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James Thompson or Elijah Wade 1816 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

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

Death Date: 1876

Death Location: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Robert Wade

Mother: Nancy Davis

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Children(s):

The story of James Thompson or Elijah Wade began in 1816 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States. James Thompson or Elijah Wade passed away in 1876 in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Thompson or Elijah Wade began in 1816 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
  • James Thompson or Elijah Wade passed away in 1876 in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America.

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James Wade's Ancestors

Self
James Wade
1816 – 1876
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Robert Henley Courts Wade
1785 – 1830
Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, Colony
Nancy (Ann Wade) Davis
1789 – 1850
Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Lt. (Edward Rueben C. Wade II) *ARW
1757 – 1830
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Nancy Wade
1755 – 1840
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captin Militia
1727 – 1790
Mary Clemons
1723 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wade's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of James Thompson or Elijah Wade in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
1876
1876
Age 60
Death of James Thompson or Elijah Wade in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America

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