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Elijah Edward* Johns 1815 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Hart Co., KY

Death Date: 22 MAR 1861

Death Location: Dent Co., MO

Father: Elisha Johns

Mother: Sarah Pedigo

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Craddock

Children(s): Tennessee Johns

In 1815, Elijah Edward* Johns entered the world in Hart Co., KY, born to Elisha Johns and Sarah Pedigo. Elijah Edward* Johns married Elizabeth "Betty" Craddock, and had children including Tennessee Long Johns. Elijah Edward* Johns passed away in 1861 in Dent Co., MO.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Elijah Edward* Johns entered the world in Hart Co., KY, born to Elisha Johns and Sarah Pedigo.
  • Elijah Edward* Johns married Elizabeth "Betty" Craddock, and had children including Tennessee Long Johns.
  • Elijah Edward* Johns passed away in 1861 in Dent Co., MO.

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Elijah Johns's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Johns
1815 – 1861
Birth Place: Hart Co., KY
Parents
Elisha Johns
1783 – 1867
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Sarah Pedigo
1780 – 1850
Patrick County, Virginia
Grandparents
robert (grishem) Johns
Elizabeth Lyon
Levi Pedigo
1763 – 1816
Halifax, VA, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Newland
Great-Grandparents
Robert War
1718 – 1778
Mary Gresham
1724 – 1779
Elisha Lyon
Phoebe Nix
1727 – 1776
Edward Pedigo
Hannah Elkins
James (Newlon)
1746 – 1796
Catherine Bennett
1748 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Johns
1679 – 1777
Judith Williams
1690 – 1735
Thomas Gresham
Mary Holcombe
Peter Lyon
1700 – 1764
margaret lewis
1700 – 1764

Elijah Johns's Descendants

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Elijah (Edward*) Johns (1815 – 22 MAR 1861) m. Elizabeth ("Betty") Craddock (1818 – 1 JUN 1889)
  1. 1. Tennessee (Long) Johns m. Lilian Welch (4 MAR 1862 – 30 MAR 1937)
    1. 1. Otis Johns (1880 – 1906)
    2. 2. Albert (Alonzo) Johns (20 Aug 1881 – 27 Oct 1925) m. Myrtle Headrick (27 Nov 1880 – 20 May 1949) m. Myrtle (Releigh (Rolla)) Headrick (27 Nov 1880 – 20 May 1949)
      1. 1. Esther (B.) Johns (3 Mar 1912 – 28 Mar 1995) m. Arthur Worley (8 Apr 1904 – Sep 1977)
        1. 1. Joan (Olive) Worley (22 Oct – 08 Feb 2017) m. J (R) Kennedy (abt 1928 – )
        2. 2. Gene (Albert) Worley (13 Jun 1930 – 4 Jan 2011) m. Hazel (Lucille) Byrd (abt 1928 – ) m. Bessie
        3. 3. Sally Worley (abt 1934 – )
        4. 4. Wanda Worley (7 May 1941 – 27 May 2011) m. Robert (H.) Hoelscher (3 Jul 1940 – )
        5. 5. Gene Worley
        6. 6. Sally Worley
      2. 2. Loyd Johns (abt 1908 – )
      3. 3. Lillian Johns (abt 1910 – )
      4. 4. Evaline Johns (abt 1913 – )
      5. 5. Olive Johns (abt 1914 – )
      6. 6. May Johns (abt 1920 – )
    3. 3. Elmer (Isham) Johns (MAY 1883 – )
    4. 4. Perry (O.) Johns (JUL 1885 – )
    5. 5. Minnie (I) Johns (APR 1886 – 1936)
    6. 6. Stacy (F.) Johns (SEP 1891 – 1906)
    7. 7. Pearl (Olive) Johns (29 Jul 1894 – 1 November 1984)
    8. 8. Clarence Johns (1904 – 1909)
    9. 9. Mildred (P.) Johns (1908 – )

Elijah Johns's Timeline

2 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Elijah Edward* Johns in Hart Co., KY
Hart Co., KY
1861
22 MAR 1861
Age 46
Death of Elijah Edward* Johns in Dent Co., MO
Dent Co., MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Hart Co., KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAR 1861
    Event Place: Dent Co., MO

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