Eliza Ann Coker was born 26 Apr 1852 in Taylor County, Florida. I am unsure of her parents but I am still searching for information.
Through the years
Eliza Ann Coker married Thomas E. Swilley in Taylor County, Florida on 2 Jan 1868. Eliza Ann Coker Swilley had the following children, although I am unsure which ones belong to Thomas Swilley. Hester Ann Swilley, Jane Swilley, Laura Swilley, Charity Swilley, Lucy “Virginia” Swilley, Lilly Swilley?, Nan Swilley, Robert Swilley. I cannot find Eliza and Thomas in the 1870 Census and when I find Eliza in 1880 Polk County, she is listed as a widow but had two children after 1880 named Swilley. Eliza and Thomas Swilley divorced in Taylor County, Florida in 1876. Eliza Ann Swilley married Noah Freeman on the 8 Nov 1899 in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Death
Eliza Ann died 24 Feb 1941. The following obituary was printed in the Tampa Tribune on the 25 Feb 1941, Deaths Section, Funeral Notices, Page 2. Annie E. Freeman, 88, 1941. Mrs. Annie E. Freeman, 88, of Ruskin died Monday at her residence. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Janie Smith, Clewiston; Mrs. Hester Pollard, Loretta; Mrs. Charan Brown, Palmetto; and Mrs. A. G. Felts, New Orleans, La. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 4 pm at the Greenman home. Rev. A. P. Coozle officiating. Burial in Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Pall bearers; Arthur Wilkins, Lawrence Buzbee, Corbett Buzbee, Cecil Buzbee, Gary Felts and Gerald Johnson.
