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Elias W Smith 1796 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 20 Dec 1861

Death Location: Lyon, Kentucky, United States

Father: Rev. Smith

Mother: Nancy Combs

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Elias W Smith was born in 1796 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, the child of Rev. Richard Smith and Nancy Alicia "Lissie" Combs. Elias W Smith passed away in 1861 in Lyon, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Elias W Smith was born in 1796 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, the child of Rev. Richard Smith and Nancy Alicia "Lissie" Combs.
  • Elias W Smith passed away in 1861 in Lyon, Kentucky, United States.

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Elias Smith's Ancestors

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Elias Smith
1796 – 1861
Birth Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Rev. Richard Smith
1771 – 1836
St Bride, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Alicia "Lissie") Combs
1772 – 1858
Warren County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Lt. (William B.) Smith
1740 – 1777
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Eunice (Elizabeth "Betty") Ritchie
1750 – 1816
Brides, Norfork, Virginia, United States
Nicholas ("Danger") Combs
1756 – 1838
Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Euphemia) Grigsby
1754 – 1850
King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elias Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Elias W Smith in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
1861
20 Dec 1861
Age 65
Death of Elias W Smith in Lyon, Kentucky, United States
Lyon, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Lyon, Kentucky, United States

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