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John Archibald Elrod 1828–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1828

Birth Location: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 Sep 1906

Death Location: Oakway, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Elrod

Mother: Anna SWORDS

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Elrod

John Archibald Elrod was born in 1828 in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Butler Stanton Elrod And Anna Elizabeth Swords. John Archibald Elrod had children including Mary Jane Elrod. John Archibald Elrod passed away in 1906 in Oakway, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Archibald Elrod was born in 1828 in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Butler Stanton Elrod And Anna Elizabeth Swords.
  • John Archibald Elrod had children including Mary Jane Elrod.
  • John Archibald Elrod passed away in 1906 in Oakway, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Elrod's Ancestors

Self
John Elrod
1828–1906
Birth Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Butler Stanton Elrod
1794–1854
Hope, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Anna (Elizabeth) SWORDS
1789–1881
York County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Elrod
1769–1843
Surry, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Stanton
1770–1840
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
John (S.) Swords
1755–1834
York, York, South Carolina, United States
Eleanor (A) Swancey
1754–1841
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Adam Sr.
1744–1812
Rachel Elrod
1747–1816
Jonathan Stanton
1737–1848
Mary Robinson
1750–1848
William Sr
1730–1794
Ann Elrod
1732–1824
James Swancey
1737–1780
Elizabeth McClellan
1737–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Sr
1721–1785
Aaltje Soelle\Soll\Sell\Sells\Sellen
1724–1804
RICHARD Jr
1711–1762
Christopher Stanton
1720–1804
Mary Robinson
1726–1804
Thomas Seward
1684–1761
Rebecca (p7GGM)*
1710–1796
Thomas Swords
1684–1761
Rebecca (p7GGM)*
1710–1796
John Swanzy
1709–1780
Anne (p7GGM)
1713–1776
WILLIAM CLELLAND
1700–1778
Mary (p7GGM)
1703–1791

John Elrod's Descendants

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John (Archibald) Elrod (28 Dec 1828–17 Sep 1906)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Elrod 1850–1880
    1. 1. Elvira Ables 1878–1968
      1. 1. Coet Whitfield 1897–1977
        1. 1. Jerome Johnson 1926–

John Elrod's Timeline

2 Records

1828
28 Dec 1828
Birth of John Archibald Elrod in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1906
17 Sep 1906
Age 78
Death of John Archibald Elrod in Oakway, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Oakway, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1828
    Event Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Oakway, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakway, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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