Elijah served in the War of 1812. He enlisted in Smith Co., TN on 28 September 1814 and was discharged on 27 April 1815 at Carthage, Smith Co., TN. He served as a private in Capt. Anthony Medcalfe's Company, 2nd Regt. Tennessee Militia, Coffee's Brigade.
Elijah "Parkis" was living in Nineveh Twp., Johnson Co., IN, when the 1830 Census was taken.
In the 1850 census of Nineveh Twp, Johnson Co., IN, Elijah, 57, was living with his wife Susan, 51, and children Susan Jane, 23, Nancy Ann, 16, and Ellen, 14. Elijah was born in KY, and Susan in TN.
When the 1860 Census was taken, Elijah owned real estate valued at $3,000 and personal property valued at $700. |
