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Alexander Elam 1839–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1839

Birth Location: Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA

Death Date: January 1922

Death Location: Sharon Springs, Wallace, Kansas, USA

Father: Alexander Elam

Mother: Elizabeth Grigg

Spouse(s): Margret Elam

Children(s): Harriet Elam

The story of Alexander Elam began in 1839 in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA. Alexander Elam married Margret Amelia Elam, and had children including Harriet Elizabeth Elam. Alexander Elam passed away in 1922 in Sharon Springs, Wallace, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Elam began in 1839 in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA.
  • Alexander Elam married Margret Amelia Elam, and had children including Harriet Elizabeth Elam.
  • Alexander Elam passed away in 1922 in Sharon Springs, Wallace, Kansas, USA.

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Children(s)

Alexander Elam's Ancestors

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Alexander Elam
1839–1922
Birth Place: Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA
Parents
Alexander Augustus Elam
1797–1875
Bluestone, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Grigg
1798–1839
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jane Norment
1764–1814
Mid Bluestone Creek, Mecklenburg, Virginia Colony
Sabra Elam
1767–1839
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Norment
1738–1785
Mary Richardson
1727–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Elam's Descendants

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Alexander Elam (21 Oct 1839–January 1922) m. Margret (Amelia) Elam (12 Nov 1839–15 Apr 1920)
  1. 1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Elam 1869–1895 m. William (Edward) Grigg 1860–1936
    1. 1. Samuel (Richardson) Grigg 1888–1971 m. Margret (Tabitha “Maggie”) Cole 1900–1958
      1. 1. Earl (Dean) Grigg 1927–1994 m. Dorothy (Evelyn) Dewey 1930–2013

Alexander Elam's Timeline

3 Records

1839
21 Oct 1839
Birth of Alexander Elam in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA
Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA
1858
23 Sep 1858
Age 19
Alexander Elam was married in Bond, Illinois, United States
Bond, Illinois, United States
1922
January 1922
Age 83
Death of Alexander Elam in Sharon Springs, Wallace, Kansas, USA
Sharon Springs, Wallace, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1839
    Event Place: Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1858
    Event Place: Bond, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1922
    Event Place: Sharon Springs, Wallace, Kansas, USA

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