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Eli Edwards 1789 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1789

Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Edwards

Mother: Nancy Quishenbury

Spouse(s): Milly Hancock

Children(s):

Eli Edwards was born in 1789 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Jackson Edwards and Nancy Quishenbury. In 1830, Eli Edwards resided in Wilson, Tennessee, USA. Eli Edwards married Milly Hancock. Eli Edwards passed away in 1835 in Wilson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Eli Edwards was born in 1789 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Jackson Edwards and Nancy Quishenbury.
  • In 1830, Eli Edwards resided in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Eli Edwards married Milly Hancock.
  • Eli Edwards passed away in 1835 in Wilson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eli Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Eli Edwards
1789 – 1835
Birth Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Jackson Edwards
1760 – 1831
Chatham, North Carolina
Nancy Quishenbury
1767 – 1839
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Edwards
Ireland
Agnes
1737 –
Nicholas Quesenbury
1741 – 1820
Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth Minor
1744 – 1767
Burlington, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
John Quesenbury
1720 – 1756
Elizabeth Mothershead
1710 – 1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eli Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1789
15 October 1789
Birth of Eli Edwards in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 41
Eli Edwards resided here in Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Wilson, Tennessee, USA
1835
1835
Age 46
Death of Eli Edwards in Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1789
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 182; Page: 86; Family History Library Film: 0024540

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hurricane, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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