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Oliver Menifee Elam 1877–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 March 1877

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 October 1950

Death Location: Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Matthew Elam

Mother: Emma Elam

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The story of Oliver Menifee Elam began in 1877 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA. Oliver Menifee Elam passed away in 1950 in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Oliver Menifee Elam began in 1877 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Oliver Menifee Elam passed away in 1950 in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA.

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Oliver Elam's Ancestors

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Oliver Elam
1877–1950
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Matthew McClure Elam
1839–1923
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Emma (Grant) Elam
1854–1940
Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Matthew "Oliver") Elam
1800–1845
Russell Co., VA
Frances Ramey
1801–1870
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Elam
1765–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oliver Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1877
19 March 1877
Birth of Oliver Menifee Elam in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
1950
15 October 1950
Age 73
Death of Oliver Menifee Elam in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1877
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1950
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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