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Walter Elam 1765–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 July 1855

Death Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Gilbert Elam

Mother: Susannah Hill

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Walter Elam was born in 1765 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of Gilbert Elam And Susannah Hill. Walter Elam passed away in 1855 in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Elam was born in 1765 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of Gilbert Elam And Susannah Hill.
  • Walter Elam passed away in 1855 in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Walter Elam's Ancestors

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Walter Elam
1765–1855
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Parents
Gilbert Elam
1722–1771
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Susannah Hill
1737–1760
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert Elam
1684–1753
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Anne) Bolling
1690–1750
Prince George, Virginia, USA
James Hill
1684–1750
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Ann Fowler
1712–1752
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James II
1655–1708
Anna Clarke
1660–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Walter Elam in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1855
9 July 1855
Age 90
Death of Walter Elam in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1855
    Event Place: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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