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Elijah Randolph Smallwood 1819–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 April 1819

Birth Location: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 11 June 1898

Death Location: Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Elijah I

Mother: Edith Edwards

Spouse(s): Mary Ratliff

Children(s): Benjamin Smallwood, Miles Smallwood, William Smallwood, Mary Smallwood, Sophia Smallwood, John Smallwood, Samuel Smallwood, Louisa Smallwood, Sarah Smallwood, Tabitha Smallwood, Fannie Smallwood, Henry Smallwood, Emily Smallwood, Elijah Smallwood

Elijah Randolph Smallwood was born in 1819 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Elijah Big Lige Randolph Smallwood I And Edith Osborne Edwards. In 1850, Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided in Pike, Kentucky, USA. In 1860, Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA. Elijah Randolph Smallwood married Mary Elizabeth Ratliff, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Smallwood, Elijah R Smallwood, Emily J Smallwood, Fannie Smallwood, Henry C Smallwood, John Smallwood, Louisa Smallwood, Mary Jane Sarah Nancy Eda Smallwood, Miles Harvey Smallwood, Samuel J Smallwood, Sarah Elizabeth Smallwood, Sophia Belle Smallwood, Tabitha Smallwood, William Harvey Smallwood. Elijah Randolph Smallwood passed away in 1898 in Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah Randolph Smallwood was born in 1819 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Elijah Big Lige Randolph Smallwood I And Edith Osborne Edwards.
  • In 1850, Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided in Pike, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1860, Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA.
  • Elijah Randolph Smallwood married Mary Elizabeth Ratliff, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Smallwood, Elijah R Smallwood, Emily J Smallwood, Fannie Smallwood, Henry C Smallwood, John Smallwood, Louisa Smallwood, Mary Jane Sarah Nancy Eda Smallwood, Miles Harvey Smallwood, Samuel J Smallwood, Sarah Elizabeth Smallwood, Sophia Belle Smallwood, Tabitha Smallwood, William Harvey Smallwood.
  • Elijah Randolph Smallwood passed away in 1898 in Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah I
1790–1851
Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
EI
Edith Edwards
1793–1855
Birth Location: , Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
EE

Spouses(s)

Mary Ratliff
1816–1893
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
MR

Children(s)

Benjamin Smallwood
1855–1933
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
BS
Miles Smallwood
1848–1930
Birth Location: John's Creek, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
MS
William Smallwood
1844–1927
Birth Location: Dorton, Pike, Kentucky, United States,
WS
Mary Smallwood
1850–1918
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
MS
Sophia Smallwood
1853–1935
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States
SS
John Smallwood
1842–1933
Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, United States
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Samuel Smallwood
1850–1852
Birth Location: –
SS
Louisa Smallwood
1848–1913
Birth Location: , Coles, Illinois, USA
LS
Sarah Smallwood
1844–1924
Birth Location: –
SS
Tabitha Smallwood
1842–
Birth Location: –
TS
Fannie Smallwood
1866–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Henry Smallwood
1863–
Birth Location: Tennessee
HS
Emily Smallwood
1860–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Elijah Smallwood
1858–1899
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Elijah Smallwood's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Smallwood
1819–1898
Birth Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Elijah "Big Lige" Randolph Smallwood I
1790–1851
Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Edith (Osborne) Edwards
1793–1855
, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Elijah (Lee) Smallwood
1773–1850
North Carolina, USA
Sarah Clark
1763–1856
Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
David (E. Edwards) Jr
1774–1828
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Jane Osborne
1777–1851
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Smallwood
1735–1812
Tabitha Humphreys
1740–1809
David Sr
1745–1782
Elizabeth Morris
1745–1827
Enoch Osborne
1741–1818
Jane Hash
1751–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RS Sr.
1710–1768
Mary Hanson
1708–1787
John Humphreys
1710–1808
Catharine Humphreys
1713–1811
John II
1720–1796
Mary Stokes
1720–1803
Edward Jr
1693–1769
Mary Hammond
1706–1803
Elizabeth (Osborne)
1723–1794
John Hash
1724–1784
Rebecca Anderson
1720–1763

