Do you use the FamilySearch tree? I often use it as a starting point, especially when doing descendancy research. Recently, I’ve been researching the descendants of my 4th great grandmother, Sarah Smith, thru her first husband, Alexander Duggins.
Sarah and Alexander had two sons: Henry (1788-1852) and William (1794-1872). Henry’s oldest son, Cornelius (1812-1849) is believed to have had 5 children: Catherine (1835-1927), Celia (1837-1924), Nathan (1840-1895), Elizabeth (1842-1873) and John (1842-1928).
The book, History of Preble County Ohio, includes information about Cornelius’ family in the entry for John F. Duggins:
Cornelius Duggins was born on March 17, 1812, on the farm in Gasper township, two miles south of Eaton, where John F. lived so many years, and grew up there and married. Later he went to Newcastle, Indiana, where his death occurred on November 17, 1849. His widow survived him many years, her death not occurring until November 4, 1895. They were the parents of five children: Catherine, unmarried, who lives in Eaton;
Celia, the widow of William Barnet, lives in Cincinnati, Ohio; Nathan, deceased, who was born in 1840; John F., with whom this narrative deals, and Elizabeth (deceased), who was born in 1842 and died in 1873.
With this information as a starting point, I have identified the following events in the life of Elizabeth Duggins.
- Born 13 May 1847 in Ohio [Find a Grave Memorial 39601426]
- Listed as a 3 year old female in the household of Elizabeth Duggins on the 1850 census in Newcastle, Henry County, Indiana
- Listed as 13 year old Lybbia Duggins on the 1860 census in the household of Elizabeth Duggins in Henry County, Indiana
- Listed as a 23 year old Elizabeth Duggins on the 1870 census in the household of Elizabeth Duggins in Preble County Ohio
- Married Junius Whiting in 1872 in Preble County Ohio
- Died 21 November 1873 in Preble County Ohio [Find a Grave Memorial 39601426]
- Buried in Mound Hill Cemetery in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio
Elizabeth’s Find a Grave entry includes a photo of her obituary found in the 27 November 1872 issue of the Eaton Democrat.
Unfortunately, the FamilySearch tree only has the 1850 census record attached to Elizabeth. Junius Whiting is not shown as her spouse.
A search of the FamilySearch tree found Junius Whiting attached to Elizabeth Anna Duggins, daughter of Alexander Samuel Duggins.
Alexander Duggins’ daughter, Elizabeth, has nine sources attached.
- 1850 census record for Alexander Duggen with 2 year old Elisabeth A Duggen living in Marion County, Arkansas. According to this census record, Elisabeth Duggen was born in Arkansas.
- 1870 census record for Preble County, Ohio for a 23 year old Elizabeth Duggins born in Indiana living in household of Elizabeth Duggins
- Two sources for 1872 marriage to Junius Whiting in Preble County, Ohio
- Several Ohio birth and death sources
- Find a Grave record for memorial 39601426 in Mound Hill Cemetery in Eaton, Ohio
The entries for Elizabeth’s husband Junius and their daughter Ruth contain a lot of detail and sourcing placing them in Ohio and not Arkansas.
Based on the 1873 obituary for Elizabeth Duggins identifying her as the wife of Junius Whiting and daughter of Cornelius Duggins, I’m going to
- Attach my sourcing for Elizabeth Duggins to the LHT4-LQT profile (daughter of Cornelius)
- Remove the Ohio sourcing from the profile of Elizabeth Anna Duggins [L78P-L4H], daughter of Alexander Duggins
- Connect profile for Elizabeth Duggins [LHT4-LQT], daughter of Cornelius, as a wife to Junius Whiting
- Connect profile for Elizabeth Duggins [LHT4-LQT], daughter of Cornelius, as a mother to Ruth Whiting
- Remove Elizabeth Anna Duggins [L78P-L4H] as wife of Junius Whiting and mother to Ruth Whiting
Hopefully, others will accept this change.