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Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam 1875–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jun 1875

Birth Location: Buffalo, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 Jan 1937

Death Location: Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Elam

Mother: Sophie Herndon

Spouse(s): Nannie Chandler

Children(s): Mary Elam, Helen Elam, Ruth Elam, James Elam, Cornelius Elam, Thomas Elam, Margaret Elam, Janie Elam, John Elam, Joseph Elam, John Elam

Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam was born in 1875 in Buffalo, Virginia, USA, the child of William Andrew Elam And Sophie Jane Herndon. In 1930, Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam resided in Buckhorn, Buckhorn, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA. Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam married Nannie Lizzie Chandler, and had children including Cornelius Graham Elam, Helen Rose Elam, James Ruffin Elam, Janie Haskins Elam, John Elam, John Stuart Elam, Joseph Daniel Elam, Margaret Louise Elam, Mary Elizabeth Elam, Ruth Chandler Elam, Thomas William Elam. Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam passed away in 1937 in Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam was born in 1875 in Buffalo, Virginia, USA, the child of William Andrew Elam And Sophie Jane Herndon.
  • In 1930, Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam resided in Buckhorn, Buckhorn, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA.
  • Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam married Nannie Lizzie Chandler, and had children including Cornelius Graham Elam, Helen Rose Elam, James Ruffin Elam, Janie Haskins Elam, John Elam, John Stuart Elam, Joseph Daniel Elam, Margaret Louise Elam, Mary Elizabeth Elam, Ruth Chandler Elam, Thomas William Elam.
  • Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam passed away in 1937 in Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Joseph Elam's Ancestors

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Joseph Elam
1875–1937
Birth Place: Buffalo, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Andrew Elam
1838–1915
Buffalo Junction, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Sophie (Jane) Herndon
1840–1907
Lincoln Co., North Carolina
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Elam's Descendants

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Joseph (Daniel "Josie") Elam (04 Jun 1875–28 Jan 1937) m. Nannie (Lizzie) Chandler (20 Apr 1879–09 Dec 1938)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Elam 1908–2001 m. Charles (Richard Dunn) Jr 1908–1990
    1. 1. Charles (Richard Dunn) III 1933–1999 m. Nancy (Caroline) Wells 1934–2022
    2. 2. Mary (Carroll) Dunn 1938–2016 m. Berdette (Edward) Rognerud 1934–1992
    3. 3. Joseph (Daves) Dunn 1935–2002
  2. 2. Helen (Rose) Elam 1922–1990
  3. 3. Ruth (Chandler) Elam 1915–1983
  4. 4. James (Ruffin) Elam 1913–1987
  5. 5. Cornelius (Graham) Elam 1906–1964
  6. 6. Thomas (William) Elam 1905–1975 m. Mattie (Louise) Bailey 1915–2008
    1. 1. Andrew (Clarence) Elam 1943–2021
  7. 7. Margaret (Louise) Elam 1909–1983 m. Charles (Wayne) Carr 1903–1981
  8. 8. Janie (Haskins) Elam 1903–1992
  9. 9. John (Stuart) Elam 1918–2000
  10. 10. Joseph (Daniel) Elam 1911–1994
  11. 11. John Elam 1899–

Joseph Elam's Timeline

3 Records

1875
04 Jun 1875
Birth of Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam in Buffalo, Virginia, USA
Buffalo, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 55
Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam resided here in Buckhorn, Buckhorn, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Buckhorn, Buckhorn, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
1937
28 Jan 1937
Age 62
Death of Joseph Daniel "Josie" Elam in Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1875
    Event Place: Buffalo, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buckhorn, Mecklenburg, Virginia; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Buckhorn, Buckhorn, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buckhorn, Mecklenburg, Virginia; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1937
    Event Place: Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

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