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Shelby Elam 1879–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1879

Birth Location: Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Apr 1975

Death Location: Laverne, Harper, Oklahoma, USA

Father: R. Elam

Mother: Kathleen Harper

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Shelby Elam was born in 1879 in Morgan, Kentucky, USA, the child of R T Elam And Kathleen Clarinda Harper. Shelby Elam passed away in 1975 in Laverne, Harper, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Shelby Elam was born in 1879 in Morgan, Kentucky, USA, the child of R T Elam And Kathleen Clarinda Harper.
  • Shelby Elam passed away in 1975 in Laverne, Harper, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

R. Elam
1848–1907
Birth Location: Morgan, Kentucky, USA
RE
Kathleen Harper
1845–1888
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
KH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Shelby Elam's Ancestors

Self
Shelby Elam
1879–1975
Birth Place: Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Parents
R. T. Elam
1848–1907
Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Kathleen (Clarinda) Harper
1845–1888
Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Patten Harper
1814–1892
Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Nancy Harkrider
1818–1880
Germany
Great-Grandparents
William PROVEN
1775–
Ann Harper
1775–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Harper
1755–1849
Hannah Harper
1750–1797

Shelby Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1879
31 Aug 1879
Birth of Shelby Elam in Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1975
Apr 1975
Age 96
Death of Shelby Elam in Laverne, Harper, Oklahoma, USA
Laverne, Harper, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1975
    Event Place: Laverne, Harper, Oklahoma, USA
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