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Colonel Cornwallis Irvine Pugh 1840–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: November 1916

Death Location: Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph Pugh

Mother: Virginia Bailey

Spouse(s): Melford Bailey

Children(s): William Pugh, Lucinda Pugh

The story of Colonel Cornwallis Irvine Pugh began in 1840 in Morgan, Kentucky, United States. Colonel Cornwallis Irvine Pugh married Melford Bailey, and had children including Lucinda Jane Pugh, William Mason Pugh. Colonel Cornwallis Irvine Pugh passed away in 1916 in Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Cornwallis Irvine Pugh began in 1840 in Morgan, Kentucky, United States.
  • Colonel Cornwallis Irvine Pugh married Melford Bailey, and had children including Lucinda Jane Pugh, William Mason Pugh.
  • Colonel Cornwallis Irvine Pugh passed away in 1916 in Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Pugh
1817–1877
Birth Location: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, United States
JP
Virginia Bailey
1815–1913
Birth Location: Salyersville, Magoffin County , Kentucky, USA
VB

Spouses(s)

Melford Bailey
1839–1922
Birth Location: Morgan, Kentucky, United States
MB

Children(s)

William Pugh
1861–1900
Birth Location: Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
WP
Lucinda Pugh
1863–1946
Birth Location: Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
LP

Colonel Pugh's Ancestors

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Colonel Pugh
1840–1916
Birth Place: Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Joseph Wesley Pugh
1817–1877
Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, United States
Virginia (Jane) Bailey
1815–1913
Salyersville, Magoffin County , Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Pugh
1787–1869
Bourbon, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Frances Townsend
1794–1887
NC
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr.
1753–1820
Elizabeth Hunt
1763–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johnathan Hunt
1716–1782
Margaret Lowrance
1740–1790

Colonel Pugh's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (Cornwallis Irvine) Pugh (1840–November 1916) m. Melford Bailey (December 1839–1922)
  1. 1. William (Mason) Pugh 1861–1900
  2. 2. Lucinda (Jane) Pugh 1863–1946 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Elam 1856–1922
    1. 1. Carrie (Evaline) Back 1897–1993 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Elam 1892–1965
    2. 2. Josie Elam 1895–1900
    3. 3. Orman (Melvin) Elam 1894–1971
    4. 4. Emin Elam 1891–1975
    5. 5. Burns (Wallace) Elam 1884–1953

Colonel Pugh's Timeline

2 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Colonel Cornwallis Irvine Pugh in Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
1916
November 1916
Age 76
Death of Colonel Cornwallis Irvine Pugh in Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1916
    Event Place: Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
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