Biographies, Adair County KY; Elisha Thomas WINFREY 1828-1897 Used by Permission and Submitted by: Jerri J. Fryar & Jeanne Wheat Mitchell Date Submitted: 29-Apr-2001 Source: Kentucky Biographies Project Elisha Thomas WINFREY was born 21-Dec-1828 in Adair County KY. Census records, his marriage record, and the family Bible support a birth year of 1828 although his year of death is recorded as 1821 on his tombstone. He was the son of Sims Alden WINFREY and Margaret NEAT. Sims, the son of Philip WINFREY and Martha NORTHCULT, was born 15-Nov-1795 in KY. Sims married Margaret NEAT in Adair County KY 05-Sept-1820. Margaret, the daughter of Rudolph NEAT and Maria Margaretha FREY, was born 24-Dec-1801 in NC. Sims and Margaret had 9 children: Emily Jane, Gennetta, Rudolph, Elisha, Margaret, Philip, Martha, Sarah, and S.R.(female). Elisha married Syrilda Caskie GADBERRY 22-Jan-1857, in Adair County KY. Syrilda, the daughter of William GADBERRY and Esther NEAT, was born in Adair County KY 22-Apr-1832. William, whose parents are unknown, was probably born about 1795 in VA. William married Esther NEAT 08-Feb-1816, in Adair County KY. Esther, the daughter of Rudolph NEAT and Maria Margaretha FREY, was born about 1790, in NC. William and Esther had 7 children: James, Mary, Hester, Andrew, William, J., and Syrilda. Except for a brief time during the Civil War, Elisha and Syrilda lived and farmed in the Little Cake area of Adair County KY their entire lives. In the cabin they built near the Green River, they raised their 8 children: Geriah Isabell (1858-1945), Castella Thomas(1859-1907), Laura T. (1863-1867/68), Margaret Susanna (1865-1943), Logan Thomas (1868-1926), William T. (1873-1875), Sims Alden (1870-1924), and Elisha Franklin (1875-1955). Geriah married Ocellous Lucanus HARDWICK 23-Feb-1880. Castella married John Richard BEARD 31-Jan-1883. Margaret married Benjamin Ernest COOK 06-Aug-1894. Logan married Mattie J. WHITE 05-June-1889. Sims Alden married Sue RIGNEY 27-Dec-1902. Elisha married Elfir TAYLOR 12-Oct-1899; on 06-Oct-1937, he married Rachel HILL. Elisha died 07-Oct-1897. Syrilda died 04-Mar-1900. Elisha and Syrilda are both buried in Tabernacle Cemetery, Neatsville, Adair County KY. Surnames: BEARD, COOK, FREY, GADBERRY, HARDWICK, HILL, NEAT NORTHCULT, RIGNEY, TAYLOR, WINFREY, WHITE *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submittor before downloading. ***********************************************************************