Eliza was half Sioux Indian. According to descendant Patti Brewer, it is said that Eliza's father traded a team of oxen for her mother.
In the 1850 Federal Census, Eliza A. Bennett is age 7, living with her family at Augusta, Washtenaw Co., MI. In 1860 she is age 17, living with her family at Fenton, Genesee Co., MI.
Eliza married at age 19+, to Abner, who was not quite 43.
According to some genealogies, her name was Sarah Elizabeth. However, she is Eliza A. in the 1850 census, and Eliza in 1860 & 1870.