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Mark Sharp Elam 1791–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: Bluestone, Mecklenburg Co., VA

Death Date: 1826

Death Location: Kentucky, United States

Father: James Elam

Mother: Elizabeth Gillespie

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In 1791, Mark Sharp Elam entered the world in Bluestone, Mecklenburg Co., VA, born to James Branch Elam And Elizabeth Gillespie. Mark Sharp Elam passed away in 1826 in Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1791, Mark Sharp Elam entered the world in Bluestone, Mecklenburg Co., VA, born to James Branch Elam And Elizabeth Gillespie.
  • Mark Sharp Elam passed away in 1826 in Kentucky, United States.

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Mark Elam's Ancestors

Self
Mark Elam
1791–1826
Birth Place: Bluestone, Mecklenburg Co., VA
Parents
James Branch Elam
1762–1804
Mid Bluestone Creek,Mecklenburg,Virginia,USA
Elizabeth Gillespie
1767–1854
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joel Elam
1736–1798
Dinwiddie, Charlotte Co, VA
Phoebe (Elizabeth) Hill
1738–1785
Lunenburg County, Virginia
Mack (Mark) Sharp
1741–1778
Charlotte, VA, USA
Keziah Mitchell
1745–1798
Brunswick, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Elam
1700–1788
Martha Dudley
1695–1774
William Hill
1712–1757
Phoebe Branch
1712–1785
John Mitchell
1704–1745
Judith Maclin
1715–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Elam
1677–1761
Mary Elam
1670–1713
Richard Dudley
1665–1716
Elizabeth Curtis
1667–1716
William Hill
1684–1759
Frances Needles
1690–1734
Thomas Mitchell
1670–1736
Martha Davis
1675–1710
William Maclin
1680–1751
Kathrine Poake
1680–1726

Mark Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1791
1791
Birth of Mark Sharp Elam in Bluestone, Mecklenburg Co., VA
Bluestone, Mecklenburg Co., VA
1826
1826
Age 35
Death of Mark Sharp Elam in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Bluestone, Mecklenburg Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

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