Mother of Transformation

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 Elizabeth Lizzy Searcy Wilson Smith Miles Huff
 B: May 1870 in Taylor County, Georgia
 D: 3 Nov 1957 in Marietta St. Cedartown, Polk, Georgia

 PARENTS
 John H Patillo Huff & Georgia O Ann Wilson Huff Thomas

 SPOUSE & CHILD
 James Jordan Searcy (1850-1898)
 ✿ Willie M Searcy, b. Sep 1884 in Georgia
 SPOUSE & CHILDREN
 Weston** Searcy (1871-1949) married 1892
 ✿ Fanny Lucile H Searcy, b. Apr 1892 in Georgia
 ✿ Willie Natt Searcy, b. Jul 1896 in Georgia
 SPOUSE & CHILDREN
 Charlie Charley Smith (1875-1910) married 1894
 ✿ Clarence Brooks Huff, b. Jun 1892 in South Carolina
 ✿ Annie Mae Bankston Smith, b. Nov 1894 in Georgia
 ✿ Eva Cornelius Simpson Tiller Smith, b. Jan 1897 in Georgia
 ✿ Charles Smith, b. Aug 1898 in Georgia
 SPOUSE & CHILD
 Joseph P Wilson (1871-????)
 ✿ Arty Elizabeth Wilson, b. Dec 1894 in Georgia
 SPOUSE & CHILD
 William Jim Miles (1869-????)
 ✿ Mary Lou Simpson Miles, b. 1903 in Georgia

 RECORDS attached to this profile
 ✿ 1880 U.S. Federal Census; Hootenville, Upson, Georgia
     Lizzie Sercy, Black, born abt 1856; wife of Jordan Sercy; children Mary, Sarah, John T.
 ✿ 1880 U.S. Federal Census; Griffin, Spalding, Georgia
     Elizabeth Huff, White, born abt 1876; daughter of John H. & Georgia Huff
 ✿ 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Blackankle, Upson, Georgia
     Lillie Searcey, Black, born Oct 1849; wife of Jordan Searcey; children Sarah J, John T, Henry, Luis, Willie, Jodie, Famie, Mattie, Carrie
 ✿ 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Cedartown, Polk, Georgia
     Lizzie Smith, Black, born Jul 1864; wife of Charley Smith; children Annie M, Eva, Charles
 ✿ 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Hazard, Bibb, Georgia
     Elizabeth Searcy, Black, born May 1876; wife of Weston Searcy; children Fanny, Willie
 ✿ 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Spalding, Georgia
     Lizzie Wilson, White, born Feb 1876; daughter of John H & Georgia Huff; child Elizabeth Wilson
 ✿ 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Blackankle, Upson, Georgia
     Lizzie Searcy, Black, born abt 1845; wife of Jorden Searcy; children Henry, Louis, Willie, Joe, Fannie, Mattie, Julia
 ✿ 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Cedartown, Polk, Georgia
     Lizzie Smith, Mulatto, born abt 1880; widow; children Annie Mae, Julia, Carry B, Elizabeth, Mabel
 ✿ 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Macon, Bibb, Georgia
     Lizzie Searcy, Black, born abt 1875; wife of Allen Searcy
 ✿ 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Cherokee, Georgia
     Elizabeth Wilson, White, born abt 1874; wife of Joseph J. Wilson; children David Jasper, William Calvin, Martha Maria, Arty Elizabeth, Joseph Henry, Sadie, Robert Lee, Glenn Harris, Agnes
 ✿ 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Cedartown, Polk, Georgia
     Lizzie Smith, Black, born abt 1880; widow
 ✿ 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
     Lizzie Smith, Black, born abt 1881; widow; mother of Lucile Hemphill
 ✿ 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Blackankle, Upson, Georgia
     Lizzie Searcy, Black, born abt 1855; widow; children Sarah J, Julia M
 ✿ 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
     Lizzie Smith, Black, born abt 1870; widow; mother of Lucile Hemphill
 ✿ Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
     Lizzie Smith, Black, died 3 Nov 1957, Polk County, 76 years old

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Every woman on this tree is listed with every surname of every man on her profile. In Elizabeth's case that means clicking "search records" brings up a search for "Elizabeth Lizzy Searcy Wilson Smith Miles Huff Miles Searcy Wilson Searcy Smith." I'm sure that's a really accurate search. [Yup, still waiting for that sarcasm font.] If you're a newbie, list women by their maiden name. Period.
Elizabeth is just defying the biological laws of nature all over the place. In 1892 she gives birth to one child in April and another child, with a different father, in June. In 1894 she gives birth in November and December, again the children have different fathers. In July of '96 she gives birth to one husband's child and 6 months later in January of '97 gives birth to another husband's child. So does the tree owner think Elizabeth had two uteri?
The laws of physics have no hold on her either. She can be in two or more places at once and no one would recognize her. In 1880 she's a 4 year old white girl and a 24 year old black woman with three children. In 1900 she can be found in 4 different Georgia counties with 3 different surnames, 2 different races, and anywhere from 24 years of age to 51. Her ability to transform is amazing!
Sigh.

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