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Elijah Green McClanahan[1, 2]

Male 1817 - 1892  (74 years)


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  • Name Elijah Green McClanahan 
    Born 10 Mar 1817  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Feb 1892  Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke, virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20745  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2018 

    Father Green McClanahan,   b. 3 Oct 1782, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1820, Vinton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Griffin,   b. 1784, Staunton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1818, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1808  Augusta Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Margaret Hurt,   b. 12 Aug 1823, Bedford, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1861, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 21 Oct 1840  Bedford, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Laura McClanahan,   b. 9 Sep 1841, Roanoke, virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1915, Roanoke,Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Maria Blanche McClanahan,   b. 22 Jan 1845, Lynchburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1927, Raleigh, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2022 
    Family ID F7717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma Samantha Crenshaw,   b. 1833, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Children 
     1. Robert C. McClanahan,   b. 9 Apr 1864,   d. 19 Feb 1889, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     2. William Samuel McClanahan,   b. 20 Jan 1869, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1948, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2022 
    Family ID F7719  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128098958.
      Elijah Green McClanahan
      Birth 10 Mar 1817
      Death 11 Feb 1892 (aged 74)
      Burial
      Fair View Cemetery
      Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia

    2. [S61] United States Census, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=34126648&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525.
      Name: Sarah McClenahen
      [Sarah McClanahan]
      [Sarah Margaret Hurt]
      Age: 36
      Birth Year: abt 1824
      Gender: Female
      Birth Place: Virginia
      Home in 1860: Roanoke, Virginia
      Post Office: Salem
      Dwelling Number: 247
      Family Number: 247
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Alexander Smith 30
      Elisha McClenahen 42
      Sarah McClenahen 36
      Lauris McClenahen 18
      Blanche McClenahen 15
      Nannie McClenahen 6
      Elizabeth McClenahen 74
      John Gay 55
      James Neal 27
      1860 Virginia Census. Lists wife Sarah and children and mother Elizabeth

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127949568/william-samuel-mcclanahan.
      William Samuel McClanahan
      Birth 20 Jan 1869, Roanoke, Virginia
      Death 24 Apr 1948 (aged 79),Roanoke, Virginia
      Burial
      Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke City, Virginia
      Parents
      Elijah Green McClanahan, 1817-1892
      Emma Samantha Crenshaw McClanahan, 1833-1910