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Elijah Presley 1858–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1858

Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1940

Death Location: Loudon, Loudon Co., Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Presley

Mother: Nancy Wiggins

Spouse(s): Cora North

Children(s): Cora Presley

Elijah Presley was born in 1858 in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas N Presley And Nancy Ann Wiggins. Elijah Presley married Cora North, and had children including Cora Arnetta Presley. Elijah Presley passed away in 1940 in Loudon, Loudon Co., Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Presley was born in 1858 in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas N Presley And Nancy Ann Wiggins.
  • Elijah Presley married Cora North, and had children including Cora Arnetta Presley.
  • Elijah Presley passed away in 1940 in Loudon, Loudon Co., Tennessee, USA.

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Elijah Presley's Ancestors

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Elijah Presley
1858–1940
Birth Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas N Presley
1832–1880
Monroe Co. Tenn
Nancy (Ann) Wiggins
1834–1916
Tennessee
Grandparents
Richard Presley
1795–1887
Kershaw Co., South Carolina, USA
Dicey Cornwell
1805–1844
South Carolina
Elijah Wiggins
1803–1888
North Carolina, United States
Susan (J) Harmon
1807–1884
Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Presley
1754–1855
Elizabeth Yandle
1756–1865
Rhoda Colvin
1771–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Presley
1732–1790
Sarah Lee
1740–1800

Elijah Presley's Descendants

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Elijah Presley (15 Oct 1858–16 Feb 1940) m. Cora North (1873–1905)
  1. 1. Cora (Arnetta) Presley 1904–1988

Elijah Presley's Timeline

2 Records

1858
15 Oct 1858
Birth of Elijah Presley in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
1940
16 Feb 1940
Age 82
Death of Elijah Presley in Loudon, Loudon Co., Tennessee, USA
Loudon, Loudon Co., Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1858
    Event Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1940
    Event Place: Loudon, Loudon Co., Tennessee, USA

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