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Male Elijah York Click to view Elijah York in the family tree

Elijah was born in 1805 in Nelson, KY.  Elijah's father was Jeremiah York and his mother was Sarah Hargis.  His paternal grandparents were Jeremiah II+ York and Mary+ Thomas; his maternal grandparents are Thomas Hargis and Rachel Provence. He had seven brothers named Thomas, William R., Job, Zadock, John, Ezekiel and Jeremiah.  He is the third youngest of the eight children.


Elijah's family with Cecilia Waldrop

‌Elijah and Cecilia were married in a religious ceremony on March 14th, 1832.  They have five sons and two daughters, named Dennis, Henry W., Jeremiah Patton, Joseph A., William J. A., Carolina and Lydia.


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