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Josiah Elder 1830–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1830

Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 2 Sep 1891

Death Location: Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Robert Jr

Mother: Matilda Smouse

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Josiah Elder was born in 1830 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Robert Elder Jr And Matilda Smouse. Josiah Elder passed away in 1891 in Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Elder was born in 1830 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Robert Elder Jr And Matilda Smouse.
  • Josiah Elder passed away in 1891 in Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Josiah Elder's Ancestors

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Josiah Elder
1830–1891
Birth Place: Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Robert Elder Jr
1800–1864
Pennsylvania
Matilda Smouse
1809–1860
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert (Elder) Sr
1775–1834
Cumberland Valley, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine Shoup
1771–1805
PA
George (Adam) Smouse
1760–1810
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS ELDER
1740–1800
Sarah Vogan
1742–1799
Johann Shoup
1740–1793
Maria Teagarden
1736–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James ELDER
1712–1818
Martha Cole
1710–1759
Samuel Vogan
1715–1787
Mary Combron
1719–
Abraham Tegarden
1689–1753

Josiah Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1830
10 May 1830
Birth of Josiah Elder in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
1891
2 Sep 1891
Age 61
Death of Josiah Elder in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1830
    Event Place: Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1891
    Event Place: Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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