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James R Elder 1825–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 20 Jun 1856

Death Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Father: Jesse Elder

Mother: Mary Davis

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James R Elder was born in 1825 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, the child of Jesse Elder And Mary Ellen Davis. James R Elder passed away in 1856 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • James R Elder was born in 1825 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, the child of Jesse Elder And Mary Ellen Davis.
  • James R Elder passed away in 1856 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Elder
1788–1859
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Mary Davis
1800–1875
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Elder's Ancestors

Self
James Elder
1825–1856
Birth Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Jesse Elder
1788–1859
North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ellen) Davis
1800–1875
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Landon Davis
1778–1854
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Priscilla Taylor
1782–1850
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of James R Elder in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
1856
20 Jun 1856
Age 31
Death of James R Elder in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1856
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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