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- Elizabeth Ellis Hooker and her husband, Cadwallada Brown Churchill, made
their home on a farm in Goodwin Hollow just two miles west of Lebanon,
Missouri. There all of their children were born. "Aunt Betty" Churchill,
was reported to be a character in her own right. It is said that she
feared no man, cvilian or soldier. When her grain or livestock was taken,
she would ride horseback to Lebanon to the commanding officer and demand
payment, later boasting she go every cent coming to her. She was
described as efficient in all things. A skillful rider, she rode about
the countryside clad in bloomers, then reportedly a novelty, even in the
East. She was also an expert shot, and in target practice she supposedly
could put the men in her family to shame. She and her huband, Cadwallada
Brown Churchill, were a hospitable couple, keeping an open house for
friends and neighbors. Even after her husband's death, she would throw
dancing parties for all the young folks in the area. Many of the older
folks would reminisce about the times they would make up a crowd by piling
into a farm wagon and rattle over the country roads to "Aunt Betty"
Churchill's for dancing, singing, and games all night. The square dance
an the Virginia Reel were the favorites at these parties. Sometimes these
events would last all through the weekend.
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1837 - 1913 (76 years)
