Finding Elizabeth

This section of the site outlines how we found out who Elizabeth's first husband was, and why we think her maiden name was McMillan.

The 1850 Census
A look at the enumeration of Elizabeth and Elijah Skidmore in the 1850 Sevier County, Arkansas, federal census
Elijah Skidmore's Petition
Elijah D Skidmore's 1848 petition for the guardianship of Deltry Moore and Andrew N Barnett
Moore Barnett
Probate proceedings for Moore Barnett of Madison County, Alabama, ca 1827
Sevier County AR Probate
Probate proceedings for Moore Barnett’s sons, Wesley A Barnett and Archibald Jackson Steele Barnett, in the late 1840s
Susan Salina McMillan Smoot
Susan Salina McMillan Smoot: daughter of Andrew McMillan, ward of Joshua McMillan, wife of Elijah Smoot, sister of Elizabeth R Barnett Skidmore?

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