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Abshire, Peter

Male 1763 - 1853  (~ 89 years)


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  • Name Abshire, Peter 
    Birth May 1763  Bedford, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Will 3 Feb 1823  Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1850  Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 22 Jan 1853  Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 23 May 1853  Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I35191  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2019 

    Father Abshire, Ludowick Luke,   b. 1 Jan 1731, Augusta, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1822, Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Mother McGrady, Christina Sarah,   b. 1 Jan 1746, Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1839, Pleasant Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Family ID F108081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Doran, Eleanor,   b. Feb 1763, Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1853 (Age ~ 90 years) 
    Marriage 19 Aug 1787  Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
    +1. Abshire, Rhoda,   b. 1792, Bedford, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 69 years)
    +2. Abshire, Mary Doran,   b. Abt 1792, Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1875, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years)
    Family ID F14463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - May 1763 - Bedford, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Aug 1787 - Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 3 Feb 1823 - Franklin, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Franklin, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Jan 1853 - Franklin, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 23 May 1853 - Franklin, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S80917] Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850.

    2. [S80918] Peter Koshire, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S80916] Peter Abshire, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".