Elijah Mullenax

Brief Life History of Elijah

When Elijah Mullenax was born on 30 August 1853, in Dry Run, Pendleton, Virginia, United States, his father, William Mullenax, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Nelson, was 28. He married Elisabeth Hinkle on 26 September 1876, in Pendleton, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Circleville District, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 January 1928, at the age of 74, and was buried in Cherry Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elijah Mullenax
1853–1928
Elisabeth Hinkle
1854–1926
Marriage: 26 September 1876
Mullenax
1878–1878
Daulie Mullenax
1879–1957
Laura Mullenax
1881–1961
McClellan Mullenax
1883–1961
Martha Ann Mullenax
1886–1948
Mullenax
1887–1887
Betty Alice Mullenax
1891–1972

Sources (20)

  • Elijah Mullennex, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elijah Mullinax, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Elijah Mullenax, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Irish and English: variant of Mullinax .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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