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Elijah Willson 1801–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 FEB 1801

Birth Location: Jones County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 JAN 1860

Death Location: Gransville, Tooele County, Utah, USA

Father: James Willson

Mother: Ellender Wilson

Spouse(s): Martha Kelley

Children(s): James Willson

In 1801, Elijah Willson entered the world in Jones County, North Carolina, USA, born to James Willson And Ellender Eleanor Nelly Shelther Wilson. Elijah Willson married Martha Lynch Kelley, and had children including James Henry Willson. Elijah Willson passed away in 1860 in Gransville, Tooele County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1801, Elijah Willson entered the world in Jones County, North Carolina, USA, born to James Willson And Ellender Eleanor Nelly Shelther Wilson.
  • Elijah Willson married Martha Lynch Kelley, and had children including James Henry Willson.
  • Elijah Willson passed away in 1860 in Gransville, Tooele County, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Willson
1776–1821
Birth Location: Trenton, Jones, North Carolina, USA
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Ellender Wilson
1780–1843
Birth Location: Trenton, Jones, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Kelley
1811–1897
Birth Location: Westerville, Fremont, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

James Willson
1855–1912
Birth Location: Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, United States of America
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Elijah Willson's Ancestors

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Elijah Willson
1801–1860
Birth Place: Jones County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Willson
1776–1821
Trenton, Jones, North Carolina, USA
Ellender (Eleanor Nelly Shelther) Wilson
1780–1843
Trenton, Jones, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM (Penn) Wilson
1720–1817
Nash, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ann) Trott
1754–1854
Talbot, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Willson's Descendants

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Elijah Willson (4 FEB 1801–15 JAN 1860) m. Martha (Lynch) Kelley (6 SEP 1811–31 OCT 1897)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Willson 1855–1912 m. Phebe 1860–
    1. 1. Almira Willson 1884–1939 m. John (Henry) Crouch 1877–1936
      1. 1. Ivan Crouch 1918–2002

Elijah Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1801
4 FEB 1801
Birth of Elijah Willson in Jones County, North Carolina, USA
Jones County, North Carolina, USA
1860
15 JAN 1860
Age 59
Death of Elijah Willson in Gransville, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Gransville, Tooele County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 FEB 1801
    Event Place: Jones County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1860
    Event Place: Gransville, Tooele County, Utah, USA
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