Elijah C. Gillenwater

Elijah C. was born in 1792 in ,Hawkins, Tennessee.¹   Elijah C.'s father was Joel Gillenwaters and his mother was Sally Or Loretta Gibbons.  His paternal grandfather was Thomas Gillenwaters. He had six brothers named William, David, Thomas, Joseph, John C. and Joel G..  He was the fourth oldest of the seven children.  He died at the age of 66 in 1858 in ,Monroe, Kentucky.¹