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Eli Cornwell Wilkes 1835–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 NOV 1835

Birth Location: Chester Co., S.C.

Death Date: 4 SEP 1863

Death Location: Rockingham Co., Va.

Father: John Wilkes

Mother: Cynthia Cornwell

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In 1835, Eli Cornwell Wilkes entered the world in Chester Co., S.C., born to John Wesley Wilkes And Cynthia Colvin Cornwell. Eli Cornwell Wilkes married Mary Lou Hawthorne. Eli Cornwell Wilkes passed away in 1863 in Rockingham Co., Va..

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Biography

  • In 1835, Eli Cornwell Wilkes entered the world in Chester Co., S.C., born to John Wesley Wilkes And Cynthia Colvin Cornwell.
  • Eli Cornwell Wilkes married Mary Lou Hawthorne.
  • Eli Cornwell Wilkes passed away in 1863 in Rockingham Co., Va..

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Eli Wilkes's Ancestors

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Eli Wilkes
1835–1863
Birth Place: Chester Co., S.C.
Parents
John Wesley Wilkes
1809–1868
Chester Co., S.C.
Cynthia (Colvin) Cornwell
1810–1870
Grandparents
Richard Wilkes
1769–1840
N.C.
Alice Roden
1776–1855
Chester Co., S.C.
Eli Cornwell
1766–1848
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Rhoda Colvin
1771–1843
Great-Grandparents
Jr Roden
1753–1793
Obadiah Cornwell
1730–
Hannah Davis
1653–1719
John Colvin
1740–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Davis
1621–1666
Jane Peaslee
1627–1694

Eli Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1835
17 NOV 1835
Birth of Eli Cornwell Wilkes in Chester Co., S.C.
Chester Co., S.C.
1863
4 SEP 1863
Age 28
Death of Eli Cornwell Wilkes in Rockingham Co., Va.
Rockingham Co., Va.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1835
    Event Place: Chester Co., S.C.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1863
    Event Place: Rockingham Co., Va.

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