Key Facts

Snapshot:	housewife; two-time widow
Parents:	106Jesse Carr 107Lucinda Butts
Born:	circa 1829 Georgia, probably Hancock County
Last known record:	15 October 1884 Hancock County, Georgia
Buried:	unknown

53Elizabeth was born circa 1829 in Georgia,1 probably in Hancock County (since her parents lived there for many years). Her parents were 106Jesse Carr and 107Lucinda Butts, as can be deduced from the 1850 and 1860 censuses.1,2 (Interesting side note: The full 1850 census page shows that 53Elizabeth was living next door to her future husband 52Josiah Collins.1)

1850: 53Elizabeth's family in Hancock County. Full page.1

1860: 53Elizabeth's family still in Hancock County. Full page.2

She married 52Josiah Collins in Hancock County on 23 September 1861.3 He was a widower and about 21 years older than she. For more information about their marriage, their lives together, etc., see his profile since that information won't be repeated here.

52Josiah died in 1871.4 53Elizabeth re-married to William Duffey in Hancock County on 23 December 1875.5 William was still living on 4 December 1876.6

1875: 53Elizabeth marries William Duffey. Full page.5

The 1880 census shows 53Elizabeth as head of household,7 so one may assume that her second husband (William Duffey) had died.

1880: 53Elizabeth is still in Hancock County and is now head of household. Full page.7

The latest record I've found that mentions 53Elizabeth is a Hancock County court record dated 15 October 1884, which mentions her as an adjoining land-owner.8

1884: The last known record of 53Elizabeth. Full page.8

Sources Cited:

1: 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Hancock County, Georgia. Page 39B, dwelling 585, family 602, Jesse Carr household. NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 72. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/7thcensus0058unit/page/n730/mode/1up>.

2: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Hancock County, Georgia. Page 287, dwelling 573, family 638, Jessee Carr household. NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 126. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBT-SSZ?cc=1473181&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZM6-2SB>.

3: Hancock County, Georgia. Marriage book 1808-1879, page 37, marriage of Jesse Carr and Lucy Butts, dated 25 June 1822. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LBZ6-L9W?i=53&cc=1927197&cat=214866>, accessed 26 September 2020. This record proves that 106Jesse and 107Lucinda were married in 1822, i.e. before 53Elizabeth was born circa 1829.

4: "Died," Federal Union (Milledgeville, Georgia), 6 September 1871, page 3, column 6, near the top of the page. Georgia Historic Newspapers, <https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85038488/1871-09-06/ed-1/seq-3/>, accessed 16 June 2020.

6: Hancock County, Georgia. Ordinary court minutes book for the years 1874-1885, page 148. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8935-KSB6>.

7: 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 116, Hancock County, Georgia. Enumeration district 48, sheet 21 (page 268A), dwelling 199, family 199, Elizabeth Duffy household. NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 150. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/10thcensus0150unit/page/n870/mode/1up> et seq., accessed 14 October 2020.

8: Hancock County, Georgia. Superior court minutes book for the years 1881-1888, page 286. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H3-RHBX>.