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Elijah Richardson Meadows 1878–1933

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Born 24 SEP 1878 · Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

Died 3 NOV 1933 · New Castle, Craig County, Virginia, United States of America

Father Elijah Preston Meadows

Mother Jemima Ellen Bolen

Siblings George Washington Meadows, James Albert Meadows, Netah Mahala Meadows, Norman Alderson Meadows, Thomas Stealbert Meadows

Records

1880 United States Federal Census U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … U.S., World War I Draft … Virginia, U.S., Death Records Virginia, Death Records West Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriage … U.S., Find A Grave Index, …

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Immediate Family

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Elijah Preston Meadows

Jemima Ellen Bolen

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Children

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Biography

Elijah Richardson Meadows was born in 1878 in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA, the child of elijah preston meadows and jemima ellen bolen. In 1880, Elijah Richardson Meadows resided in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States. Elijah Richardson Meadows passed away in 1933 in New Castle, Craig County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Census 1880 United States Federal Census
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Military U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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Death Records Virginia, U.S., Death Records
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Death Records Virginia, Death Records
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Marriage Records West Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records
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Record U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

Life Timeline

1878

Birth of Elijah Richardson Meadows in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

Birth

1880

Elijah Richardson Meadows resided here in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States

Residence

1933

Death of Elijah Richardson Meadows in Craig County, Virginia

Death

Oldest Ancestor Line from Elijah Meadows

This ancestor line traces from St Thomas Parish, Orange Co, Va, Indian Raid, USA (1710) to Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America (1878) across 6 generations.

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: Elijah Meadows (1878–1933) was born in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA and died in New Castle, Craig County, Virginia, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
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