Moses
W.
McElveen
Sr.
aka McElvin
Born in South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William M. McElveen
[uncertain]
and Rhoda (Unknown) McElveen
Brother of
Margaret Ann (McElveen) McDaniel, John D. McElveen, Adam Thomas McElveen Sr., Mary Elizabeth (McElveen) Stuart [half] and Elijah McElveen [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Hall) McElveen
— married
17 Feb 1813 in Marion, Mississippi, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Aquilla McElveen, Barthany Ann (McElveen) Spears, Moses McElveen Jr., Margaret Ann (McElveen) Lea, Mary Ione (McElveen) Raborn, William McElveen, Sarah E (McElveen) Wall and Nancy (McElveen) Bankston
Died
at about age 66
in Amite, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
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Moses McElveen Sr. served for Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812
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Biography
Moses married Elizabeth Hall on February 17, 1813, Marion County, Mississippi. She was born about 1795, in South Carolina, died March 2, 1887, Gillsburg, Amite County, Mississippi.
Moses settled in Pike County, Mississippi area in 1811 from South Carolina by way of Georgia. Moses with his brother John came to Mississippi with Moses' wife Elizabeth, her brother Reubin Hall and others.[1]
Children:
- Son McElveen, born 1814
- Aquilla McElveen, born January 10, 1818, Amite County, Mississippi, died March 26, 1899, Amite County, Mississippi, married Elizabeth Mary Lea April 1842, married second wife Elceba Wall about 1859. She was first married to Barzilla M. Roberts
- Berthenia “Barthany” McElveen, born December 22, 1819, died May 20, 1898, married Joshua Jackson Spears January 12, 1843, buried in Line Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Note: Pop star Britney Spears is descended from them.
- Moses McElveen, born about 1822, married Ann in 1845
- Margaret Ann McElveen, born January 21, 1823, in Mississippi, died February 8, 1898, Line Creek, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, married James Thomas Lea January 21, 1845
- Mary Ione McElveen, born December 5, 1827, died January 26, 1900, married Simpson Raborn in 1860
- Jackson William McElveen, born February 22, 1832, Marion County, Mississippi, died October 17, 1913, married Elizabeth Ann Dixon August 8, 1853.
- Sarah McElveen, born December 8, 1835, Marion County, Mississippi, died October 3, 1919, married William L. Wall December 30, 1852.
- Nancy M. McElveen, born May 21, 1837, Amite County, Mississippi, died March 7, 1925, near Chatawa, Pike County, Mississippi, married Green Nathaniel Bankston in 1856.
Note
- Note: U.S. Soldier - Circa 1812
Birth, 1795 South Carolina, USA Death Mar. 2, 1887 Gillsburg Amite County Mississippi, USA Married Moses McElveen on February 17, 1813, Marion County, Mississippi. He was born about 1787, in South Carolina, died about 1853, in Mississippi. Believed that she remarried Leonard Varnado (buried at Lewis Cemetery, Pike County, MS) after Moses died. Moses is believed to be buried in the Daniel McDaniel Cemetery. She may be buried there as well. No markers for them in the cemetery. Settled in Pike County, Mississippi area in 1811 from South Carolina via Georgia. Moses with his brother John came to Mississippi with Moses' wife Elizabeth, her brother Reubin Hall and others. In the household of Moses McElveen, 1850 census, Amite County, Mississippi, are Reuben H. Rice, born 1840, Mississippi and Landy V. Rice, born 1842, Louisiana. These two are possibly grandchildren of Moses and Elizabeth. There is a Reubin Hall Rice, cpl. (1840-1913), Company L, 4 bn. Inf. CSA during the Civil War. 1870 census shows E Varnado living with Elizabeth's daughter Margaret, widow of James Thomas Lea, and family.
