Benjamin
Norment
Elam
Born in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Branch Elam
and Patience (Hurd) Elam
Brother of
James Hurt Elam, William Branch Elam, Richard H Elam, Chant Moses Elam and Jediah D Elam [half]
Husband of
Drucilla Adaline (Inman) Elam
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy P (Elam) Evans, Eliza Ann (Elam) Andrews, Martin Van Buren Elam, Mary Drucilla (Elam) Marshall, Sarah Jane (Elam) Reeves, Joseph B. Elam, Francis Marion Elam, James Raford Elam, Charles Jefferson Elam and Moses S. Elam
Died
at age 61
in Seminary, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 May 2016
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1818. Benjamin Elam ... He passed away in 1879.
Burial
McInturff Cemetery Hagarstown Fayette County Illinois, USA
- Fact: Residence (1850) Fayette county, Fayette, Illinois, United States
- Fact: Residence (1870) Census Seminary Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States
- Fact: Burial (October 1879) McInturff Cemetery, Bear Grove Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Sources
See also:
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 January 2023, 02:50), entry for Benjamin Norment Elam (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2QK-G9H ); contributed by various users.
- 1870 United States Census, database with images, Ancestry.com (2009) (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Jun 2019); Benj N Elam; Age in 1870: 53; Birth Year: abt 1817; Birthplace: North Carolina; Dwelling Number: 164; Home in 1870: Seminary, Fayette, Illinois; Race: White; Gender: Male; Occupation: Farmer; Male Citizen Over 21: Y; Personal Estate Value: 800; Real Estate Value: 5000; Drusilla Elam; Sarah J Elam. Year: 1870; Census Place: Seminary, Fayette, Illinois; Roll: M593_220; Page: 747B; Image: 295067; Family History Library Film: 545719.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42801150/benjamin-norment-elam: accessed 30 June 2023), memorial page for Benjamin Norment Elam (26 Feb 1818–6 Oct 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42801150, citing McInturff Cemetery, Hagarstown, Fayette County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Mark Whitlock (contributor 46972460).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Marietta (Henderson) Lamberson 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SA7886952 [compare], Ancestry member lambersonroots
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Andrew Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UP8328933 [compare], FTDNA kit #232800
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Greg Lamberson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T194075 [compare], Ancestry member glamberson
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T194075 [compare], FTDNA kit #31023
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T194075 [compare]
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~0.78%
John Gonsalves :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A150327 [compare]
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