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1847–1868

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Birth Date
12 November 1830
Death Date
4 May 1901
Gender
Female
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Eliza Elzira Corbitt


Alternate Names

    Eliza Elzira Shelton

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  • Genealogical, church and newspaper records prove the Corbitt family traveled to Utah in 1860. Eliza was listed below her husband, Wiley ("Wm Corbett"), as "Wife" on the company roster. 

Daniel Robison Company (1860)

  • Age at Departure: 29

Traveled with

  • Wiley Buchanon Corbitt (Age: 52)
  • Sarah Ann Corbitt (Age: 11)
  • Elzira Corbitt (Age: 4)
  • Dinah Martha Corbitt (Age: 3)
  • Margaret Eliza Corbitt (Age: 3)
  • Morena Emma Corbitt (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1900 United States Federal Census
  • “Emigration list for Spring, 1860.” In Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports 1850-1862, Reports 1856-1862, p. 7-10. (CR 1234 5, Box 1, Folder 56)
  • Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.