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Elizabeth Betsy Colley

Female 1804 - 1881  (77 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth Betsy Colley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Birth 22 Apr 1804  Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Family Search ID LHZG-91B 
    Residence 1850  Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    District 67 
    Residence 1880  Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Burial 1881  Mahanaim Cemetery, Meadow View, Washington, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Death 14 Oct 1881  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Person ID I19058  Woodworth Ancestry
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2026 

    Family William Benjamin Blackwell,   b. 1798, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1854, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jul 1823  Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Alexander Blackwell,   b. 1825, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Matthew Ryburn Blackwell,   b. 27 Nov 1827, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1882, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Joseph David Blackwell,   b. 10 Dec 1830, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1882, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Benjamin Blackwell,   b. 1836, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1864, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Mary Ann Blackwell,   b. 19 Feb 1837, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1916, Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Elizabeth Blackwell,   b. 17 Jan 1841, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1905, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. William Blackwell,   b. 1842, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1863, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F10439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Apr 1804 - Washington County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Jul 1823 - Washington County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - District 67 - 1850 - Washington County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1881 - Mahanaim Cemetery, Meadow View, Washington, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Oct 1881 - West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S358] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Mathew K Blackwell
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2558&h=552950&indiv=try

    2. [S303] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Mathew R. Blackwell
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60214&h=62067&indiv=try

    3. [S432] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 67, Washington, Virginia; Roll: 980; Page: 85b.
      Record for Elizabeth Blackwell
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=15606710&indiv=try

    4. [S130] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Elizabeth Blackwell
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=129474837&indiv=try

    5. [S340] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Saltville, Washington, Virginia; Roll: 1394; Page: 224C; Enumeration District: 099.
      Record for Lilburn Fern
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=42945171&indiv=try

    6. [S1167] Mahanaim Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Meadow View, Washington, Virginia, USA;), Colley Blackwell, Elizabeth (1804-1881) Memorial #157556572 Accessed KRM 16 Feb 2022 7:26am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157556572/elizabeth-blackwell.
      Mahanaim Cemetery
      Also known as Mahanaim United Methodist Church Cemetery
      32042 Taos Lane
      Meadowview, Washington County, Virginia, 24361 USA
      276-944-4906
      https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2171934/mahanaim-cemetery
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157556572/elizabeth-blackwell

    7. [S374] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014.
      Record for Mary Ann Moore
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9278&h=472431&indiv=try



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