wedding guest 1834 Tryon

[IowaToni]

I can't make out Elizabeth's last name. I've tried Newsom and Nelder. I've made a tree for each Elizabeth with that last name but I can't find the link between her and John Clark and Phoebe Clark Ward and/or William Weeks.

If I could be sure that Phoebe's parents were Ebenezer Ward and Peggy Margaret Clark it would help. I was hoping this Elizabeth could shed some light on that.

The original entry is at family search right hand side on the bottom.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SM-ZTL?i=34&wc=M6PH-YP6%3A238490601%2C238528001%2C238493402%2C238528002&cc=1937794

[Hephzibah]

Newham?

[Rhododendron]

I agree with Newham.

[ScobieDrom]

I agree Newham

[arthurk]

I think the 4th letter is like the 's' in house and presence - see the first and last words of the third line.

This gives Newsam, though there are no doubt variants of this: you mentioned Newsom, but maybe also Newsome and Newsham.

[IowaToni]

Yes, those are all names I've tried. And the 1841 census didn't help! I have no doubt in my mind this guest is related to my Ward family since All of them are hiding from me so successfully. It's amazing that there isn't a family tree on ancestry that matches any of them.

[Ruskie]

I originally thought Newham before reading other replies, but looking more closely, the middle letter looks a bit closer to the 's' in 'presence' rather than the 'h' in 'others' in the same entry.

There is no guarantee that Elizabeth is related to the family - she may be a friend of the bride for example.  Not every tree is on Ancestry so I'm not sure why you are surprised you have found no matches to this family. 

PS. Welcome to rootschat.

[Treetotal]

The "s" in presence appears closed to me so I  ewham.
Carol