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Lena C Elam 1854–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1854

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 27 December 1927

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Major Benson

Mother: Rosa Farrar

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In 1854, Lena C Elam entered the world in Tennessee, United States of America, born to Major Benjamin B Berry Benson And Rosa P Farrar. Lena C Elam passed away in 1927 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Lena C Elam entered the world in Tennessee, United States of America, born to Major Benjamin B Berry Benson And Rosa P Farrar.
  • Lena C Elam passed away in 1927 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Lena Elam's Ancestors

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Lena Elam
1854–1927
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Major Benjamin B. "Berry" Benson
1822–1863
Marion County, Alabama, USA
Rosa (P) Farrar
1830–1904
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Prue (Or Peru) Benson
1791–1861
North Carolina, USA
Cynthia\Synthia Benson
1793–1870
, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
John Farrar
1772–1851
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
Nancy Farrar
1791–1855
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Benson
1749–1833
Margaret Wilson
1758–1843
William Farrar
1714–1788
Lucy Medley
1750–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Benson
1725–1792
Isaac Medley
1714–1763
Jane Towles
1725–1764

Lena Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1854
1 May 1854
Birth of Lena C Elam in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1927
27 December 1927
Age 73
Death of Lena C Elam in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1854
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1927
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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