Elijah Sr. Church

1773 - Abt 1860  (~ 91 years)

• Name	Elijah Sr. Church
  Birth	Between May 1769 and 1773	Lewis Fork, , Surrywilkes County, North Carolina   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt May 1860	Wilkes County, , , North Carolina   [2, 3, 5]
  Burial	Abt May 1860	Lips Place, Fletcher Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina   [3]
  Notes	Elijah executed his Last Will and Testament in March of 1854 as a resident of Wilkes County, NC. It lists his age as about 86. He died in 1860. V. Church Taylor states: "This Will was found by C.J. Coats somewhere in the office, Spring Term 1879 (25 years after it was written), I found no record of its probate, V.C.T." (Phillips Book) Owned about 1000 acres of land and slaves.(Charles Hayes)
  Person ID	I12683	DeLoach Ancestry
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2010

  
  

  Family	Charity Craft,   b. Abt 1775, Ncva, , , d. Aft 1860, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1789/90	Wilkes County, , , North Carolina   [3]
  Children	1. Charity Church,   b. Abt 1790, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. Aft 1854 (Age ~ 65 years)   2. Noah Church,   b. Abt 1792, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. Bef 1850 (Age ~ 57 years)   3. Martha Church,   b. Abt 1795, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. Aft 1860, Fletchers Creek, , Wilkes County, North Carolina (Age ~ 66 years)   4. Sarah Church,   b. Abt 1795, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina   5. Allen Church,   b. Abt 1798, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina   6. Joel Church,   b. Abt 1800, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. Abt Jun 1844, Clay County, , , Indiana (Age ~ 44 years)   7. Jesse Lee Church,   b. Abt 1802, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. 11 Oct 1876, Clay County, , , In (Probably) (Age ~ 74 years)   8. Nathaniel Church,   b. Abt 1805, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. Aft 1854, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (Age ~ 50 years)   9. Rev. William B. "Billy" Church,   b. 2 Jun 1808, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. 30 Oct 1889, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (Age 81 years)   10. Elijah Church, Jr.,   b. Abt 1812, Wilkes County, , , North Carolina d. Aft 1854 (Age ~ 43 years)
  Family ID	F4786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S126] International Genealogy Index, 1993CDROM. [S49] 1860 Wilkes Co., NC census. [S37] Charles Hayes via Jerry Church. [S122] International Genealogy Index, 1994. [S48] Phillips Family, Our History our Heritage.