Father: JOSIAH TODD (1878-1853) d. Lowndes Co., AL
Mother: ZILPHA THOMAS (1794-1871) d. Lowndes Co., AL
Spouse: LINDSEY BAKER GRICE (1814-1870) d. Lowndes Co., AL
CHRONOLOGY
1815 -- born in Edgefield, SC, dau of Josiah Todd and Zilpha Thomas
c1818 -- resettled with her family to the frontier (Dallas County, later Lowndes) in so. central AL
c1833 -- married Lindsey Baker Grice
1861-1865 -- suffered heartbreaking family loses including all her children except Willis C. Grice during the Civil War
1870 -- (age 55) widowed in the wake of the Civil War and left as guardian of four orphaned granddaughters
1872 -- (age 57) resettled along with some 25 relatives of her brother Willoughby Todd— to central Texas, taking along four orphaned grandaughters who were children of daughter Clarinda Grice Thomas, and joining her only surviving child-- Willis Carpenter Grice (mentioned in the "1871 Lexington Letter" written by nephew J. C. Blaylock)
1872-1899-- resided with son Willis in the Salty Commuity sw of Rockdale and raised the four orphaned grandaughters to adulthood
1899-- died (age 84) in Williamson Co., TX; burial in Stiles Cem., Thrall, TX;
tombst.
POST SCRIPT: Also buried in the Stiles Cemetery were her granddaughter Marina Thomas Stiles and a great neice RUBY TODD (dau/D. Enos Todd & Amber Crump). Her one surviving son (WILLIS CARPENTER GRICE) resettled to Wilbarger Co. (northwest Texas); burial: Vernon, TX
NOTES of relative G. O. Todd:
ELIZABETH "Betsy" GRICE was forced to bury all of her children (except Willis C. Grice), plus her husband in AL between 1860 and 1870. At the end of this period, she was left with one son who'd resettled in Milam County, TX. Further, she'd been given the responsibilityof parenting her four orphaned granddaughters (Thomas girls). Her father JOSIAH was dead, her closest brother WILLOUGHBY was dead, and her mother ZILPHA THOMAS would be dead within one year. Elizabeth lived near all of Willoughby's descendants who had survived the war, and she received mail urging her to join those Todds and move to TX to join her son. At age 57, she undertook this cross-country migration and had to leave all her household goods behind and take only one trunk. In Texas, she lived near Thrall some 25 years.
Mother: ZILPHA THOMAS (1794-1871) d. Lowndes Co., AL
Spouse: LINDSEY BAKER GRICE (1814-1870) d. Lowndes Co., AL
CHRONOLOGY
1815 -- born in Edgefield, SC, dau of Josiah Todd and Zilpha Thomas
c1818 -- resettled with her family to the frontier (Dallas County, later Lowndes) in so. central AL
c1833 -- married Lindsey Baker Grice
1861-1865 -- suffered heartbreaking family loses including all her children except Willis C. Grice during the Civil War
1870 -- (age 55) widowed in the wake of the Civil War and left as guardian of four orphaned granddaughters
1872 -- (age 57) resettled along with some 25 relatives of her brother Willoughby Todd— to central Texas, taking along four orphaned grandaughters who were children of daughter Clarinda Grice Thomas, and joining her only surviving child-- Willis Carpenter Grice (mentioned in the "1871 Lexington Letter" written by nephew J. C. Blaylock)
1872-1899-- resided with son Willis in the Salty Commuity sw of Rockdale and raised the four orphaned grandaughters to adulthood
1899-- died (age 84) in Williamson Co., TX; burial in Stiles Cem., Thrall, TX;
tombst.
POST SCRIPT: Also buried in the Stiles Cemetery were her granddaughter Marina Thomas Stiles and a great neice RUBY TODD (dau/D. Enos Todd & Amber Crump). Her one surviving son (WILLIS CARPENTER GRICE) resettled to Wilbarger Co. (northwest Texas); burial: Vernon, TX
NOTES of relative G. O. Todd:
ELIZABETH "Betsy" GRICE was forced to bury all of her children (except Willis C. Grice), plus her husband in AL between 1860 and 1870. At the end of this period, she was left with one son who'd resettled in Milam County, TX. Further, she'd been given the responsibilityof parenting her four orphaned granddaughters (Thomas girls). Her father JOSIAH was dead, her closest brother WILLOUGHBY was dead, and her mother ZILPHA THOMAS would be dead within one year. Elizabeth lived near all of Willoughby's descendants who had survived the war, and she received mail urging her to join those Todds and move to TX to join her son. At age 57, she undertook this cross-country migration and had to leave all her household goods behind and take only one trunk. In Texas, she lived near Thrall some 25 years.
