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Elijah Albert Chance 1831 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 December 1831

Birth Location: Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 NOV 1912

Death Location: Thompsonville, Franklin County, Il

Father: James Chance

Mother: Mary Nichols

Spouse(s): Anna Jones

Children(s): Joseph Chance

The story of Elijah Albert Chance began in 1831 in Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA. Elijah Albert Chance married Anna Jones, and had children including Joseph Chance. Elijah Albert Chance passed away in 1912 in Thompsonville, Franklin County, Il.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Albert Chance began in 1831 in Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA.
  • Elijah Albert Chance married Anna Jones, and had children including Joseph Chance.
  • Elijah Albert Chance passed away in 1912 in Thompsonville, Franklin County, Il.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Chance
1802 – 1866
Birth Location: , Montgomery, North Carolina
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Mary Nichols
1805 – 1882
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Jones
1840 – 1897
Birth Location: Foster Township Marion County, IL
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Children(s)

Joseph Chance
1869 – 1911
Birth Location: Franklin, Illinois, USA
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Elijah Chance's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Chance
1831 – 1912
Birth Place: Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Wiley Chance
1802 – 1866
, Montgomery, North Carolina
Mary (Margaret "Millie") Nichols
1805 – 1882
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Chance's Descendants

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Elijah (Albert) Chance (3 December 1831 – 12 NOV 1912) m. Anna Jones (06 Nov 1840 – 10 Mar 1897)
  1. 1. Joseph Chance (14 June 1869 – 24 October 1911) m. Mary (C.) Finney (Feb 1874 – 24 March 1946)
    1. 1. Edith (Margaret) Chance (10 August 1895 – 6 August 1957) m. Archie (Ervin) Moore (6 June 1895 – 14 January 1975)
      1. 1. Gilbert (E) Moore (6 March 1913 – 19 March 1914)
      2. 2. Flossie (Lorene) Moore (27 Dec 1914 – 2 Jul 2000)
      3. 3. Paul (Hugh) Moore (27 Nov 1918 – 31 May 1982)
      4. 4. Harold (W) Moore (19 September 1921 – 1 April 1923)
      5. 5. Muriel (Dean) Moore (29 Dec 1925 – 4 Feb 2010) m. Warren Cremer (abt 1922 – 18 September 1944) m. William (Franklin) Cremer (6 January 1908 – 13 July 1985)
        1. 1. Janice Johnson (5 Oct 1944 – 7 Aug 2008)
        2. 2. Beth Cremer (20 Apr 1959 – ) m. Scott Biggs (6 Mar 1963 – )
        3. 3. Sally Odle
        4. 4. Carla Pulliam
        5. 5. Richard Cremer
        6. 6. Mary Mell
      6. 6. Shirley (Ann Moore) Bolin (23 November 1929 – 24 May 2013)
      7. 7. Charles (Edward) Moore (4 October 1934 – 25 September 1971)

Elijah Chance's Timeline

2 Records

1831
3 December 1831
Birth of Elijah Albert Chance in Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA
Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA
1912
12 NOV 1912
Age 81
Death of Elijah Albert Chance in Thompsonville, Franklin County, Il
Thompsonville, Franklin County, Il

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 December 1831
    Event Place: Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1912
    Event Place: Thompsonville, Franklin County, Il
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