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James Frank Elam 1859–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 December 1859

Birth Location: Shelby County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 1912

Death Location: Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Richard Elam

Mother: Mary Orr

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James Frank Elam was born in 1859 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA, the child of Richard A Elam And Mary Ann Orr. In 1870, James Frank Elam resided in Prairie, Shelby, Illinois, USA. James Frank Elam passed away in 1912 in Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • James Frank Elam was born in 1859 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA, the child of Richard A Elam And Mary Ann Orr.
  • In 1870, James Frank Elam resided in Prairie, Shelby, Illinois, USA.
  • James Frank Elam passed away in 1912 in Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA.

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James Elam's Ancestors

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James Elam
1859–1912
Birth Place: Shelby County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Richard A Elam
1821–1888
Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Orr
1835–
Illinois
Grandparents
Henry (C) Orr
1813–1890
Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mary (E) Emerick
1818–1863
Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Orr
1766–1845
Talitha Cotton
1776–1841
George Emrick
1773–1844
Cathrine Cesslor
1778–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Orr
1740–1798
Frances
–1813
Thomas Cotton
1748–1795
Priscilla Knight
1748–1843
Valentine Emrich
1742–1776
Catharine Latsha
1745–1811

James Elam's Timeline

3 Records

1859
30 December 1859
Birth of James Frank Elam in Shelby County, Illinois, USA
Shelby County, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
James Frank Elam resided here in Prairie, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Prairie, Shelby, Illinois, USA
1912
3 Dec 1912
Age 53
Death of James Frank Elam in Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA
Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 December 1859
    Event Place: Shelby County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Prairie, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: M593_277; Page: 194A; Family History Library Film: 545776

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Prairie, Shelby, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Prairie, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: M593_277; Page: 194A; Family History Library Film: 545776

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1912
    Event Place: Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA

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