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Sevier Elston

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pendleton District, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Death: September 25, 1885 (70)
Benton, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
Place of Burial: Old Davistown, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John C. Elston, Sr. and Elizabeth Sevier Elston (Clark)
Husband of Elizabeth Elston
Father of Harvey Elston
Brother of Allen Elston; Neaty Clark Denman; Nancy Elston; Sabra Yowell; William Elston and 5 others

Occupation: Postmaster, Farmer
Managed by: Private User
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About Sevier Elston

Sevier Elston (b. 1814 or 1816 in Pendleton Dist., SC), second son (sixth child) of John Elston, Sr. and Elizabeth Clark (a granddaughter of Tennessee governor, John Sevier; daughter of Col. Wm. H. Clark and Elizabeth Sevier), married in 1837 Elizabeth Davis of Pickens Dist., SC. They only had one child, Harvey Elston, who was born after 1850 and died in 1869 without issue. All three are buried at Old Davistown Cemetery in Old Davistown, Calhoun Co., Alabama.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16457748/sevier-elston

He and his wife settled in Choccolocco Valley, Alabama, where he was the postmaster at Corn Grove settlement 1842-1852. When his father died he inherited a portion of his plantation which included the family home, where he lived out the remaining days of his life.

https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/hgpub/id/46...

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Sevier Elston's Timeline

1814
December 27, 1814
Pendleton District, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1861
August 3, 1861
Alabama, United States
1885
September 25, 1885
Age 70
Benton, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
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Old Davistown Cemetery, Old Davistown, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States