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Elijah Uptigrove, Sr

Male 1792 - Bef 1862  (< 74 years)

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  • Name Elijah Uptigrove
    Suffix Sr
    Birth Between 1788 and 1792  Patrick Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • or NC?
    Gender Male
    Census 1820  Allen Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 26-44(33), wife age 16-25(25), 2 m age < 5, 2 f age < 5 
    Census 1830  Henderson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 40-49(43), wife age 30-39(35), 1 m age 5-9, 1 m age 15-19, 2 f age < 5, 1 f age 5-9, 1 f age 10-14, 1 f age 15-19 
    Tax Lists 1836  Henderson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1840  Henderson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 50-59(53), wife age 40-49(45), 1 f age <5, 1 f age 5-9, 2 f age 10-14, 1 f age 15-19 
    Census 1850  Henderson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 62,wife Diba?(Lydia) 
    Census 1860  Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 68,wife Lida 
    Death Bef 06 Jan 1862  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Probate 06 Jan 1862  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Administrator Appointed 
    Tax Lists 07 Jun 1862  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Probate 28 Mar 1867  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Estate Settlement Recorded 1/31/1868 in Settlements 1860-1869 - p. 105 
    Probate 01 Apr 1867  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Administrator Appointed 
    Probate 01 Apr 1867  Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Administrator Letter 
    Person ID I547  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family Lydia Collins,   b. Between 1794 and 1796, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 87 years)
    Marriage Bef 1814 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Uptigrove,   b. Between 1811 and 1815, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age > 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Elijah Uptigrove, Jr,   b. Between 1836 and 01 Jun 1840, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1864, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Delilah Uptigrove,   b. Between 1826 and 1828, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1880 and 1895, Franklin Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Sarah Uptigrove,   b. 1820, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1862 (Age < 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. William Uptigrove,   b. Between 1811 and 1825, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1862 (Age < 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Mary Uptigrove,   b. 1823, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 02 Jun 1880 (Age > 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Nathaniel Franklin Uptigrove,   b. Between 1813 and 1814, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 24 Jun 1880, MS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Susan Uptigrove,   b. Between 1831 and 1834, Henderson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1866 and 1868, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Lydia Jane Uptigrove,   b. 30 Jun 1837, Henderson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1915, Carroll Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Hannah C Emily Uptigrove,   b. 1833, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 16 Jun 1880 (Age < 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Between 1788 and 1792 - Patrick Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 26-44(33), wife age 16-25(25), 2 m age < 5, 2 f age < 5 - 1820 - Allen Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 40-49(43), wife age 30-39(35), 1 m age 5-9, 1 m age 15-19, 2 f age < 5, 1 f age 5-9, 1 f age 10-14, 1 f age 15-19 - 1830 - Henderson Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTax Lists - 1836 - Henderson Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 50-59(53), wife age 40-49(45), 1 f age <5, 1 f age 5-9, 2 f age 10-14, 1 f age 15-19 - 1840 - Henderson Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 62,wife Diba?(Lydia) - 1850 - Henderson Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 68,wife Lida - 1860 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Bef 06 Jan 1862 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Administrator Appointed - 06 Jan 1862 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTax Lists - 07 Jun 1862 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Estate Settlement Recorded 1/31/1868 in Settlements 1860-1869 - p. 105 - 28 Mar 1867 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Administrator Appointed - 01 Apr 1867 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Administrator Letter - 01 Apr 1867 - Carroll Co, TN Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 


    • - 1850 census listed as Uplagrove

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      found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=watchers&id=I54613

      •ID: I54613
      •Name: Elijah UPTIGROVE
      •Sex: M
      •Birth: 1787 in Virginia
      •Residence: 1830 Henderson County, Tennessee
      •Residence: 1840 Henderson County, Tennessee
      •Residence: 1850 District 8, Henderson County, Tennessee
      •Residence: 1860 District 18, Carroll County, Tennessee
      •Note:
      Bought 205 1/2 acres from Pleasant Hallmark on March 11, 1851 for $200. This indenture made this 11th day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty one between Pleasant Hallmark of the one part & Elijah Uptegrove of the other part both of the county & state aforesaid. Witnesseth that I the said Pleasant Hallmark both bargained & sold & by these presents do bargain sell and deliver unto him the sd Elijah Uptegrove a certain piece or parcel of land lying & being in said county on the East side of Sandy River and on a branch in Range 6 ^ section 2 bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning on a small post oak with ? the south E. corner of occupant No. 308 & runs west 92 poles to a stake in a field Norwoods N. W. corner thence south 16 poles to a stake thence north 63 degrees west 37 poles to a stake thence north 21 degrees east 13 poles to a stake. Thence North 126 1/2 poles to a blackoak & pointing thence east 122 poles to a white oak & ? Thence south 145 poles to the beginning of corner of grant no. 6607 for containingg 112 1/4 acres and a grant no. 6658 bounded as follows
      •Change Date: 29 NOV 2009

