Coosa County AlArchives Photo Tombstone.....Gothard, Mariah Elizabeth ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ronald Bridges bridgesrd@knology.net September 9, 2007, 1:26 pm Cemetery: Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Name: Mariah Elizabeth Gothard Date Of Photograph: July 24, 2006 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/coosa/photos/tombstones/poplarspringsbap/gothard7710gph.jpg Image file size: 108.3 Kb LIZZIE BRIDGES GOTHARD WIFE OF GEO. H. GOTHARD BORN JAN. 7, 1855 DIED JULY 17, 1927 Additional Comments: She was called Lizzie. In the 1870 Federal Census of Coosa Co., AL, taken on 6 Jul 1870 and in the Vicient Beat, an Elizabeth Bridges is listed as 16 years old, born in AL, and residing in the dwelling of J. A. Logan and his wife. The Census recorded her attending school in that year. Elizabeth's future husband, George Gothard, is also listed as residing in the dwelling of J. A. Logan as working on the farm. George is listed as 19 years old and born in AL. On June 22, 1997, I was informed by Bryce Miller that Elizabeth Bridges lived with a Logan family as an orphaned. George H. Gothard married Mariah Elizabeth Bridges on 15 Jan 1878 in Coosa Co., AL. They are buried side by side. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/coosa/photos/tombstones/poplarspringsbap/gothard7710gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb