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Eli Decker 1825 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JAN 1825

Birth Location: Grayson County, Kentucky

Death Date: 24 October 1904

Death Location: Grayson County, Kentucky

Father: Ezekiel Decker

Mother: Esther Booth

Spouse(s): Sally Newton, Ellen Meredith, Mary Decker, Sarah Merideth

Children(s): Mary Cook

The story of Eli Decker began in 1825 in Grayson County, Kentucky. Eli Decker married Sally Newton, Ellen Meredith, Mary J Decker, Sarah A Merideth, and had children including Mary A. Cook. Eli Decker passed away in 1904 in Grayson County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Eli Decker began in 1825 in Grayson County, Kentucky.
  • Eli Decker married Sally Newton, Ellen Meredith, Mary J Decker, Sarah A Merideth, and had children including Mary A. Cook.
  • Eli Decker passed away in 1904 in Grayson County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel Decker
1788 – 1860
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
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Esther Booth
1792 – 1840
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sally Newton
1827 – 1880
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Ellen Meredith
1829 – 1859
Birth Location: Edmonson, Kentucky
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Mary Decker
1824 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Merideth
1845 – 1867
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Mary Cook
1856 – 1910
Birth Location: Grayson County, Kentucky
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Eli Decker's Ancestors

Self
Eli Decker
1825 – 1904
Birth Place: Grayson County, Kentucky
Parents
Ezekiel Decker
1788 – 1860
Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Esther Booth
1792 – 1840
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Fred Booth
1770 –
Adeline Conrad
1758 – 1858
Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eli Decker's Descendants

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Eli Decker (9 JAN 1825 – 24 October 1904) m. Sally Newton (abt 1827 – aft 1880 (after the 1880 census)) m. Ellen Meredith (3 Jul 1829 – 2 Sep 1859) m. Mary (J) Decker (Apr 1824 – ) m. Sarah (A) Merideth (16 November 1845 – 1 Aug 1867)
  1. 1. Mary (A.) Cook (28 February 1856 – 17 June 1910) m. James Cook (5 Dec 1854 – 28 Oct 1937)
    1. 1. Rose (Ann) Cook (4 November 1877 – 18 October 1948) m. Hezekiah (C) Decker (30 Sep 1872 – 10 March 1939)
      1. 1. Robert Decker (2 MAY 1895 – 18 Oct 1971) m. Nancy (A) Vincent (1900 – 5 April 1980) m. Nancy (Almede) Vincent (Sept 1899 – 1981)
        1. 1. Louis (Guy) Decker (23 Feb 1915 – 12 Apr 1999)
        2. 2. Cleve (Carlos) Deckerd (1 May 1927 – 6/25/2005) m. Dorothy (E. Day) Legge (abt 1925 – 3 March 2000)

Eli Decker's Timeline

2 Records

1825
9 JAN 1825
Birth of Eli Decker in Grayson County, Kentucky
Grayson County, Kentucky
1904
24 October 1904
Age 79
Death of Eli Decker in Grayson County, Kentucky
Grayson County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JAN 1825
    Event Place: Grayson County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1904
    Event Place: Grayson County, Kentucky
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