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William Branch Elam 1788–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1788

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1854

Death Location: Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois, USA

Father: Alexander Elam

Mother: Jane Norment

Spouse(s): Flora Mulligan

Children(s):

William Branch Elam was born in 1788 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Alexander Augustus Elam And Jane Norment. William Branch Elam married Flora Mulligan, Patience Hurt. William Branch Elam passed away in 1854 in Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Branch Elam was born in 1788 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Alexander Augustus Elam And Jane Norment.
  • William Branch Elam married Flora Mulligan, Patience Hurt.
  • William Branch Elam passed away in 1854 in Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois, USA.

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William Elam's Ancestors

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William Elam
1788–1854
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Alexander Augustus Elam
1762–1799
Middle Bluestone Creek, Mecklenburg, VA
Jane Norment
1764–1814
Mid Bluestone Creek, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joel Elam
1736–1798
Chesterfield or Henrico, Virginia, USA
Phoebe Hill
1738–1790
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
William Norment
1730–
Mary
1730–
Great-Grandparents
John Elam
–1788
William Hill
–1776
Phoebe Branch
1710–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1788
20 Sep 1788
Birth of William Branch Elam in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
1854
15 Oct 1854
Age 66
Death of William Branch Elam in Fayette County, Illinois, USA
Fayette County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1788
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Fayette County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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