Elisha Warfield | |
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| Born | February 5, 1781 |
| Died | May 15, 1859 (aged 78) Lexington, Kentucky United States |
| Resting place | Lexington Cemetery |
| Education | Transylvania University |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, Academic Racehorse breeder |
| Spouse | Maria Barr (1785–1866) |
| Children | Rebecca Tilton b. 1806 Thomas Barr b. 1807 William Pollock b. 1809 Robert Elisha b. 1811, married Catherine Anne Ware Ann Elizaneth b. 1812 Mary Jane (1815–1900), married Cassius Marcellus Clay Ellen P. Caroline Barr b. 1817 Julia Genevive (1819–1895), married Francis Key Hunt Laura Ruth b. 1821 |
| Parent(s) | Elisha Warfield (1740–1818) & Ruth Burgess (1763–1835) |
| Honors | Warfield Place, Lexington, Kentucky |
Elisha Warfield Jr. (February 5, 1781 – May 15, 1859) was an American physician and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder whom Thoroughbred Heritage calls "one of the most important early figures in Kentucky racing and breeding."[1]