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Elijah Tompkins 1822–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 OCT 1822

Birth Location: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 FEB 1907

Death Location: Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA

Father: William Tompkins

Mother: Elizabeth Owens

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Elijah Tompkins was born in 1822 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Tompkins And Elizabeth Owens. In 1870, Elijah Tompkins was recorded in the census in Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA. In 1880, Elijah Tompkins was recorded in the census in Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA. Elijah Tompkins married Mary Pierce, and had children including Allen Tompkins, Anderson Tompkins, Ann Eliza Tompkins, Edwin Macy Tompkins, Erma Tompkins, Marcus Aurelius Tompkins, Nelson James Tompkins. Elijah Tompkins passed away in 1907 in Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Tompkins was born in 1822 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Tompkins And Elizabeth Owens.
  • In 1870, Elijah Tompkins was recorded in the census in Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1880, Elijah Tompkins was recorded in the census in Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA.
  • Elijah Tompkins married Mary Pierce, and had children including Allen Tompkins, Anderson Tompkins, Ann Eliza Tompkins, Edwin Macy Tompkins, Erma Tompkins, Marcus Aurelius Tompkins, Nelson James Tompkins.
  • Elijah Tompkins passed away in 1907 in Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA.

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Elijah Tompkins's Ancestors

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Elijah Tompkins
1822–1907
Birth Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Tompkins
1772–1834
Rowan County, Province of Carolina, British North America
Elizabeth Owens
1778–1833
Washington County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Edwin) Tompkins
1715–1803
Newark, Essex County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Tompkins
1643–1690
Mary Pennington
1646–1700
Samuel Kitchell
–1763
James Jackson
1671–1735
Rebecca Hallett
1675–1730
Edward Robinson
1682–1769
Margaret Wheaton
1686–1738

Elijah Tompkins's Timeline

6 Records

1822
30 OCT 1822
Birth of Elijah Tompkins in Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 48
Elijah Tompkins appeared in census in Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA
Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
Elijah Tompkins appeared in census in Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA
Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 78
Elijah Tompkins appeared in census in Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA
Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA
1907
1 FEB 1907
Age 85
Death of Elijah Tompkins in Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, USA
Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, USA
1907
3 FEB 1907
Age 85
Burial of Elijah Tompkins in Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA
Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 OCT 1822
    Event Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 FEB 1907
    Event Place: Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1907
    Event Place: Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation

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