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Richard Menifee Elam 1837–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1837

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 30 Nov 1863

Death Location: Old Dr. Will May farm

Father: Richard Elam

Mother: Frances Ramey

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Richard Menifee Elam was born in 1837 in Kentucky, the child of Richard Matthew Oliver Elam And Frances Ramey. Richard Menifee Elam passed away in 1863 in Old Dr. Will May farm.

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Biography

  • Richard Menifee Elam was born in 1837 in Kentucky, the child of Richard Matthew Oliver Elam And Frances Ramey.
  • Richard Menifee Elam passed away in 1863 in Old Dr. Will May farm.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Elam
1800–1845
Birth Location: Russell Co., VA
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Frances Ramey
1801–1870
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Elam's Ancestors

Self
Richard Elam
1837–1863
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Richard Matthew "Oliver" Elam
1800–1845
Russell Co., VA
Frances Ramey
1801–1870
Kentucky
Grandparents
William (Walter) Elam
1765–1855
Chesterfield Co., VA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1837
ABT 1837
Birth of Richard Menifee Elam in Kentucky
Kentucky
1863
30 Nov 1863
Age 26
Death of Richard Menifee Elam in Killed at Salyersville, KY
Killed at Salyersville, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1837
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1863
    Event Place: Killed at Salyersville, KY

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Dr. Will May farm
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