Father: JOSIAH TODD (1878-1853) d. Lowndes Co., AL
Mother: ZILPHA THOMAS (1794-1871) d. Lowndes Co., AL
Spouse: LINDSEY BAKER GRICE (1814-1870) d. Lowndes Co., AL
CHRONOLOGY
1815 -- born in Edgefield, SC, dau of Josiah Todd and Zilpha Thomas
c1818 -- resettled with her family to the frontier (Dallas County, later Lowndes) in so. central AL
c1833 -- married Lindsey Baker Grice
1861-1865 -- suffered heartbreaking family loses including all her children except Willis C. Grice during the Civil War
1870 -- (age 55) widowed in the wake of the Civil War and left as guardian of four orphaned granddaughters
1872 -- (age 57) resettled along with some 25 relatives of her brother Willoughby Todd— to central Texas, taking along four orphaned grandaughters who were children of daughter Clarinda Grice Thomas, and joining her only surviving child-- Willis Carpenter Grice (mentioned in the "1871 Lexington Letter" written by nephew J. C. Blaylock)
1872-1899-- resided with son Willis in the Salty Commuity sw of Rockdale and raised the four orphaned grandaughters to adulthood
1899-- died (age 84) in Williamson Co., TX; burial in Stiles Cem., Thrall, TX;
tombst.
POST SCRIPT: Also buried in the Stiles Cemetery were her granddaughter Marina Thomas Stiles and a great neice RUBY TODD (dau/D. Enos Todd & Amber Crump). Her one surviving son (WILLIS CARPENTER GRICE) resettled to Wilbarger Co. (northwest Texas); burial: Vernon, TX
NOTES of relative G. O. Todd:
ELIZABETH "Betsy" GRICE was forced to bury all of her children (except Willis C. Grice), plus her husband in AL between 1860 and 1870. At the end of this period, she was left with one son who'd resettled in Milam County, TX. Further, she'd been given the responsibilityof parenting her four orphaned granddaughters (Thomas girls). Her father JOSIAH was dead, her closest brother WILLOUGHBY was dead, and her mother ZILPHA THOMAS would be dead within one year. Elizabeth lived near all of Willoughby's descendants who had survived the war, and she received mail urging her to join those Todds and move to TX to join her son. At age 57, she undertook this cross-country migration and had to leave all her household goods behind and take only one trunk. In Texas, she lived near Thrall some 25 years.
Mother: ZILPHA THOMAS (1794-1871) d. Lowndes Co., AL
Spouse: LINDSEY BAKER GRICE (1814-1870) d. Lowndes Co., AL
CHRONOLOGY
1815 -- born in Edgefield, SC, dau of Josiah Todd and Zilpha Thomas
c1818 -- resettled with her family to the frontier (Dallas County, later Lowndes) in so. central AL
c1833 -- married Lindsey Baker Grice
1861-1865 -- suffered heartbreaking family loses including all her children except Willis C. Grice during the Civil War
1870 -- (age 55) widowed in the wake of the Civil War and left as guardian of four orphaned granddaughters
1872 -- (age 57) resettled along with some 25 relatives of her brother Willoughby Todd— to central Texas, taking along four orphaned grandaughters who were children of daughter Clarinda Grice Thomas, and joining her only surviving child-- Willis Carpenter Grice (mentioned in the "1871 Lexington Letter" written by nephew J. C. Blaylock)
1872-1899-- resided with son Willis in the Salty Commuity sw of Rockdale and raised the four orphaned grandaughters to adulthood
1899-- died (age 84) in Williamson Co., TX; burial in Stiles Cem., Thrall, TX;
tombst.
POST SCRIPT: Also buried in the Stiles Cemetery were her granddaughter Marina Thomas Stiles and a great neice RUBY TODD (dau/D. Enos Todd & Amber Crump). Her one surviving son (WILLIS CARPENTER GRICE) resettled to Wilbarger Co. (northwest Texas); burial: Vernon, TX
NOTES of relative G. O. Todd:
ELIZABETH "Betsy" GRICE was forced to bury all of her children (except Willis C. Grice), plus her husband in AL between 1860 and 1870. At the end of this period, she was left with one son who'd resettled in Milam County, TX. Further, she'd been given the responsibilityof parenting her four orphaned granddaughters (Thomas girls). Her father JOSIAH was dead, her closest brother WILLOUGHBY was dead, and her mother ZILPHA THOMAS would be dead within one year. Elizabeth lived near all of Willoughby's descendants who had survived the war, and she received mail urging her to join those Todds and move to TX to join her son. At age 57, she undertook this cross-country migration and had to leave all her household goods behind and take only one trunk. In Texas, she lived near Thrall some 25 years.
Inscription
She was a kind and affectionate Wife, a fond Mother, and a friend to all.
Gravesite Details
Stiles Cemetery is a private family cemetery located north of Thrall, TX
Family Members
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