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Joshua Elder 1794–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Campbell Co., VA., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Elder

Mother: Margaret McHenry

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Joshua Elder began in 1794 in Campbell Co., VA., Virginia, USA. Joshua Elder passed away in 1885 in Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Elder began in 1794 in Campbell Co., VA., Virginia, USA.
  • Joshua Elder passed away in 1885 in Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Elder
1760–1857
Birth Location: Ir
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Margaret McHenry
1764–1824
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Elder's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Elder
1794–1885
Birth Place: Campbell Co., VA., Virginia, USA
Parents
John Elder
1760–1857
Ir
Margaret McHenry
1764–1824
New York, United States
Grandparents
Susannah (Margaret McNeal -) McHenry
1726–1812
Giants Causeway, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Lieut. McNeil
1700–1765
Martha Borland
1700–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Joshua Elder in Campbell Co., VA., Virginia, USA
Campbell Co., VA., Virginia, USA
1885
1885
Age 91
Death of Joshua Elder in Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Campbell Co., VA., Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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