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John Nathaniel Elam 1873–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1873

Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 16 Nov 1906

Death Location: Addison, Winston, Alabama, USA

Father: Wiley Elam

Mother: Lucy Shellnut

Spouse(s): Lula Hood

Children(s): Horace Sr., Irena Elam, Jessye Elam

John Nathaniel Elam was born in 1873 in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA, the child of Wiley Cumbia Elam And Lucy Ann Doretta Shellnut. John Nathaniel Elam married Lula Mae Hood, and had children including Horace Nathaniel Elam Sr, Irena Mae Elam, Jessye Christine Elam. John Nathaniel Elam passed away in 1906 in Addison, Winston, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • John Nathaniel Elam was born in 1873 in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA, the child of Wiley Cumbia Elam And Lucy Ann Doretta Shellnut.
  • John Nathaniel Elam married Lula Mae Hood, and had children including Horace Nathaniel Elam Sr, Irena Mae Elam, Jessye Christine Elam.
  • John Nathaniel Elam passed away in 1906 in Addison, Winston, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wiley Elam
1847–1932
Birth Location: Lithonia, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
WE
Lucy Shellnut
1846–1915
Birth Location: Randolph County, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lula Hood
1878–1934
Birth Location: Hood's Crossroads, Blount, Alabama, USA
LH

Children(s)

Horace Sr.
1905–1966
Birth Location: Addison, Winston, Alabama, USA
HS
Irena Elam
1899–1975
Birth Location: Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
IE
Jessye Elam
1902–1981
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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John Elam's Ancestors

Self
John Elam
1873–1906
Birth Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA
Parents
Wiley Cumbia Elam
1847–1932
Lithonia, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Lucy (Ann Doretta) Shellnut
1846–1915
Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Elam
1809–1888
Beaufort, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Irena (Jane) Austin
1817–1880
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Elam
1779–1856
Mary Potts
1784–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Elam
1755–1826
Mary Phillips
1755–1829

John Elam's Descendants

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John (Nathaniel) Elam (3 Mar 1873–16 Nov 1906) m. Lula (Mae) Hood (26 Aug 1878–20 Jun 1934)
  1. 1. Horace (Nathaniel Elam) Sr. 1905–1966 m. Mary (Eunice) Butler 1903–1992 m. Antonette (Agnes) Giammatteo 1904–1950
    1. 1. Horace (Nathaniel Elam) Jr. 1928–1990 m. Maria-Rachel (Elizabeth) Renner 1931–1996
    2. 2. Donald (Anthony) Elam 1934–1934
  2. 2. Irena (Mae) Elam 1899–1975
  3. 3. Jessye (Christine) Elam 1902–1981

John Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1873
3 Mar 1873
Birth of John Nathaniel Elam in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA
Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA
1906
16 Nov 1906
Age 33
Death of John Nathaniel Elam in Addison, Winston, Alabama, USA
Addison, Winston, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1873
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Addison, Winston, Alabama, USA
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