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Elias Cheshire Poston 1804–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1804

Birth Location: Hampshire, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Jan 1876

Death Location: Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA

Father: Samuel Poston

Mother: Rachel King

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Elias Cheshire Poston was born in 1804 in Hampshire, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Poston And Rachel Malinda King. Elias Cheshire Poston passed away in 1876 in Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Elias Cheshire Poston was born in 1804 in Hampshire, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Poston And Rachel Malinda King.
  • Elias Cheshire Poston passed away in 1876 in Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA.

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Elias Poston's Ancestors

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Elias Poston
1804–1876
Birth Place: Hampshire, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Poston
1765–1819
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rachel (Malinda) King
1769–1846
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Poston
1742–1819
Charles, Maryland, United States
Mary (Ellen Lynn) Lyne
1745–1768
Catawba, North Carolina
John (Armor) King
1743–1808
New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Rachel (Margaret) Young
1747–1828
Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Poston
1721–1777
Priscilla Cheshire
1725–1797
William Lynn
1720–1779
Sarah Hayward
1730–1800
Richard King
1705–1783
MARGARET BARCLAY
1710–1785
Alexander Young
1720–1769
Anne McWHORTER
1730–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Poston
1700–1733
Susanna Baldridge
1714–1735
John Sr
1695–1746
Sarah Burch
1695–1760
Richard King
1676–1725
Faith Bird
1682–1705
Robert Barclay
1686–1786
MARGARET KERR
1695–1769
J Young
1700–1741
Jean Nuccol
1700–1721

Elias Poston's Timeline

2 Records

1804
21 Dec 1804
Birth of Elias Cheshire Poston in Hampshire, Virginia, USA
Hampshire, Virginia, USA
1876
22 Jan 1876
Age 72
Death of Elias Cheshire Poston in Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA
Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1804
    Event Place: Hampshire, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1876
    Event Place: Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA

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