Eli married Elizabeth A(nn) Bethel on 31 Jan 1849 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Dr. Tilman Bethel and Sarah Root "Sally" Dougherty) was born on 17 Oct 1823 in Tennessee; died on 30 Jun 1882 in (DeKalb County, Tennessee); was buried in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty, DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]