

Elisha McNew

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Name Elisha McNew [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 13 Sep 1788 Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA [2, 3]
Gender Male Family Search ID L7LJ-7HM Occupation Farmer [3] Residence 1850 Washington County, Virginia, USA [3]
District 67 Burial 1854 McNew Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia, USA [2]
Death 26 Aug 1854 Washington County, Virginia, USA [1, 2, 4]
Cause: Dysentery Person ID I21376 Woodworth Ancestry Last Modified 7 Jul 2025
Father Elisha Isaac McNew, b. 17 Sep 1745, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA d. 17 Jan 1804, Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA
(Age 58 years)
Relationship natural Mother Catherine Smyth, b. 12 Jan 1756, New Castle County, Delaware, USA d. 14 Sep 1841, Washington County, Virginia, USA
(Age 85 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 1778 Virginia, USA [5]
Family ID F10069 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret Jane Sutton, b. 12 Aug 1788, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Aug 1854, Washington County, Virginia, USA
(Age 66 years)
Children > 1. Catherine McNew, b. 26 Apr 1817 d. 16 Apr 1880 (Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 2. Granville McNew, b. 11 Jan 1820 d. 24 Jul 1824 (Age 4 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 3. Amanda J McNew, b. 1825, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 1902, Washington County, Virginia, USA
(Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
4. Lucinda McNew, b. 1827, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
5. Elisha McNew, III, b. 1828, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 1897, Washington County, Virginia, USA
(Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
6. Alexander McNew, b. 1828, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
7. George McNew, b. 23 Nov 1829, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Aug 1854, Washington County, Virginia, USA
(Age 24 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F11456 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Jul 2025
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Event Map Birth - 13 Sep 1788 - Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA Residence - District 67 - 1850 - Washington County, Virginia, USA Death - Cause: Dysentery - 26 Aug 1854 - Washington County, Virginia, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S1160] Washington County, Virginia, Deaths 185s, (Name: Richmond Disspatch; Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA; Date: 17 Sep 1854;), Richmond Dispatch - 7 Sep 1854 - Page 1 7 Sep 1854 News.
Dysentery causeda number of deaths in this county 1854-1856 - [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Elisha McNew
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=92622162&indiv=try - [S432] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 67, Washington, Virginia; Roll: 980; Page: 78a.
Record for Elish McNew
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=15606075&indiv=try - [S1161] Baer, Frank L, The McNew Family of Washington County, Virginia, (Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Date: 1964;), Pages 083-085 Washington CountyDeath Register Images 364-366.
Images 279-379
The McNew family of Washington Co., Va.
compiled by Frank L. Baer
Baer, Frank L. (Main Author)
Manuscript/Manuscript on Film
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971
on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Microfilm of typescript (carbon copy, 98 leaves) at the National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/307956?availability=Family%20History%20Library
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/307956?availability=Family%20History%20Library - [S113] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 18427.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY.
Record for Catherine Smith
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=1124254&indiv=try
- [S1160] Washington County, Virginia, Deaths 185s, (Name: Richmond Disspatch; Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA; Date: 17 Sep 1854;), Richmond Dispatch - 7 Sep 1854 - Page 1 7 Sep 1854 News.