Greenbrier County WV Archives Obituaries.....Pepper, Elisha
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Elisha PEPPER: born Greenbrier Co., VA A.D. 1777 making him 92 years 
old. Father killed by Indians when he was a boy & mother died about 
same time, leaving him an orphan. Taken by some relatives to Boon or 
Rock Station KY in which State he lived until 1806 when in company 
with Johnny Campbell & others moved to Alexandria, DeKalb County, in 
this State. Mr. Peppers married in Alexandria in 1806 & in the fall or 
winter moved to this county & settled upon the place where he recently 
died. Not in good health for 40 years & 12 years on crutches.

Comment: Elisha Pepper II was born in March of 1777 in Greenbriar Co., 
West VA to Elisha Pepper I. His mother may have been a BUTCHER. 
Believe name may connect to one John PIPER on Greenbriar census.  
Elisha Pepper II died 1869 in Warren Co., TN. His wife was Margaret 
Morrow from NC.

Source: New Era newspaper of Warren County, TN, March, 1869