Joseph Thorpe Elliston

1779–1856 (age 77)

Planter

Photograph of Joseph Thorpe Elliston

About Joseph Thorpe Elliston

Joseph Thorpe Elliston (1779–1856) lived to age 77. They were a planter. Born in Culpeper, they died in Nashville. They are buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in District of Columbia.

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