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Elijah Willis Christian 1758–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 23 MAY 1801

Death Location: Franklin, Georgia, United States

Father: Charles Christian

Mother: Mary Leake

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Britt

Children(s): Obediah Christian, Jennie Christian, John Christian, Mary Christian, Charles Christian, Elizabeth Christian, William Christian, Simeon Christain, Hannah Christian, Elijah Christian, Martha Christian

Elijah Willis Christian was born in 1758 in Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Charles Christian And Mary Leake. Elijah Willis Christian married Elizabeth M Britt, and had children including Charles Cicero Christian, Elijah Willis Christian, Elizabeth Antoinette Christian, Hannah Christian, Jennie Christian, John Britt Christian, Martha Christian, Mary Polly Christian, Obediah Maske Christian, Simeon Vanburen Christain, William Charles Christian. Elijah Willis Christian passed away in 1801 in Franklin, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Elijah Willis Christian was born in 1758 in Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Charles Christian And Mary Leake.
  • Elijah Willis Christian married Elizabeth M Britt, and had children including Charles Cicero Christian, Elijah Willis Christian, Elizabeth Antoinette Christian, Hannah Christian, Jennie Christian, John Britt Christian, Martha Christian, Mary Polly Christian, Obediah Maske Christian, Simeon Vanburen Christain, William Charles Christian.
  • Elijah Willis Christian passed away in 1801 in Franklin, Georgia, United States.

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Elijah Christian's Ancestors

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Elijah Christian
1758–1801
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Charles Christian
1710–1784
Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary Leake
1717–1764
Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Charles (Corbin) Christian
1684–1761
Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Hunt
1680–1727
Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Walter Leake
1695–1757
Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Judith Mask
1698–1758
St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Christian
1636–1704
Eleanor Kewley
1640–1717
Jonathan Hunt
1652–1734
Elizabeth Turner
1656–1718
William Leake
1664–1714
Mary Bostock
1665–1718
John Mask
1672–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Christian's Descendants

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Elijah (Willis) Christian (1758–23 MAY 1801) m. Elizabeth (M.) Britt (ABT 1758–1825)
  1. 1. Obediah (Maske) Christian 1779–1818 m. Anne Barnes 1780–1851
    1. 1. Hester (Ann) Christian 1812–1880 m. Silas (Mercer) McGrady 1809–1875
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Frances) Christian 1818– m. Martin Bond 1814–
    3. 3. William (Barnes) Christian 1815–1850 m. Catherine Williams 1824–1912 m. Jane (Waddel) Dobbins 1815–
    4. 4. Mary (Joyce) Christian 1814–1862 m. Richard (Ivey) Morris 1818–1888
    5. 5. Elijah (Osborn) Christian 1811–1881 m. Mildred (Arnold) Peavy 1818–1885
      1. 1. L (T) Christian 1859–1941
      2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Christian 1850–1933 m. Bolin (Gilbert) Greer 1828–1905
      3. 3. William (Thomas) Christian 1843–1876 m. Ophelia (Ann) Wilson 1849–1923
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Christian 1841–1920 m. Simon (Green) Spears 1837–1895
      5. 5. Elijah (Obediah) Christian 1851–1933 m. Mary (Ann "Molly") Odom 1856–1934
      6. 6. Johnie Christian 1856– m. Ida Mathews 1867–
      7. 7. David (Allen) Christian 1844–1903 m. Mary (Texas "Teck" Lutitia "Lou") Owen 1853–1941
      8. 8. Warren (Jefferson) Christian 1862–1926 m. Eliza (Josephine) Donalson 1872–1910
      9. 9. Charles (Willis) Christian 1854–1944 m. Lucinda Allen 1860–1873 m. Sarah (C) Wise 1858–1897 m. Hattie (Jane) Caldwell 1863–1939
      10. 10. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Christian 1846–1923 m. George (Washington) Bell 1841–1916
        1. 1. Thomas (Franklin) Bell 1879–1958 m. Francis (Loucinda) Hanna 1883–1932
        2. 2. Gus Bell 1877–1900
        3. 3. Otho (Eugene) Bell 1882–1963 m. Florida (Elizabeth) Cleveland 1887–1955
        4. 4. Della (Irene) Bell 1875–1905 m. William (Arnold) Hanna 1868–1920
        5. 5. Exey (Eva) Bell 1868–1940 m. William (Willis) Canant 1869–1922
        6. 6. Sallie (A) Bell 1885–1958 m. Harold (Hulie) Fussell 1880–1965
        7. 7. Lena (Elizabeth) Bell 1872–1958 m. Sandors (Morrow) Orr 1864–1931
  2. 2. Jennie Christian 1784–1840 m. John Gaddis 1786–
  3. 3. John (Britt) Christian 1787–1820
  4. 4. Mary (Polly) Christian 1778–1820 m. Cornelius McCarty 1774–1842
  5. 5. Charles (Cicero) Christian 1783–1852 m. Elizabeth (M) Bell 1795–1880
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Antoinette) Christian 1777–1842 m. David Connally 1776–1848
  7. 7. William (Charles) Christian 1775–1850 m. Susan Lovejoy 1788–1840
  8. 8. Simeon (VanBuren) Christain 1800–1866 m. Mary Christain 1800–1870
  9. 9. Hannah Christian 1784–1846 m. John Hunter 1783–1868
  10. 10. Elijah (Willis) Christian 1798–1874 m. Drucilla Williford 1801–1885
  11. 11. Martha Christian 1794–1867 m. Nicholas Sewell 1790–1879

Elijah Christian's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of Elijah Willis Christian in Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America
Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America
1801
23 MAY 1801
Age 43
Death of Elijah Willis Christian in Franklin, Georgia, United States
Franklin, Georgia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1801
    Event Place: Franklin, Georgia, United States

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