24 yrs, farmer; Elisa A., wife, 57, b. Jun 1842, marr 24 yrs, mother of 4 children, all are living; Lillie M., dau, 23, b. Sept. 1876; Hope J., son, 21, b. June 1879; Rosa V., dau, 19, b. Jan 1881; Royal G., son, 14, b. Dec. 1885; all b. VA/VA/VA.