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Absalom Eller

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 07, 1879 (75)
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
Place of Burial: Purlear, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Melchior Eller and Susannah Eller
Husband of Sarah Eller
Father of Aily Vannoy; Rachel Eller Stout; Francis Eller; Nancy Jane Eller; James Madison Eller and 5 others
Brother of Simeon Eller; David W. Eller; Rachel McNeil; Col Peter Eller; John Harrison Eller, Jr and 3 others
Half brother of George Eller

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About Absalom Eller

Son of John Eller and Susannah Kern.

The family of Absalom and Sarah included 10 known children: John Ashley Eller Aily Eller Vannoy Rachel Eliza Eller Stout Matthias Eller Francis Eller Simeon Eller Mary Susannah Eller Church Nancy Jane Eller Foster James Madison Eller William Harrison Eller*

  • William Harrison Eller, was killed on July 13, 1864, during a rear-guard action protecting the main Confederate forces after their retreat following a skirmish at Fort Stephens, outside Washington, D.C. He is likely one of the 17 Confederate unknowns. (Byron H. Eller, The Eller Family Chronicles, Vol. IV, #2, p. 87.)
  • Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via daughter Aily Vannoy (born Eller) by SmartCopy: Feb 17 2015, 16:01:46 UTC
  • Residence: United States
  • Residence: Wilkes Co., NC - 1830
  • Residence: Wilkes Co., NC - 1840
  • Residence: Wilkes Co., NC - 1850
  • Residence: Upper Division, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States - 1860
  • Residence: Lewis Fork, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States - 1870
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Absalom Eller's Timeline

1803
February 16, 1803
Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
1824
December 3, 1824
1826
March 12, 1826
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
1827
December 27, 1827
Purlears Creek, Wilkes Co., NC, USA
1831
March 22, 1831
1833
January 3, 1833
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
1835
January 25, 1835
1836
November 2, 1836
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1838
July 1, 1838
Purlears Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States