Elizabeth Cary SKIPWITH

1839 - 1920  (81 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Cary SKIPWITH
  Nickname	Bettie
  Birth	1839	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  	Ancestry.com says 25 Dec 1839
  Gender	Female
  resided	17 Sep 1850	DeSoto Co, MS   [3]
  	Bettie was living in Desoto County, Mississippi with the family of her deceased mother's cousin Wilson C. Newsum. Her father was practicing medicine in neighboring Tunica County.
  Death	1920  [2]
  	Bettie died in 1920.
  Burial	Alma, Crawford Co, AR.   [2]
  	Her body was interred at Alma City Cemetery in Alma, Arkansas.
  Person ID	I59666	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Dr. Grey SKIPWITH,   b. c. 1812, Virginia d. After 12 Sep 1850 (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Virginia Randolph CARY,   b. 1812   d. 1841 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1836	Maury Co, TN   [4]
  	The couple was married by Rev. Monroe in Maury County, Tennessee on 5 October 1836.
  Notes	According to Wilson Miles Cary's "Ancestral Lineage of Hunsdon Cary of Richmond, VA", there was a third child of this union.
  Family ID	F745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dr. LeGrand James WILSON,   b. 8 Apr 1836, Lincoln Co, TN
  Marriage	28 Feb 1860	Shelby Co, TN   [5]
  	The couple was married on 28 February 1860 by Rev. Edward McClure, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tennessee.
  Notes	The family history written by LeGrand states that he and his wife had seven children, though the history names only six of the seven.
  Children	1. Frank Small WILSON,   b. c.1861, Mississippi d. 1876   2. James Compton WILSON   3. Bourdon WILSON   4. Adrian Campbell WILSON,   b. c.1865, Mississippi d. Before 1882, Senatobia, Tate Co, MS.   5. Clara Elizabeth WILSON,   b. 1873, Mississippi d. 1956 (Age 83 years)   6. Peyton Rhea WILSON,   b. 23 Nov 1876, Tyro, Tate Co, MS d. 29 Jul 1940, Alma, Crawford Co, AR. (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F7150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1900 US Census / Wilson, Legrande J. Elm Springs, Washington County, Arkansas.
  		1910 US Census / Wilson, L.J. Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.
  		1920 US Census / Wilson, Ray Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1222] 1860 US Census / Wilson, Jas. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). downloaded 29 October 2011. [S956] 1850 US Census / Newsum, Wilson C. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Skipwith - Cary marriage, downloaded 1 January 2007. [S2518] L.J. Wilson - E.C. Skipwith, Shelby Co, TN marriage bond & minister's return (1860). .