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William A. Crayton Elrod 1868–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 JUL 1868

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 3 APR 1939

Death Location: Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Andrew Elrod

Mother: Mary Quails

Spouse(s): Paris Weldon

Children(s): Weldon Elrod, William Elrod, Harold Elrod

William A. Crayton Elrod was born in 1868 in South Carolina, the child of Andrew Washington Elrod And Mary Jane Quails. William A. Crayton Elrod married Paris Virginia Weldon, and had children including Harold Elrod, Weldon B Elrod, William Crayton Elrod. William A. Crayton Elrod passed away in 1939 in Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • William A. Crayton Elrod was born in 1868 in South Carolina, the child of Andrew Washington Elrod And Mary Jane Quails.
  • William A. Crayton Elrod married Paris Virginia Weldon, and had children including Harold Elrod, Weldon B Elrod, William Crayton Elrod.
  • William A. Crayton Elrod passed away in 1939 in Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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William Elrod's Ancestors

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William Elrod
1868–1939
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Andrew Washington Elrod
1845–1928
Anderson County, South Carolina
Mary (Jane) Quails
1843–1904
Anderson County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Haden (A.) Elrod
1812–1895
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Mahala (Eveline) Timms
1830–1902
Six and Twenty Creek, Anderson County, South Carolina
John (Bailus Quails) Jr.
1804–1896
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Mary Hembree
1802–1892
Great-Grandparents
Levi Elrod
1798–1844
Mary Garrison
1790–1830
Elijah Timms
1810–1877
Sarah Unk
–1865
John Quails
–1828
Chloe Unk
–1830
William Hembree
1774–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Timms
1782–1810
Mary" Unk
–1850

William Elrod's Descendants

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William (A. Crayton) Elrod (25 JUL 1868–3 APR 1939) m. Paris (Virginia) Weldon (11 MAR 1872–20 MAR 1950)
  1. 1. Weldon (B.) Elrod 1896–1944 m. Mamie (L.) Unk 1896–1960
  2. 2. William (Crayton) Elrod 1901–1980 m. Alice Corbin 1902–1992
    1. 1. Miriam Elrod –2009
  3. 3. Harold Elrod 1904–1981

William Elrod's Timeline

2 Records

1868
25 JUL 1868
Birth of William A. Crayton Elrod in South Carolina
South Carolina
1939
3 APR 1939
Age 71
Death of William A. Crayton Elrod in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 JUL 1868
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 APR 1939
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

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