Eli Bloyed 1786 Maryland - 1878 Arkansas

Origin

Eli's History

Eli Bloyed was born April 25, 1786 in Eastern Shore, MD.

The Bloyed family moved to Washington county, Arkansas in 1828 7 from Kentucky or Tennessee. Eli was one of the first to settle on the West Fork of the White River. 7 See West Fork, AR.

The Bloyeds and Winns were amoung the first stettlers in Washington county. They farmed land near West Fork. They were all members of the first church, established around 1844.

Bloyed History - Bloyed/Winn Family Letters (1852)

Bloyed or Bloyd ?

If pronounced the same as Floyd, others would spell it the same--unless the silent "e" was pointed out. It seems they did point out the silent "e" for family gravestones. Where they reflecting more on their family history in Scotland/Northern Ireland? --Randy

Marriage - Mary Graham

Eli married Mary Ann Graham April 27, 1806 in Green county, Kentucky.

Mary (Polly) was born in South Carolina in 1788. 7

 

Children - Eli & Mary

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Matilda

b. 1807 MD

m Nathan Coughman

dau. Mary Ann m. Zadok Winn

Peter b. 1809 MD

m. Sarah Tennison

Wm. - Eli - Margaret - Elizabeth - Mary - Lucinda - Hanry - John
William b. 1811 MD

m. Cynthia Wolf

Finis - Jame - Nancy - Lucinda - Martha - Elizabeth

Kazie b. 1813 MD

m. Wm. Conrad Yoes

Rosana - Cynthia - Margaretta Jane - Mary Ann - Jacob - James Russell

Nancy Ann b. 1816 KY

m. James Minor Winn

Pernetty

Gravestone

Obituary

1900 Census - Prairie, AR

b. 1825 AR

m. Joel Arrington Combs

Mary Matilda - Frances Elizabeth - Caledonia - Sephronia - Milas

Passings

Mary (Graham) Bloyed died in 1861 in West Fork and is buried in the family plot. 7

Eli died April 22, 1878 in West Fork, Washington Co., AR. He was buried April 26, 1878 in West Fork Cemetery.

Bloyed Family Plot