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HIX, Frances

HIX, Frances

Female 1778 - 1861  (82 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name HIX, Frances  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 26 Nov 1778  Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 97135330 
    Death 16 Apr 1861  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6, 7] 
    Age 82 years 
    Burial Riverside Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Address:
    Riverside Cemetery
    Pennington Gap, Virginia
    USA 
    Person ID I4201  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2025 

    Father HIX, Nathaniel   d. 1810, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother SCOTT, Jane   d. 1825, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1848  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 ELY, Joseph,   b. 12 Nov 1775, Bedford County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1827, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 1799  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 7, 8] 
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 20 years and 1 month - He : ~ 23 years and 1 month. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
       1. Female ELY, Jane,   b. 10 May 1800   d. 4 Jan 1870 (Age 69 years)
       2. Female ELY, Elizabeth,   b. 1802   d. Aft 1863 (Age 62 years)
       3. Male ELY, Hiram,   b. 25 Oct 1804   d. 25 Feb 1881 (Age 76 years)
       4. Female ELY, Rachel,   b. 2 Jul 1806   d. 8 Apr 1884 (Age 77 years)
       5. Female ELY, Barbara,   b. Abt 1808   d. Yes, date unknown
       6. Female ELY, Frances,   b. 16 Jun 1811   d. 18 Aug 1876 (Age 65 years)
       7. Male ELY, Joseph N.,   b. 10 May 1813   d. 11 Dec 1882 (Age 69 years)
       8. Male ELY, Nimrod Chrisman,   b. 17 Dec 1816   d. 10 Jul 1869 (Age 52 years)
       9. Female ELY, Rebecca,   b. 22 Apr 1819   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Female ELY, Mary,   b. Abt 1822   d. 5 Sep 1888 (Age 66 years)
     11. Male ELY, Andrew Jackson,   b. 6 Jun 1825   d. 23 Feb 1889 (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F1773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2017 

    Family 2 RUSSELL, Capt. John Sr.,   b. 13 Apr 1758, Fownhope, Herefordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1838, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jun 1831  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    • Frances had been previously married to Joseph Ely. [7]
    Age at Marriage She : 52 years and 7 months - He : 73 years and 2 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Family ID F1706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Nov 1778 - Washington County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1799 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Jun 1831 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Apr 1861 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Riverside Cemetery
    Pennington Gap, Virginia
    USA - - Riverside Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95.
      Citing:  A Russell Family Bible and Lee County, VA Marriages Book 1, p 1.

    2. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 31 Jul 2017, accessed 31 July 2017<, Frances Hix Russell, Memorial #97135330.

    3. [S986] Anne Wynn Laningham, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. I, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 23 Sep 2017, p 453.
      Marriage Record - John Russell, Sr. & Frances (Hix) Ely      		 Marriage Record - John Russell, Sr. & Frances (Hix) Ely


    4. [S1047] Edmund West, complier, Individual Records - Family Data Collection (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4725 : 2000)), 2 Sep 2017, accessed 2 September 2017), Frances Hix, Birth Record - 1778, Marriage record - 1799.
      Birth Record - Frances Hix      		 Birth Record - Frances Hix


    5. [S1041] Virginia, Lee County, Census - US - 1840 - VA - Lee County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8057&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 2 Sep 2017, M704, roll 566, p. 92, line 9, Frances Russell, accessed 2 September 2017.
      Census - 1840 - Lee County, VA - Frances Russell      		 Census - 1840 - Lee County, VA - Frances Russell


    6. [S1426] Judy Parsons Smith, editor, Book - Windows Into Our Past, Vol. 3, (https://issuu.com/judyparsonssmith/docs/volume3: 2000), 18 Jan 2021, p 241. accessed 18 January 2021.
      Windows Into Our Past, Vol 3      		 Windows Into Our Past, Vol 3


    7. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95.

    8. [S1048] Edmund West, complier, Marriage Records - Family Data Collection (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5774 : 2001)), 2 Sep 2017, accessed 2 September 2017), Frances Hix & Joseph Ely, 1799.
      Marriage record - Frances Hix and Joseph Ely      		 Marriage record - Frances Hix and Joseph Ely


    9. [S1246] Virginia. Lee County., Marriage Records - VA - Lee County, 9 Oct 2019, marriage register, Vol 1, 1830-1835, Russell-Ely, 1831.
      Marriage Record - John Russell Sr. & Fanny Hix Ely      		 Marriage Record - John Russell Sr. & Fanny Hix Ely


    10. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 31 Jul 2017, accessed 31 July 2017<, John Rupple Russell, Memorial #175596142.

    11. [S844] Marriage Records - VA - 1740-1850 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 : 1999)), 5 Aug 2017, accessed 5 August 2017), John Russell Sr., 1831.
      Marriage Record - John Russell Sr. & Fanny Ely      		 Marriage Record - John Russell Sr. & Fanny Ely


    12. [S1427] Judy Parsons Smith, editor, Book - Windows Into Our Past, Vol. 1, (https://issuu.com/judyparsonssmith/docs/volume1: 1995), 15 Jan 2021, p 47-49. accessed 15 January 2021.
      Windows Into Our Past, Vol 1      		 Windows Into Our Past, Vol 1



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