Sinia Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stovall

Born April 29, 1836 -- Died September 26, 1919

Sinia Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stovall Steele was born April 29,1836 in Lincoln County ,Tennessee to James A and Marrian Stovall. At the age of 25 she was living in Coffadeliah, Neshoba County, Mississippi.
In 1861 she received a letter from Sewel Steele of the 5th Mississippi Infantry stationed at Marion Mississippi. Sewel apologized to "Lizzie" for not having been formally introduced. But Sewel was a lonely soldier from Neshoba County and had no one to communicate with since he had come to Mississippi from Jefferson County , New York. Incidentally, Sewel's brother Fredrick was a member of the Union army. The correspondence continued throughout the Civil War. After the war Sewel came back to Neshoba County and he and Lizzie were married on December 31,1865. They had two daughters born in Neshoba County- Lula Belle in 1866 and Mattie Williams Steele in 1867. Sewel and Lizzie came to Van Zandt County in 1870. Sewel died in 1876 and is buried in the Edom Cemetery.
After Sewels death Lizzie married J. W. Williams in 1877and they had one son, Albert born in 1879.

J. W. died in 1894 and is buried in the Edom cemetery.
Lizzie died in September 1919 and is buried next to Sewel in the old section of the Edom cemetery.

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