Elijah Smallwood's Descendants

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Elijah (Randolph) Smallwood (11 April 1819–11 June 1898) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Ratliff (10 April 1816–08 May 1893)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Smallwood 1855–1933 m. Elizabeth Adams 1860–1905
    1. 1. Enoch (Carl) Smallwood 1887–1953 m. Daisy (Lillie) Mullins 1892–1985 m. Hazel 1909–2002
      1. 1. Draxie (Eloise) Smallwood 1912–2012 m. Fredrick Johnson 1910– m. Nicholas Horovitz 1891–1972
        1. 1. Eloise Johnson 1933–1963
      2. 2. Harold (Vincent) Smallwood 1914–1977
      3. 3. Carl Smallwood 1916–2001 m. Josie 1933–2014
      4. 4. Blanche Smallwood 1923–2016 m. Emmett (Earle) Combs 1913–1991
        1. 1. Barbara (Faye) Combs 1945–2001
      5. 5. Agnes (Estelle) Smallwood 1921–1969 m. Ralph (Clark) Bevins 1911–1979 m. Harold (Richard) Ervin 1911–1989
        1. 1. Rosemary (Elizabeth) Bevins 1939–2013
    2. 2. Victoria Smallwood 1894–1967 m. Alexander (N.) Osborn 1897–
    3. 3. Callie Smallwood 1897–1992
    4. 4. James (Monroe) Smallwood 1891–1967
    5. 5. Louisa (Anzeline) Smallwood 1889–1975
    6. 6. Adam Smallwood 1883–1975
    7. 7. Noah Smallwood 1882–1970 m. Vina (Keel) Smallwood 1892–
    8. 8. Mary (Delpha) Smallwood 1880–1962 m. Spurlock Coleman 1880–
  2. 2. Miles (Harvey) Smallwood 1848–1930 m. Bethena Smallwood 1854–
  3. 3. William (Harvey) Smallwood 1844–1927 m. Morieda Small-Wood 1852–
  4. 4. Mary (Jane Sarah Nancy Eda) Smallwood 1850–1918
  5. 5. Sophia (Belle) Smallwood 1853–1935
  6. 6. John Smallwood 1842–1933 m. Sylvania Smallwood 1848–
  7. 7. Samuel (J) Smallwood 1850–1852
  8. 8. Louisa Smallwood 1848–1913
  9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth) Smallwood 1844–1924
  10. 10. Tabitha Smallwood 1842–
  11. 11. Fannie Smallwood 1866–
  12. 12. Henry (C.) Smallwood 1863–
  13. 13. Emily (J.) Smallwood 1860–
  14. 14. Elijah (R) Smallwood 1858–1899

Elijah Smallwood's Timeline

9 Records

1819
11 April 1819
Birth of Elijah Randolph Smallwood in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 31
Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided here in Pike, Kentucky, USA
Pike, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 41
Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided here in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1865
2 Feb 1865
Age 46
Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided here in Canton, Missouri, USA
Canton, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 51
Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided here in District 9, Robinson Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
District 9, Robinson Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1877
23 Jun 1877
Age 58
Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 61
Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided here in Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1890
1890
Age 71
Elijah Randolph Smallwood resided here in Precinct No. 9, Pike, Kentucky
Precinct No. 9, Pike, Kentucky
1898
11 June 1898
Age 79
Death of Elijah Randolph Smallwood in Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 April 1819
    Event Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 88
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Page: 691d; Enumeration District: 102
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M593_495; Page: 112A
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M653_392; Page: 797; Family History Library Fil
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 217; Page: 454a
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 217; Page: 454a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M653_392; Page: 797; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1865
    Event Place: Canton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Canton Press; Publication Date: 2 Feb 1865; Publication Place: Canton, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 9, Robinson Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M593_495; Page: 112A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1877
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Daily American; Publication Date: 23 Jun 1877; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Kentucky, 1960-1964; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Page: 691d; Enumeration District: 102
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., Census Non-Population schedules, 1850-1880, NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Precinct No. 9, Pike, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890
    [2] 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 June 1898
    Event Place: Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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