      HintsAncestry Hints for Elijah UPTIGROVE

      1 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com

      Marriage 1 Lydia COLLINS b: 1795 in Virginia
      Children
      1.Has Children Nathaniel UPTIGROVE b: 1814 in Kentucky
      2.Has Children Mary UPTIGROVE b: 1823 in Tennessee
      3.Has Children Hannah C. UPTIGROVE b: 1833 in Tennessee
      4.Has Children Susan UPTIGROVE b: 1834 in Tennessee
      5.Has Children Lydia Jane UPTIGROVE b: 30 JUN 1837 in Tennessee
      6.Has No Children Elijah UPTIGROVE b: 1 JUN 1840 in Illinois
      7.Has No Children Elisha UPTIGROVE b: 1843 in Henderson County, Tennessee
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      found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mykellyline&id=I1253

      •ID: I1253
      •Name: Elijah Uptigrove 1
      •Sex: M
      •Residence: Farmer, estate worth $950, can read and write./District 18 1860 Carroll, Tennessee, USA 2
      •Birth: ABT 1788 in Virginia, USA 3
      •ALIA: Uptegrove
      •Death: from court records ABT 1862 in Carroll, Tennessee, USA
      •Note:
      1862 BUTLER etals W. S. ROBERTSON Mary Uptigrove, Elijah estate

      1862 BUTLER etals W. S. ROBERTSON Mary Uptigrove, William estate

      http://tn-roots.com/tncarroll/courtrecords/chancery.txt

      •Residence: District 8. Next to Nathaniel Uptigrove. 1850 Henderson, Tennessee, USA 4
      •Residence: Elijah's birthplace listed as Decatur County 1837. Maybe on the border. 1840 Henderson, Tennessee, USA
      •Note:
      1 FWM 50-59

      1 FWF -5
      1 FWF 5-9
      1 FWF 10-14
      1 FWF 15-19
      1 FWF 40-49

      5
      •Residence: 1830 Henderson, Tennessee, USA
      •Note:
      1 FWM -5
      1 FWM 10-14 Nathaniel
      1 FWM 40-50

      2 FWF -5
      1 FWF 5-9
      1 FWF 10-14
      1 FWF 15-19
      1 FWF 30-39
      6
      •Residence: one foreigner not naturalized? 1820 Allen, Kentucky, USA
      •Note:
      2 FWM -10
      1 FWM 26-44

      2 FWF -10
      1 FWF16-25

      •_FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, The 7
      •Residence: bought property on the Sandy River from Pleasant Hallmark 11 MAR 1851 Carroll, Tennessee, USA
      •Note:

      Bought 205 1/2 acres from Pleasant Hallmark on March 11, 1851 for $200. This indenture made this 11th day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty one between Pleasant Hallmark of the one part & Elijah Uptegrove of the other part both of the county & state aforesaid. Witnesseth that I the said Pleasant Hallmark both bargained & sold & by these presents do bargain sell and deliver unto him the sd Elijah Uptegrove a certain piece or parcel of land lying & being in said county on the East side of Sandy River and on a branch in Range 6 ^ section 2 bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning on a small post oak with ? the south E. corner of occupant No. 308 & runs west 92 poles to a stake in a field Norwoods N. W. corner thence south 16 poles to a stake thence north 63 degrees west 37 poles to a stake thence north 21 degrees east 13 poles to a stake. Thence North 126 1/2 poles to a blackoak & pointing thence east 122 poles to a white oak & ? Thence south 145 poles to the beginning of corner of grant no. 6607 for containingg 112 1/4 acres and a grant no. 6658 bounded as follows

      •Name: Elijah Uptigrove Sr 8
      •Residence: 1862 Tennessee, USA 8
      •Residence: "Elijah Upthegrove" on tax list 1810 Patrick, Virginia, USA
      •Note:

      •Residence: "Elijah Upthegrove" mulatto in household? Lots of Collins also classfied as mulatto (melungeon). 1812 Patrick, Virginia, USA
      •Note:
      http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/KYWAYNE/2003-03/1046720422

      •Note:
      A Hannah Uptigrove who married Elisha Collins in 1794 in Albemarle County VA and is buried just over the NC state line from Patrick County, VA is probably Elijah's sister or aunt. b 1770 in PA, d 1854 in Patrick County. Other Albemarle Uptigroves George, James, Jesse.

      Nathaniel states Elijah's birthplace as TN in 1880. Elizabeth and Lydia say VA. Delilah says NC.

