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Elijah "PRESTON" Davis 1825–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bet. 1825–1830

Birth Location: Richland Co, OH

Death Date: Bef. 11 Aug 1848

Death Location: Died Mexican War, Where?

Father: David Davis

Mother: Sarah Zimmerman

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In 1825, Elijah "PRESTON" Davis entered the world in Richland Co, OH, born to David Davis And Sarah Zimmerman. Elijah "PRESTON" Davis passed away in 1848 in Died Mexican War, Where?.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Elijah "PRESTON" Davis entered the world in Richland Co, OH, born to David Davis And Sarah Zimmerman.
  • Elijah "PRESTON" Davis passed away in 1848 in Died Mexican War, Where?.

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Elijah Davis's Ancestors

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Elijah Davis
1825–1848
Birth Place: Richland Co, OH
Parents
David Davis
1780–1848
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Zimmerman
1795–1840
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John (R. Davis) (Revolution)
1748–1828
Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Rebecca Greer
1750–
Pennsylvania
John Zimmerman
1777–1860
North Carolina, USA
Rachel Zenate
1786–1860
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel, Davis
1703–1773
Sarah Boynton
1708–1752
Salomah Metzger
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Trader
1650–1710
Hannah Davis
1675–1709
Benoni Boynton
1681–1758
ANN MIGHILL
1686–1764

Elijah Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1825
Bet. 1825–1830
Birth of Elijah "PRESTON" Davis in Richland Co, OH
Richland Co, OH
1848
Bef. 11 Aug 1848
Age 23
Death of Elijah "PRESTON" Davis in Died Mexican War, Where?
Died Mexican War, Where?

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bet. 1825–1830
    Event Place: Richland Co, OH

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 11 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Died Mexican War, Where?

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