Elisha Monroe Welborn (abt. 1797 - abt. 1870)

Born about 1797 in Anderson, Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Crawford) Welborn — married about 1813 in Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died about Mar 1870 at about age 73 in Rabun, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Elisha Welborn was born in Anderson, Pendleton District, South Carolina in about 1793. He is the son of Aaron W. Welborn and Elizabeth Younger.

Elisha lived in Pendleton, Pendleton District, South Carolina in 1810^[1] where He married Sarah Crawford in 1813.

At some time prior to 1840 he moved with his family to Rabun County Georgia. He is listed in the 1840 Census^[2] as being in Agriculture, which one could take as a farmer.

"The following named persons ware drawn to serve in the Jury at the next term of this court, 10 Elish Welborn."

In 1850, it was called The 587th District instead of Tallulah Township:

Elisha Wellborn Age 53 M Farmer Born SC

Sarah " " 49 F " SC

John " " 16 M Farmer " SC

Martin " " 13 M " SC

Cynthia " " 12 F " SC

Household #187, Visitation #187 (living next door!) Aaron Wellborn Age 25 M Farmer Born SC Martha A. " " 23 F " NC

He passed away in March of 1870 at the age of 71 of fever in Rabun County, Georgia. He is lsited as being married and a farmer.^[3] :Elisha Willborn Subdivision 106 Rabun 1870 South Carolina White Male 71 Mar. Fever^[4]

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DNA

Added to show Confident relationship with parents

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 11.1 cM segment on chromosome 13, consisting of Jennifer Gilbert, GEDmatch kit # CA5873881, and Ray Leach, her 4th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A955719, and Watters (H) Watters, her 5th cousin 2x removed, GEDmatch kit # A985394. (Ray and Watters are 6th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Aaron Welborn and Elizabeth Younger, the 4x great grandparents of Jennifer Gilbert and 5x great grandparents of Ray Leach and 6x great grandparents of Watters (H) Watters.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," index and images, FamilySearch : accessed 12 Aug 2014), Elisha Wilbourn, Not Stated, Pendleton, South Carolina; citing "1810 United States Federal Census," p. 260, line 533, NARA microfilm publication M252, roll 61, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0181420.
2. ↑ Census Year: 1840, State: Georgia, County: Rabun, Page No: 216, Reel No: M704-49, Division: District 587, Enumerated by: Elijah Coffee, Transcribed by Dawn Watson Cabe, US Genweb.
3. ↑ Persons who died during the year ending 1st June,1870, in Subdivision No. 106, in the County of Rabun, State of Georgia, enumerated by me, John Willborn, Ass't Marshal.[1]
4. ↑ 1870 MORTALITY SCHEDULE OF RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA, 1870 Mortality Schedule for Rabun County, Georgia [Partial Listing], Submitted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer, Rabun County Georgia Genealogy Trails

• RABUN COUNTY, GEORGIA - Court Records - Jury Lists, 1846 - 1849, PAGE 59, 2nd July Term 1849

• "587th District" of Rabun Co., GA. Page 328. Microfilm Roll #432, Vol. 11 (pt) Recorded on October (?) 5th

• Grantor Filing Docket and General Index to Deeds and Realty Mortgages-Rabun County Georgia. Elisha Wellborn 9-26-1829 Book A page 195. Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892

Acknowledgements

• Profile created by Lydia Ross through the import of Lydia HOLCOMB Ross Family Tree.ged on Apr 25, 2020.