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Richard ELAM 1837–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1837

Birth Location: Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 Jan 1898

Death Location: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA

Father: James ELAM**

Mother: Rebecca McGuire

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Richard ELAM was born in 1837 in Morgan, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Elam And Rebecca Jane Mcguire. Richard ELAM passed away in 1898 in St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard ELAM was born in 1837 in Morgan, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Elam And Rebecca Jane Mcguire.
  • Richard ELAM passed away in 1898 in St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA.

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Richard ELAM's Ancestors

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Richard ELAM
1837–1898
Birth Place: Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James ELAM**
1805–1862
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Jane) McGuire
1803–1880
Bloomington, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Capt (James) McGuire
1780–1870
County Dublin, Ireland
Sarah ("Sally") Coffee
1782–1840
Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John McGuire
1756–1837
Nancy Leslie
1756–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward McGuire
1720–1806
Elizabeth Wheeler
1735–1805
John Holden
1730–1785
Susanna Killborn
1737–1799

Richard ELAM's Timeline

2 Records

1837
1837
Birth of Richard ELAM in Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1898
23 Jan 1898
Age 61
Death of Richard ELAM in St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1898
    Event Place: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA

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