Husband: Elisha W. BLISSIT
Birthdate: Abt 1831
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: 3-18-1862
Place of death: Monroe County, Ga
Burial: Monroe County, Ga
Father: John BLISSIT
Mother: Frances COLLINS

Marriage date: 7-7-1850
Marriage place: Monroe County, Ga

Wife: Lucy A. EDWARDS
Birthdate: 7-26-1828
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: After 1898
Place of death: Monroe County, Ga
Burial:
Father: Thomas H. EDWARDS
Mother: Elizabeth

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Frances A. BLISSIT
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt 1852
Birthplace: Monroe County, Ga
Death date: 1895
Place of death: Gwinnett County, Ga
Burial:
Marriage date: 10-19-1871
Marriage place: Butts County, Ga
Spouses' names: Asbury J. NEWBORN

Child No. 2: Mary Jane BLISSIT
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt 1853
Birthplace: Monroe County, Ga
Death date: Aft 1910
Place of death: Georgia
Burial:
Marriage date: 1-18-1872
Marriage place: Henry County, Ga
Spouses' names: Anderson MOAT

Child No. 3: John Henry BLISSIT
Sex: M
Birthdate: 5-18-1856
Birthplace: Monroe County Ga
Death date: 12-8-1927
Place of death: Juliette Monroe County,Ga
Burial:
Marriage date: Abt 1888
Marriage place: Monroe County, Ga
Spouses' names: Mary Emma DAVIS

Child No. 4: Sarah (Sally) BLISSIT
Sex: F
Birthdate: Ab t 1858
Birthplace: Monroe County, Ga
Death date:
Place of death:
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:
 
 
Documentation:
* This family was followed as close as possible by Census.
* Elisha and Lucy right after marriage were living with the Jackson RICH family in Butts County, Ga. In 1860 they were in Proctors District, Monroe County, Ga.
* After Elisha W.'s death in 1862, Lucy maintained the household in Monroe County, near her mother, Elizabeth EDWARDS and brother Berry.
* Thanks to a cousin Elsie RAPE we found a letter dated 10-21-1861 from Elisha W. stationed in Virginia that was written to brother Henry Bluford.
* In Monroe County, Ga records Lucy was granted a pension for the year 1898, Nothing after that.
* No records of Sarah (Sally) after 1870 census.