History of the Sewell Families in America: Elizabeth P. Sewell, her marriage to Alban Willingham, her mother's will and her grave
1955 · Worley Levi Sewell, "History of the Sewell Families in America; Narrative and Statistics Compiled after Many Years of Careful Research" (Palm Beach, Florida: privately printed, 1955)
Named here: Alban William Willingham, Elizabeth Paulina Sewell, Rev. Marion Sewell (1815–1883), probably her father, Sarah Sewell (1815–1889), probably her mother, C. P. (Crofford P.), B. T. (Benj. T.), C. M. (Collumbus) and John N. Sewell, and Fannie Treadaway, her brothers and sister
The book at the Internet Archive
Transcription
Page 172, "Sewell Marriage Dates," under "Coweta County, Newnan, Georgia" (columns Year, Sewell, To Whom Married):
3- 1-1866 Elizabeth P. Sewell Alban Willingham
Page 168, among Sewell wills:
Will of Sarah Sewell, March 24, 1888, Cedartown, Polk County, Ga., Executors: Crofford P. Benj. T. and Collumbus Sewell, and Elizabeth P. Willingham, to serve without bond. Gives each child and grand child an equal share of estate at her death. C.P. Sewell, B.T. Sewell, C.M. Sewell, sons, daughter E.P. Willingham, one share each; children of son, John N. Sewell, Dec'd [text layer "Deed"], one share; Thomas M. Treadaway, son of daughter, Fannie Treadaway, one share. […] Land and other property covered by this bequest is not listed.
Page 127, "Lime Branch Cemetery, Cedartown Georgia, Polk County":
B. 11-23-1815 Rev. Marion Sewell and Wife Sarah Sewell, B. 10-12-1815
D. 10-25-1883 D. 2-24-1889
[…]
B. 6-25-1841 John N. Sewell, D. 10-22-1880
B. 5-30-1842 Elizabeth P. Sewell D. 1-17-1928
Page 194, an abstract of the 1850 census of Madison County, Georgia (OCR; one name and age per line):
Marion Sewell M 34 Farmer RE $1200 Born in Ga. / Sarah F 34 / John M. M 9 / Crawford M 3 / Elizabeth P. F 8 / Louisa F. F 2 / Sarah J. F 4 / Berry M 5/12
Page 97, in the family of Christopher Sewell's son Nicholas (OCR): "Marion b. Nov. 23, 1815, m. (1) Pillina W. Davis, 12-3-1839, (b. Oct. 12, 1815, d. Feb. 24, 1888) (2) Sarah Polk, moved from Coweta Co. 1860 to Polk Co. d. Oct. 25, 1883."
Citation: Worley Levi Sewell, History of the Sewell Families in America; Narrative and Statistics Compiled after Many Years of Careful Research (Palm Beach, Fla.: privately printed, 1955), 97, 127, 168, 172 and 194; Internet Archive item historyofsewellf00sewe_0 (Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center), https://archive.org/details/historyofsewellf00sewe_0/page/172/mode/1up?q=Willingham. Pages 127 and 172 read on the page images; the others from the archive.org text layer.
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Paulina Sewell | Marriage | Elizabeth P. Sewell married Alban Willingham, 1 March 1866, Coweta County marriage list | Married Alban William Willingham, 1 March 1866, Coweta, Georgia | agrees |
| Elizabeth Paulina Sewell | Birth | 30 May 1842 (gravestone list, Lime Branch Cemetery) | 30 May 1842, Georgia | agrees |
| Elizabeth Paulina Sewell | Death | 17 January 1928 | 17 January 1928, Polk, Georgia | agrees |
| Elizabeth Paulina Sewell | Burial | Lime Branch Cemetery, Cedartown, Polk County | Lime Branch Cemetery, Polk, Georgia | agrees |
| Elizabeth Paulina Sewell | Parents | Daughter "E. P. Willingham" of Sarah Sewell (will, Cedartown, 1888); Elizabeth P., 8, in Marion and Sarah Sewell's household, Madison County, 1850 | No parents in the tree | new |
| Elizabeth Paulina Sewell | Brothers and sister | Sons C. P. (Crofford P.), B. T. (Benj. T.) and C. M. (Collumbus) Sewell, John N. Sewell (dead by 1888), and a daughter Fannie Treadaway, in Sarah Sewell's will | — | new |
| Elizabeth Paulina Sewell | Executor | One of the four executors of her mother's will, 1888 | — | new |
| Alban William Willingham | Marriage | Married Elizabeth P. Sewell, 1 March 1866, Coweta County | 1 March 1866, Coweta, Georgia | agrees |