Born the son of Thomas Bingham (1730 – 1816) and Eleanor Luck (1752 – 1810), he was married first to Mary Bailey (1784 – 1819) and their children were
William James Bingham (1800 – 1887),
John B. Bingham (1801 – 1854),
Bethany Bingham (1802 – ),
Green S. Bingham (1807 – ),
Mary Bingham (1809 – )
Elijah Bingham (I) (1810 – ).
After Mary's death he married Benetta Skeen (1801 – 1875) and their children were
William Alexander Bingham (1819 – 1890),
Jacob S. Bingham (1821 – 1882),
Allephina Ellender Bingham (1824 – 1880),
Elijah Bingham (II) (1826 – 1899),
Armantha Bennetta Bingham (1828 – 1880),
Parnell R. Bingham (1831 – 1905),
Nancy Adaline Bingham (1834 – ),
Thomas N. Bingham (1837 – ),
Alfred H. Bingham (1839 – 1863).
Elijah acquired Coweta County land from the Gold Land Lottery on 3-29-1827. The Binghams resided in the county until the late 1800's. They operated a mill around Moreland, Georgia.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY2-H39 : 20 December 2020), Elijah Bingham, Coweta, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
* 1850-1880 Census: "U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880" Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. AIS Mortality Schedules Index. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes Ancestry Record 3530 #187515 (accessed 22 July 2022) Elijah Bingham (80), in Coweta CO., GA; Dec 1859; State of birth: VA; Cause of death: Typhoid Fever
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