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William James Elkins 1762–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Elkins

Mother: Elizabeth Buchanan

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Children(s):

William James Elkins was born in 1762 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Gerald Elkins And Elizabeth Buchanan. William James Elkins passed away in 1850 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William James Elkins was born in 1762 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Gerald Elkins And Elizabeth Buchanan.
  • William James Elkins passed away in 1850 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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William Elkins's Ancestors

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William Elkins
1762–1850
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Gerald Elkins
1735–1801
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Buchanan
1742–1778
Baltimore, MD
Grandparents
John (Richard) Elkins
1698–1751
, King George, Virginia, USA
George Buchanan
1722–1815
Druid Hill, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Elkins
1669–1754
ELIZABETH Elkins)
1679–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
KEZIAH PETTUS
1637–1690

William Elkins's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of William James Elkins in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 88
Death of William James Elkins in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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