arterburndouglass                                             Elzia Arterburn and Elizabeth Douglass

Elzia was born about 1801 Shenadoah County, Virginia and died July 1881 Monroe County, Kentucky.  He married Elizabeth Douglass.  Elizabeth was born about 1802 Washington County, Tennessee and died Mar 30, 1860 Monroe County, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of John Douglass and Elizabeth Ford.  They had eleven children.
I.             James was born Oct 15, 1821.
II.           Rhoda was born Oct 15, 1821.
III.          John was born about 1825.
IV.          Jane was born about 1829.
V.           Elizabeth was born Oct 1830.
VI.         William was born Apr 2, 1833.
VII.       Thomas was born about 1834.
VIII.      Elijah was born about 1838 and died Nov 25, 1863.
IX.         Louisa was born Feb 5, 1840.
X.          Julia was born May 3, 1842.
XI.         Samuel was born Oct 1, 1845.

Elzie married second Martha Ann Jones Thomasson Nov 3, 1860 Barren County, Kentucky.  Martha was born about 1825.  They had three children.
I.          Malinda W was born Feb 1862.
II.         George W was born Aug 11, 1863 and died Aug 22, 1894.  He married Sarah Hale Mar 10, 1887 Monroe County, Kentucky.
III.       Martha Sherman was born about 1868.  She married John Newton Turner.

Guardian payment for children of Martha's first marriage

1840 Monroe County,Kentucky census
258  747  Atterburn     Elsay          210201        111101

1850 Monroe County,Kentucky census  Page 432
 978 1019 Arterburne Eliza  49  Va  Farmer
Elizabeth  46 Tn
Jane  21 Tn
Elizabeth 19 Tn
William  17 Ky
Thomas  14  Ky
Elijah  12  Ky
Louisa 10  Ky
Julia Ann  8 Ky
Samuel   5  Ky

1860 Monroe County,Kentucky census
186 1315 1347  Atterburn.... Elzy.......... 59 M Farmer...........2500...900 VA  000
186      1347  Atterburn.... Julia......... 17 F ........................... KY  000
186      1347  Atterburn.... Samuel........ 15 M farm.laborer............... KY  010

1870 Monroe County,Kentucky census Precinct 2  Tompkinsville District   Page 38
279  279 Arterburn Elza  69 Va Farmer
Martha  45 Ky
Malinda W.  8 Ky
George E. W.   6   Ky
Martha  2  Ky

1880 Monroe County,Kentucky census    Ed 199   Turner Precinct    Page 211
180  181  Arterburn Elza  72 Va
Martha  56  Ky
Malinda W  18 Ky
Geo W  16 Ky
Sherman 12 Ky  daughter

GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS FROM REPORTED DEATHS
THE NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE 1857-1860  Page 83

ELIZABETH ARTERBURN w/o Elzy Arterburn; d/o John and Elizabeth Douglas, died Monroe Co., Ky., March 30, 1860 in her 58th year.

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