Lady Ida Beasley Elliott (December 25, 1864–1948) was a missionary

Missionary

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 to Burma and one of the first women to own a business in Winchester, Tennessee

Winchester, Tennessee

Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

. Because of her work in Burma, Queen Victoria

Victoria of the United Kingdom

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 damed

Dame (title)

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 Ida Beasley Elliott.

Lady Ida Beasley Elliott was a Baptist missionary and was married to Enoch Guy Elliott on October 24, 1883 in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee

Franklin County, Tennessee

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. Her husband Enoch Guy Elliott was friends with Peter Turney

Peter Turney

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 who later became governor of Tennessee

Tennessee

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. Enoch Guy Elliott was the builder of the 2nd Tennessee State Prison

Tennessee State Prison

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, and was Chief Warden of the old Tennessee State Prison.

Further reading

• Fandrich, Julia W. "Ida Beasley Elliott: Distinguished Missionary from Franklin County." Franklin County Historical Review; 18 (1987): 71-76.