Richard Wesley Elam (1856 - 1921)

Born 1 May 1856 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Matilda Georgia (Tomlinson) Elam — married 9 Oct 1877 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1921 at age 64 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Father: John Elam
Mother: Mary Yancy^[1]

Married Mary Matilda Georgia Tomlinson on 09 Oct 1877 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA.^[2]

Children:
Ophia Wilson Elam 1878 North Carolina
William Coyte Elam 1880 North Carolina
Henry Carle Elam 1882 North Carolina
John Frank Elam 1885 North Carolina
Allen Boyer Elam 1888 North Carolina
Glenn Edgar Elam 1890 North Carolina
Iva Richard Elam 1892 North Carolina
Edwin Walter Elam 1894 North Carolina
Ralph Odell Elam 1897 North Carolina
Pearl Elam 1901 North Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930," Ancestry.com.Ancestry Record 60090 #437840
   • Note: place of birth is Virginia. FAG differs.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-JCSX : 22 December 2016), R W Elam and M G Tomlinson, 09 Oct 1877; citing Iredell, North Carolina, United States, p. 5, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 548,948.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #88973152
• Ancestry Profile
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6C-Z5N : 30 December 2015), Richard Elam in entry for John Elam, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8J-9Q3 : 17 October 2014), Rich Elam in household of John Elam, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 18, family 122, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,643.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX3-641 : 11 August 2016), Richard W Elam, Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 148, sheet 166C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0968; FHL microfilm 1,254,968.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYR-NQ4 : accessed 21 June 2017), Richard W Elam, Cool Spring Township, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 4A, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,201.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9L-BQY : accessed 21 June 2017), Richard W Elam, Statesville Ward 1, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 86, sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1118; FHL microfilm 1,375,131.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2Q-CTS : accessed 21 June 2017), Richard W Elom, Winston-Salem Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 83, sheet 5A, line 15, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1298; FHL microfilm 1,821,298.