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James Rodney Elam 1918–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1918

Birth Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky

Death Date: 17 Mar 2006

Death Location: Spring, Montgomery, Texas

Father: Ollie Elam

Mother: Lida Hamilton

Spouse(s): Zelda Manning

Children(s):

The story of James Rodney Elam began in 1918 in Magoffin County, Kentucky. In 1935, James Rodney Elam resided in Rural, Morgan, Kentucky. In 1940, James Rodney Elam resided in Madison, Clark, Ohio, USA. James Rodney Elam married Zelda Manning. James Rodney Elam passed away in 2006 in Spring, Montgomery, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of James Rodney Elam began in 1918 in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
  • In 1935, James Rodney Elam resided in Rural, Morgan, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, James Rodney Elam resided in Madison, Clark, Ohio, USA.
  • James Rodney Elam married Zelda Manning.
  • James Rodney Elam passed away in 2006 in Spring, Montgomery, Texas.

Immediate Family

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James Elam's Ancestors

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James Elam
1918–2006
Birth Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky
Parents
Ollie Herbert Elam
1896–1989
Logville, Magoffin, Kentucky
Lida Hamilton
1901–
Kentucky
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Elam's Timeline

4 Records

1918
8 Dec 1918
Birth of James Rodney Elam in Magoffin County, Kentucky
Magoffin County, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 17
James Rodney Elam resided here in Rural, Morgan, Kentucky
Rural, Morgan, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 22
James Rodney Elam resided here in Madison, Clark, Ohio, USA
Madison, Clark, Ohio, USA
2006
17 Mar 2006
Age 88
Death of James Rodney Elam in Spring, Montgomery, Texas
Spring, Montgomery, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, Clark, Ohio; Roll: T627_3038; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 12-17
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Kentucky Birth Index
    [4] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, Clark, Ohio; Roll: T627_3038; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 12-17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Madison, Clark, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, Clark, Ohio; Roll: T627_3038; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 12-17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 2006
    Event Place: Spring, Montgomery, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

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