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Elijah South 1797–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1864

Death Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Father: JOSEPH SOUTH

Mother: Mary Box

Spouse(s): Rhoda Anders, Polly None

Children(s): John South, Johnson SOUTH, Ezekial South, Mary SOUTH, Martha South, Rhoda South, James South, Nancy South, Josiah South, Anderson South, Theodosia SOUTH, Elijah South, Rueben South, Abner South, Frank South, Caroline South, Kattie South, Nancy South, Pamelia South

The story of Elijah South began in 1797 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States. Elijah South married Polly, Rhoda Anders, and had children including Abner O South, Anderson Carroll South, Caroline South, Elijah W South, Ezekial Asbury South, Frank South, James Ransom South, John Anders South, Johnson Tillman South, Josiah Clevland South, Kattie South, Martha A South, Mary Polly South, Nancy South, Pamelia South, Rhoda Gay South, Rueben South, Theodosia C South. Elijah South passed away in 1864 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.

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  • The story of Elijah South began in 1797 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.
  • Elijah South married Polly, Rhoda Anders, and had children including Abner O South, Anderson Carroll South, Caroline South, Elijah W South, Ezekial Asbury South, Frank South, James Ransom South, John Anders South, Johnson Tillman South, Josiah Clevland South, Kattie South, Martha A South, Mary Polly South, Nancy South, Pamelia South, Rhoda Gay South, Rueben South, Theodosia C South.
  • Elijah South passed away in 1864 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elijah South's Ancestors

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Elijah South
1797–1864
Birth Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
JOSEPH SOUTH
1758–1823
Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States,
Mary Box
1760–1819
Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin South
1721–1827
Middlesex,,Virginia,USA
Rebecca Aspin
1738–1798
, Russell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1689–1783
Mary Smith
1696–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George South
1664–1724

Elijah South's Descendants

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Elijah South (1797–1864) m. Rhoda Anders (1800–1870) m. Polly (1798–)
  1. 1. John (Anders) South 1830–1913 m. Francis (A. (Frankie)) Dodson 1837–1887
    1. 1. Rueben (Franklin) South 1868–1921 m. Sarah (Ella) Mcdonald 1869–1921
      1. 1. Eula (Bell) South 1906–1997 m. Arvel (Woodson) Lanier 1902–1966
        1. 1. Richard Lanier 1933–1993 m. Patricia (Elizabeth) Dunsing 1934–2015
      2. 2. John (Anderson) South 1891–1943
      3. 3. Raborn (Leon (Rayburn)) South 1893–1918
      4. 4. Murry (Van) South 1897–1985
      5. 5. Hazel (Byrd) South 1904–1928
      6. 6. James (Samuel) South 1913–1913
    2. 2. William (R) South 1861–1922
    3. 3. Chelsea (Monroe) South 1866–1955
    4. 4. Virginia (A.) South 1872–1903 m. James (L) Whitson 1861–
    5. 5. Rhoda (Ethel) South 1875–1953
  2. 2. Johnson (Tillman) SOUTH 1833–1913
  3. 3. Ezekial (Asbury) South 1818–1891
  4. 4. Mary ("Polly") SOUTH 1820–1898
  5. 5. Martha (A.) South 1831–1898
  6. 6. Rhoda (Gay) South 1837–1884
  7. 7. James (Ransom) South 1831–
  8. 8. Nancy South 1838–1860
  9. 9. Josiah (Clevland) South 1822–1881
  10. 10. Anderson (Carroll) South 1832–1908
  11. 11. Theodosia (C) SOUTH 1841–1869
  12. 12. Elijah (W.) South 1828–1913
  13. 13. Rueben South 1835–1850
  14. 14. Abner (O) South 1824–1863
  15. 15. Frank South 1834–1869
  16. 16. Caroline South 1841–1900
  17. 17. Kattie South 1821–
  18. 18. Nancy South 1820–
  19. 19. Pamelia South 1830–

Elijah South's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Elijah South in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1864
1864
Age 67
Death of Elijah South in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

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