Elisha
C.
Oglesby
II
Born in Craven, Co. South Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Elisha Oglesby
and Hannah (Hobbs) Oglesby
Brother of
Daniel Oglesby, James King Carr II [half], Richard Carr [half], John Carr [half], Hannah (Carr) Frazer [half] and William Carr [half]
Husband of
Mary (Bryan) Oglesby
— married
Apr 1782 in Boonesborough, KY
Husband of
Selah Srah (Rodgers) Oglesby
— married
16 May 1799 in Sumner Co. Tn. (2nd wife)
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Ogelsby) Pursley, Daniel Oglesby, Elisha Oglesby, Wesley Oglesby, John McGee Oglesby, Alice (Oglesby) Marshall, Henry Oglesby and Clifton Allen Oglesby
Died
at age 86
in Echo, Macon, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Apr 2011
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Biography
Private Elisha Oglesby II served with Washington County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
Elisha Oglesby II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A085816.
Elisha Oglesby II was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.
Elisha was born 29 December 1758 [birth date inscribed on tombstone]. [1][2]
Elisha Oglesby is listed as a son of James (should be stepson) and Hannah Carr in the bible of Rev. Elisha Carr. "The...records are copied carefully from the Bible records contained in the Bible of Rev. Elisha Carr, which he bought in 1859. It is now in the Strother Meetinghouse at Scarritt College Campus, in fine state of preservation. You will see that few deaths are recorded. Two sets of twins, in all, 14 children. signed/ Jno. R. Stewart"[3]
According to Ema Lee Tipton: "Hannah (Hobbs) Carr, 1739-1806, married first an Oglesby, with one son born to this marriage, Elisha Oglesby, who is incorrectly listed (in the bible referenced above) as a son of James Carr. ...Much data will be found in Early Times in Middle Tennessee by John Carr, 1773-1857, son of James and Hannah Carr (half-brother to Elisha). ...Hannah and all her children moved to Sumner County Tennessee in 1784-85" [4]
Elisha's Revolutionary War pension application is on file with the Tennessee military record archives.[5] He states under oath that "he volunteered as a private in Washington County State of Virginia under Capt Issac Bledsoe in a company which was raised for the protection of the frontier against the Indians. " He also mentions coming to the aid of Daniel Boone, under the command of Major Daniel Smith, and arriving in Boonesborough shortly after the celebrated siege by Shawnee Indians which was successfully defended by Daniel Boone. Several other missions are described in detail with supporting statements by witnesses, including a certification by his half-brother Richard Carr. At the end of the record is this statement:
"Elisha Oglesby, born 29 Dec 1758 in Craven County, South Carolina, was a "long hunter" on the early colonial frontier, along with the likes of Daniel Boone, who is referenced in this pension application. He died 3 Oct 1845 and is buried in the family cemetery at Echo Springs, Tennessee. This is a verbatim transcription of the pension application on file at NARA and footnote.com, and is true to all punctuation and spelling."
Elisha is also mentioned in the book "Women of Fort Boonesborough, 1775-1784"[6]"Mary Bryan (daughter of James Bryan, and raised by her aunt, Rebecca Bryan Boone) married Revolutionary War soldier Elisha Oglesby in April 1782. They moved to Sumner County, Tennessee, where she died in December 1798 leaving six children: Elizabeth, James, Daniel, Hannah, Nelly and Peggy."
Elisha's family bible record is posted online by Carolyn Oglesby who is in possession of the family bibles.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial #70952335
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sumner County, TN - Elisha Oglesby Family Bible contributed by Carolyn Oglesby
- ↑ Stewart, Jno. R. “Record of the Carr Family.” Genie Archives. ARK-LA-TEX Genealogical Association, July 1970. http://altgenealogy.com/Genie%20Archives/1970/Vol%204%20No%203.pdf. The Genie, Volume IV, Number 3, pp. 22-23.
- ↑ Tipton, Ema Lee. “Notes on our Carr Family.” Genie Archives. ARK-LA-TEX Genealogical Association, July 1970. http://altgenealogy.com/Genie%20Archives/1970/Vol%204%20No%203.pdf. The Genie, Volume IV, Number 3, p. 23.
- ↑ Elisha Oglesby Revolutionary War pension file, S. 1866, VA, Smith-Sumner County TN Archive Military Records
- ↑ Enoch and Crabb, "Women at Fort Boonesborough 1775-1784," p. 69, Fort Boonesborough Foundation 2014
See also:
- https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A085816
- William Roark, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by William and others.
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William Roark Jr.
Elisha Oglesby b. 1758, married Mary Bryan in April 1782. Mary was the niece of Rebecca Bryan Boone, wife of Daniel Boone. They were married in Daniels home in Boonesbourgh Ky.Elisha fought at Kings Mountain & the Indian campaign of east Tennessee . He & Mary then came to Tennessee & settled at Echo Springs in Macon Co. They had 6 children. Elisha & Mary are buried there.
posted 5 Jul 2011 by William Roark Jr.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elisha by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elisha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elisha by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elisha:
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~0.78%
Michael Kerley
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A909001 [compare], Ancestry member 1_mikekerley
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Robyn (Reagin) Oro :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A593880 [compare], Ancestry member robynrnee
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~0.78%
Keith Schindler :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T319123 [compare], FTDNA kit #874495
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Oglesby-123 and Oglesby-39 appear to represent the same person because: These two have the same vitals but different parents. Neither sources the parents. But they're clearly intended to represent the same person. Can you help resolve the discrepancies? Thank you.
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