Elizabeth Brooks KELLER

HAIRSTON.org ID#3944, b. 27 November 1819, d. 4 August 1876
Father*David KELLER
Mother*Rebecca CROMER
Birth*Elizabeth Brooks KELLER was born on 27 November 1819. 
She was the daughter of David KELLER and Rebecca CROMER. 
Marriage*Elizabeth Brooks KELLER married John Willis LOMAX, son of Col. George W. LOMAX and Barbara H. ARNOLD, on 29 December 1836.1 
Census 1850Elizabeth Brooks KELLER appeared on the 1850 census of John Willis LOMAX on 4 December 1850 in Saluda Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina; John W 40, Elizabeth 31, Barbary A C 13, William G 10, Savannah M 8, David K 5, Elizabeth R 2


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WillElizabeth Brooks KELLER witnessed the will of Jane GRAY on 4 June 1853 in Abbeville, South Carolina; Heirs: Nephew James Wesley Johnson, (son of Tolivar & Jane Johnson of Panola, Misssissippi), Thomas Johnson, Rachel Martin (wife James H. Martin of Tippah, Mississippi), William Gray (son of John Gray deceased), William Gray (son of James Gray deceased), Mary Ann Thompson, Sarah Jane Lomax (daughter of John W. and Elizabeth B. Lomax).

Executor: David Keller, Esq. (his wife is Nancy Lomax, daughter of William Lomax and Nancy Hairston)

Witnesses: John W. Lomax, Garlington Owens, Elizabeth B. Lomax.

Thomas Johnson, Allen Gray, James Gray, William Gray, Johnson Gray, Polly Ann Thompson and others objected to the will.

Notes:
1. The 1850 census indicates that James Wesley Johnson (1844-1862) would have been a minor when this will was written in 1853.
2. If James Wesley Johnson was Jane Hairston's nephew, it would appear to make Tolivar Johnson (1813-1890) or his wife Jane J. (1820-1880) a brother or sister to Jane Hairston. However, the age difference between Jane Hairston and Tolivar is over 55 years and is too much for a brother and sister. James Wesley was probably a Great Nephew, most likely the grandson of Jane's sister.

PDF copies of will are attached here.3
Death*Elizabeth Brooks KELLER died on 4 August 1876 at age 56. 
Burial*She was buried in Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery, Abbeville, South Carolina. 

Family

John Willis LOMAX b. 21 Dec 1810, d. 30 Jan 1896
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S279] Lomax, Joseph, Genealogical and Historical Sketches of The Lomax Family, The Rookus Printing House, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1894.
  2. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S276] Will of Jane Hairston - 4 June 1853, Abbeville County Will Box 131, Pack 3799, South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
Last Edited16 Aug 2014