Eliza was born on 18 NOV 1836 in Dickson Co., TN, the daughter of George Luther and Mary Bowden.
She died on 30 SEP 1915 in Cuba, Graves, KY USA.
Her husband was Captain James Andrew Jackson Wade, who she married on ABT 1857. The place has not been found. They had no known children.
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| Birth | 18 NOV 1836 |
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| Death | 30 SEP 1915 |
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Note 1
In notes from Mike Wade, a descendent of
In notes from Mike Wade, a descendent of James Andrew Wade and Eliza Dolly Luther, we find that James Andrew Jackson Wade came to Kentucky from Virginia with his father, John. The land at that time was still occupied by some indians and a few settlers. He started work as a part time blacksmith, making nails, and he also worked a legal still. In the Graves County 1840 Census he was listed as having at least 160 acres of land and having one black slave over the age of 21 on his property. He also worked building caskets. Listed also in the Census is a Joseph and a John Wade which could have been his brothers but that is strictly a guess. 1841 Graves County tax list shows James A. Wade with 160 acres, value $400.00, one white over 21, 1 black over 16, total blacks 1, children 0. There is also a Joseph Wade and a John Wade. John had 80 acres worth $200.00. According to the 1860 Census, James Andrew Wade came to Kentucky from Virginia. He settled on 1000 acres of land in Graves County, KY. He was listed as being 44 years of age, worth $20,000. He was married to Dolly Bowden and they had eight children, four boys and four girls (according to family conversation). His wife died before the war. He remarried Eliza Dolly Luther. They had two children who died from measles contracted when a son came home from the front on leave during the Civil War. They had two additional children, Sally Wade and Henry Lee Wade. Two sons from the first marriage , James and Samuel went to Texas some time after the war. The remaining two sons, John moved to Atlanta, (later to Louisiana) and Robert stayed in Kentucky and opened a store in Cuba, Kentucky. J.A. Wade contributed horses for a regiment and also recruited men for the South. He was given the title of "Rally Captain" which was carried in the newspaper account of his death in 1885. Also the Federal troops were sent to arrest Captain J.A. Wade, probably for his efforts toward the Confederacy. He hid in the cornfields at t imes to avoid arrest. His wife brought food to him. He was supposed to have received a letter of commendation from President Jefferson Davis-but that needs to be validated. Any and all of this is extremely difficult to trace as the Graves County Courthouse and the old farm house, old cemetery are gone, as well as the family Bible and diary kept by one of the sons. His second wife, Eliza Dolly, was placed in charge of running the household and overseeing the feeding of the more than one hundred black slaves. She had to see that enough food provisions were kept or purchased each day. From the "Mayfield Monitor": Capt. Jas. Wade, one of the oldest and best known citizens of the country, dropped dead at his home last Monday. He was working on his farm, and stooped to pull a sprout, when he fell and expired instantly. He was between 60 and 70 years of age and was highly respected by all who knew him.