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Richard James Ellington 1940–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1940

Birth Location: Granville Co, North Carolina

Death Date: 28 Dec 1991

Death Location: Creedmoor, Granville County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Ewell Ellington

Mother: Hettie Colclough

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Richard James Ellington was born in 1940 in Granville Co, North Carolina, the child of Ewell Radford Ellington And Hettie Colclough. In 1959, Richard James Ellington resided in North Carolina. Richard James Ellington passed away in 1991 in Creedmoor, Granville County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard James Ellington was born in 1940 in Granville Co, North Carolina, the child of Ewell Radford Ellington And Hettie Colclough.
  • In 1959, Richard James Ellington resided in North Carolina.
  • Richard James Ellington passed away in 1991 in Creedmoor, Granville County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Richard Ellington's Ancestors

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Richard Ellington
1940–1991
Birth Place: Granville Co, North Carolina
Parents
Ewell Radford Ellington
1902–1969
Granville County, North Carolina
Hettie Colclough
1904–1982
Roxboro, Person Co, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (R) Ellington
1867–1934
Granville Co., NC
Ida (M) Overton
1882–1916
Granville County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ruben (Thomas) Yarboro
1857–1912
Person County, North Carolina, United States of America
Martha (Jane) Riley
1861–1908
Roxboro, Person, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Ellington
1838–1880
Nancy Johnson
1836–1916
Moses Sr
1847–1916
Louisa Newton
1853–1940
David Yarbrough
1826–1903
Julia Satterfield
1831–1900
Nathaniel Riley
1830–1898
Phebe Slaughter
1838–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ellington
1791–1852
Elizabeth Minor
1806–
Talton Johnson
1807–1877
Mary Green
1815–
Hartwell Overton
1807–1860
Susan Dickerson
1818–1902
John Newton
1825–1865
Parthenia Currin
1832–1908
James Yarbrough
1798–1891
Margaret Harris
1803–1898
Jeremiah Satterfield
1803–1883
Martha Long
1813–1877
Copeland Riley
1796–1881
Jacob Slaughter
1814–1897
Elizabeth Howard
1818–1897

Richard Ellington's Timeline

3 Records

1940
28 Apr 1940
Birth of Richard James Ellington in Granville Co, North Carolina
Granville Co, North Carolina
1959
1959
Age 19
Richard James Ellington resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1991
28 Dec 1991
Age 51
Death of Richard James Ellington in Oxford, Granville Co, North Carolina-buried in Rogers Cemetery, Creedmoor, Granville Co, North Carolina
Oxford, Granville Co, North Carolina-buried in Rogers Cemetery, Creedmoor, Granville Co, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Granville Co, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] North Carolina, Birth Indexes
    [4] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1991
    Event Place: Oxford, Granville Co, North Carolina-buried in Rogers Cemetery, Creedmoor, Granville Co, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Creedmoor, Granville County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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