Children: 1. Son McElveen, born 1814 2. Aquilla McElveen, born January 10, 1818, Amite County, Mississippi, died March 26, 1899, Amite County, Mississippi, married Elizabeth Mary Lea April 1842, married second wife Elceba Wall about 1859. She was first married to Barzilla M. Roberts 3. Berthenia "Barthany" McElveen, born December 22, 1819, died May 20, 1898, married Joshua Jackson Spears January 12, 1843, buried in Line Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Note: Pop star Britney Spears is descended from them. 4. Margaret Ann McElveen, born January 21, 1823, in Mississippi, died February 8, 1898, Line Creek, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, married James Thomas Lea January 21, 1845 5. Nancy M. McElveen*, born May 21, 1837, Amite County, Mississippi, died March 7, 1925, near Chatawa, Pike County, Mississippi, married Green Nathaniel Bankston in 1856. 6. Moses McElveen, born about 1822, married Ann in 1845 7. Mary McElveen, born December 5, 1827, died January 26, 1900, married Simpson Raborn in 1860 8. Jackson William McElveen, born 1828, Marion County, Mississippi, died 1913, married Elizabeth Ann Dixon August 8, 1853. 9. Sarah McElveen, born December 3, 1832, Marion County, Mississippi, died October 3, 1917, married William L. Wall December 30, 1852.
* Our ancestorFamily links: Spouse: Moses McElveen (1787 - 1853) Children: Aquilla McElveen (1818 - 1899)* Mary Ione McElveen Raborn (1827-1900)* Nancy M. McElveen Bankston (1837-1925)*
Moses was born in 1783. He died in 1853. [2]
Moses McElveen.
William Emmanuel McElveen. Emanuel Mcelveen.
Mos Mcelveen. Found multiple versions of name. Using Moses McElveen.
Born 1783 South Carolina. 1768 South Carolina, United States. 1772 South Carolina, United States. Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 1783
Died 1853 Amite County, Mississippi, USA. 1826 1826 Bryan, Georgia, United States. Found multiple copies of death date. Using 1853
Residence 1820 Pike, Mississippi, United States.
Research Notes
Conflicting birth information in a merge 2/2023:
- Born 1783 in South Carolina
- Born 1787 in South Carolina, USA
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 91103960
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 August 2021), memorial page for Moses McElveen (1787–1853), Find A Grave: Memorial #91103960, citing McDaniel Cemetery, Pike County, Mississippi, USA; maintained by Jean Roberts (contributor 46993700), cemetery photo.
- "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V289-S5J : 14 February 2020), Moses W. Elveen, 1813.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4L4-WCZ : 22 December 2020), Moses Mc Elvin, Amite, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F33X-SBR : 4 March 2021), Moses Mcelveen in entry for Sarah Wall, 03 Oct 1917; citing Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, certificate number 11315, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,364,416.
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHSP-24Y
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile McElveen-11 created through the import of Lea and Randol and Ely and Si.ged on May 31, 2011 by Maude Randol.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Moses by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Moses:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Moses by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Moses:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Halla (Tellyer) Johnson 
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tellyer2
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~1.56%
Jean Green :
23andMe
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Brian Hughes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bhughes8
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~0.78%
Shannon Volz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A887993 [compare], Ancestry member shannonvolzgreene
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~0.78%
Andy Chandler :
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Debbie Marks :
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Categories: Mississippi Territory, War of 1812
We can't lose any of them, but they apparently come from different South Carolina Roots. One from Sumter that probably went to Mississippi One from Williamsburg that probably went to Georgia
They probably have a common ancestor in Scotland. - There is another Moses who married in Georgia which seems more likely to be with the father William Emmanuel also in Georgia.
There are William McElveens in both Sunter and Williamsburg. More Research is needed, but if this Moses who came to Mississippi, married in 1816 in Mississippi and died in Mississippi is not as likely to be from the Georgian family as the Moses who married 1845 in Georgia. It's too hard to juggle both people at the same time. Let's resolve the Georgian connection and return to this in the near future. I am disconnecting this one for now, but let's gather the Mississippi family together in one place. Is there a person that's tying them together that came from South Carolina to MississippI?