      Many sites list a Mary as a daughter, but I haven't seen any record of that.

      Nathan Updergraff found on a list of merchants in Winchester, Frederick County, VA, 1797. http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/frederick/taxes/1797merc.txt. Same area as the Townsends, Walkers, and Garretts. Relative?

      Jesse Upthegrove found 1802 Albemarle VA.
      http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/pat1810tl.htm
      Patrick county formed 1791 from Patrick Henry County. On NC border.

      Sarah Uptegrove, 1785 Albemarle county, HOH 8 persons.

      Amos Upthegrove found 1789 Shenandoah county.
      http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/1790index/1790U-index1.htm

      Probably buried in the Butler family cemetery along with his wife Lydia.

      http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/UPTEGROVE/2000-04/0955103237

      Patrick County Personal Property Tax Records
      1791-1809:
      Elijah Upthegrove 1810-1814

      Personal Property Tax Records of Albemarle County:
      George Upthegrove 1790-1793
      James Upthegrove 1797
      Jesse Upthegrove 1801-1809
      (no Upthegroves listed after 1809)

      HintsAncestry Hints for Elijah Uptigrove Sr

      1 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com

      Marriage 1
      Lydia Collins b: ABT 1795 in Virginia, USA
      •Married: based on residence. ABT 1810 in Patrick, Virginia, USA
      Children
      1.Has No Children Unknown Son 1 Uptigrove b: BET 1810 AND 1820
      2.Has No Children Unknown Daughter 1 Uptigrove b: BET 1811 AND 1815
      3.Has No Children Nathaniel F Uptigrove b: ABT 1813 in Tennessee, USA
      4.Has No Children Elizabeth Uptigrove b: ABT 1816 in Kentucky, USA
      5.Has No Children Sarah Uptigrove b: 1820 in Tennessee, USA
      6.Has No Children Unknown Son 2 Uptigrove b: BET 1825 AND 1830 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
      7.Has No Children Unknown Daughter 2 Uptigrove b: BET 1825 AND 1830 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
      8.Has No Children Delilah Uptigrove b: ABT 1827 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
      9.Has No Children Susan Uptigrove b: ABT 1831 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
      10.Has No Children Hannah C Uptigrove b: ABT 1833 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
      11.Has No Children Elijah Uptigrove b: ABT 1837 in Tennessee, USA
      12.Has Children Lydia Jane Uptigrove b: 30 JUN 1837 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA

      Sources: 1.Author: Ancestry.com
      Title: 1840 United States Federal Census
      Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;
      Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
      Note:
      United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Sixth Census of the United States, 1840, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840
      Page: Database online. , Henderson, Tennessee, roll 522, page 348.
      Text: Record for Elijah Uptigrove
      2.Author: Ancestry.com
      Title: 1860 United States Federal Census
      Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;
      Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
      Note:
      United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860
      Page: Database online. District 18, Carroll, Tennessee, post office Buena Vista, roll M653_1243, page 153, image 308.
      Text: Record for Elijah Uptigrove
      3.Author: Ancestry.com
      Title: 1850 United States Federal Census
      Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;
      Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
      Note:
      United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850
      Page: Database online. District 8, Henderson, Tennessee, roll M432_883, page 172, image 344.
      Text: Record for Elijah Uptigrove
      4.Author: Ancestry.com
      Title: 1850 United States Federal Census
      Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;
      Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
      Note:
      United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850
      Page: Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: District 8, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_883; Page: 172B; Image: .
      Text: Record for Elijah Uptigrove
      5.Author: Ancestry.com
      Title: 1840 United States Federal Census
      Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;
      Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
      Note:
      United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Sixth Census of the United States, 1840, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840
      Page: Database online. Year: 1840; Census Place: , Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: .
      Text: Record for Elijah Uptigrove
      6.Author: Ancestry.com
      Title: 1830 United States Federal Census
      Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;
      Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
      Note:
      United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fifth Census of the United States, 1830, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830
      Page: Database online. Year: 1830; Census Place: , Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: .
      Text: Record for Elijah Uptigrove
      7.Author: Ancestry.com
      Title: 1820 United States Federal Census
      Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;
      Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
      Note:
      United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1820
      Page: Database online. Year: 1820; Census Place: , Allen, Kentucky; Roll: M33_16; Page: ; Image: .
      Text: Record for Elijah UptigroveGenerations Network, Inc., 2004), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1820; Census Place: , Allen, Kentucky; Roll: M33_16; Page: ; Image:. Record for Elijah Uptigrove.
      8.Author: Ancestry.com
      Title: U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
      Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;
      Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
      Page: Database online.
      Text: Record for Elijah Uptigrove
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  • Sources 
    1. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    2. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S43] Military documents.

    6. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S82] Probate Records.


 

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