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Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling 1785–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Big Creek (Hawkins County), Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: June 1833

Death Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Bowling

Mother: Sarah Blevins

Spouse(s): Sarah Anderson

Children(s): James Bowling

In 1785, Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling entered the world in Big Creek (Hawkins County), Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA, born to James Thomas Powhatan Bowling And Sarah Sally Blevins. Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling married Sarah Sally Anderson, and had children including James Bar Creek Bowling. Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling passed away in 1833 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling entered the world in Big Creek (Hawkins County), Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA, born to James Thomas Powhatan Bowling And Sarah Sally Blevins.
  • Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling married Sarah Sally Anderson, and had children including James Bar Creek Bowling.
  • Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling passed away in 1833 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bowling
1756–1804
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Blevins
1756–1810
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Anderson
1789–1817
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

James Bowling
1807–1882
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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Elijah Bolling's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Bolling
1785–1833
Birth Place: Big Creek (Hawkins County), Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Thomas Powhatan Bowling
1756–1804
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sally) Blevins
1756–1810
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Bolling's Descendants

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Elijah (John "Bad Eli") Bolling (1785–June 1833) m. Sarah (Sally) Anderson (1789–1817)
  1. 1. James ("Bar Creek") Bowling 1807–1882
    1. 1. John (E Dunk) Bowling 1833–1879
      1. 1. Hughes Bowling 1857–1952 m. Martha Asher 1860–1950
        1. 1. Telford (Tip) Bowling 1901–1973 m. Chelsie (Mae) DePew 1909–1988

Elijah Bolling's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling in Big Creek (Hawkins County), Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Big Creek (Hawkins County), Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
1833
June 1833
Age 48
Death of Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Big Creek (Hawkins County), Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1833
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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