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Elijah Downing 1782–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Sep 1782

Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 03 Oct 1844

Death Location: Haywood, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Maj.

Mother: Jennie Fields

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Elijah Downing was born in 1782 in Burke, North Carolina, USA, the child of John B Downing Wolf Clan Iv Maj And Jennie Gee Yah Nu Nah Fields. Elijah Downing passed away in 1844 in Haywood, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Downing was born in 1782 in Burke, North Carolina, USA, the child of John B Downing Wolf Clan Iv Maj And Jennie Gee Yah Nu Nah Fields.
  • Elijah Downing passed away in 1844 in Haywood, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Maj.
1754–1811
Birth Location: Cherokee Nation East, Newton County, Georgia, USA
JM
Jennie Fields
1756–1851
Birth Location: Cherokee Nations East, Georgia, USA
JF

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Downing's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Downing
1782–1844
Birth Place: Burke, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John B. Downing, Wolf Clan IV Maj.
1754–1811
Cherokee Nation East, Newton County, Georgia, USA
Jennie ((Gee Yah Nu Nah)) Fields
1756–1851
Cherokee Nations East, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1782
05 Sep 1782
Birth of Elijah Downing in Burke, North Carolina, USA
Burke, North Carolina, USA
1844
03 Oct 1844
Age 62
Death of Elijah Downing in Haywood, Tennessee, USA
Haywood, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1782
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Oct 1844
    Event Place: Haywood, Tennessee, USA
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