Elizabeth Parke Law

Biography

Elizabeth Parke Law was born in 1797 and died tragically young in 1822 at the age of twenty-five. She was interred in the Rogers-Buchanan Family Cemetery, indicating her connections to these prominent families of her time.

Her brief life was lived during the early years of American independence, a period of hope and uncertainty. Though her time on earth was cut short, Elizabeth Parke Law remains remembered as a member of families that played roles in the early American story, and her grave serves as a poignant reminder of the fragility of life in the nineteenth century.