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Elisha Boyd 1859–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1859

Birth Location: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 Apr 1948

Death Location: Kanawha, West Virginia

Father: Robert Boyd

Mother: Lucinda Short

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Elisha Boyd was born in 1859 in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Boyd And Lucinda Short. Elisha Boyd passed away in 1948 in Kanawha, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Elisha Boyd was born in 1859 in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Boyd And Lucinda Short.
  • Elisha Boyd passed away in 1948 in Kanawha, West Virginia.

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Elisha Boyd's Ancestors

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Elisha Boyd
1859–1948
Birth Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Boyd
1834–1876
Franklin Co. VA
Lucinda Short
1836–1890
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Elisha Boyd
1807–1865
Patrick Co, Virginia
Ella (Leah Cochran; (1\4 Cherokee) Indian)
1807–1850
Patrick, Virginia, United States
John (Short) SR
1804–1870
Grayson, Virginia, United States
Hannah (Olga) Dawson
1804–1860
Grayson, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Boyd
1780–1830
Elizabeth Indian)
1793–1863
Isham Cockram
1773–1860
Sarah Rakes
1776–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph ?
1737–1820
Charles Rakes
1755–1835
Nancy Orphan)
1760–1854
Charles Rakes
1755–1835
Nancy Orphan)
1760–1854

Elisha Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1859
1 Apr 1859
Birth of Elisha Boyd in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
1948
6 Apr 1948
Age 89
Death of Elisha Boyd in Kanawha, West Virginia
Kanawha, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1859
    Event Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1948
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia

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