I've finally gotten the on-line database at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/9156/elammain.htm updated. The reason it has taken so long is a long story. The short version is... software malfunction. I had a major crash a while back and have been working hard to get everyone sorted out and back in their proper places. The good news is I think most people are OK. The bad news is, there were some problems and some data may have been corrupted. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take a few moments when you have time and look at your ancestors and/or descendants and see if everything is correct. If it isn't, please drop me an e-mail and let me know who has gotten messed up and what specific information needs to be fixed. PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT CELAM@JW.COM OR CELAM@WORLDNET.ATT.NET -- DO NOT SEND CORRECTIONS TO THE LIST! Thanks. Cassie

OMI 1870-1879 - Wives *Indicates Non-White Elam, A. W. to J. O. Reynolds - 12 Feb 1873 - Prince Edward Co. *Elam, Agness to Henry Russell - 27 Dec 1873 - Mecklenburg Co. *Elam, Alice to David Jeffress - 29 Mar 1872 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Amy to Hillary Brooks - 13 Aug 1873 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Ann to Abram Burwell - 27 Dec 1871 - Mecklenburg Co. *Elam, Ann to Jas. Yancey - 7 Feb 1874 - Mecklenburg Co. *Elam, Betsy Ann to Peyton Rice - 19 Mar 1870 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Bettie to Jno. Gayle - --Dec 1873 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Bettie J. to Wm. H. Coldwell - 29 Oct 1879 - Petersburg *Elam, Caroline to R. Gregory - 7 Sep 1878 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Catherine to Alex. Griggs - -- -- 1877 - Danville *Elam, Dora to Thom. Brooke - 27 Nov 1877 - Mecklenburg Co. Elam, Fannie Florida to Jno. M. Calhoun(e) - 13 Mar 1878 - Bedford Co. Elam, H. J. to H. E. Smith - 1 Nov 1876 - Mecklenburg Co. *Elam, Hannah to S. Ruffin - 22 Dec 18873 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Henrietta to Jno. Roberts - 26 Dec 1877 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Julia to Wash. P. Williams - 29 Mar 1877 - Dinwiddie Co. *Elam, Kitty to Geo. Robertson - 8 Sep 1870 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Kitty to Henry Field - 18 Dec 1879 - Mecklenburg Co. *Elam, Lucy to Jerry Moseley - 29 Dec 1879 - Mecklenburg Co. Elam, Malissa A. to William M. McConnell - 29 Dec 1874 - Scott Co. *Elam, Margret to Isaac Toone - 22 Oct 1873 - Mecklenburg Co. *Elam, Martha to John Smith - 15 Jan 1879 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Mary to Lender Tynes - 20 May 1875 - Nansemond Co. Elam, Mary to John Blizzard - 3 Aug 1870 - Russell Co. Elam, Mary D. to R. A. Smith - 9 Apr 1878 - Scott Co. *Elam, Matilda to Wm. Mosley - -- -- 1871 - Charlotte Co. Elam, ? R. J. to H. S. Ramey - 16 Feb 1879 - Scott Co. Elam, Annie C. to John H. Vaden - 4 Apr 1871 - Halifax Co. Elam, Rebecca B. to Isaac L. Suffridge - 22 Aug 1877 - Scott Co. Elam, Rebecca J. to Samuel F. Porter - 9 Oct 18873 - Scott Co. *Elam, Sallie to Chas. Richards - 15 Jan 1876 - Mecklenburg Co. *Elam, Virginia to Willie Whitehead - 1 Apr 1872 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Virginia C. to John E. Owens - 11 Dec 1878 - Richmond City OMI 1870-1879 - Husbands *Indicates Non-White Elam, A. D. - to Alice E. Coleman - - --Dec 1876 - Appomattox Co. Elam, A.M., 27 to Ola N. Ford, 21 - 4 Feb 1879 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Albert, 36 to Delila Day, 25 - 14 Oct 1877 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Alfred, 29 to Jane Johnson, 35 - 30 Nov 1876 - Petersburg *Elam, C., 21 to E.F.Gay, 15 - 26 Dec 1872 - Mecklenburg Co. *Elam, Clem, 21 to Queen Price, 24 - 31 Dec 1874 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Creed, 23 to Nannie Chaffin, 18 - 28 Dec 1870 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Enoch, 20 to Ellen Buckles, 17 - 4 Sep 1878 - Russell Co. Elam, George, 20 to Lucinda Osborn, 19 - 8 Nov 1871 - Scott Co. Elam, George P., 22 to Mollie J. Snider, 22 - 20 May 1878 - Washington Co. Elam, Geo. W., 25 to Eliza F. Allen, 23 - 5 Feb 1873 - Buckingham Co. *Elam, Grief, 30 to Rachael Roberts, 25 - 12 Apr 1877 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Harrison, 30 to Jennie Thomas, 20 - 13 Nov 1875 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Henry, 23 to Laura A. Pettus, 20 - -- -- 1873 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Hillary, 30 to Fanny Young, 32 - 4 Jan 1875 - Richmond City *Elam, J.R., 24 to Harrette Hawkins, 22 - 22 Dec 1875 - Charlotte Co. Elam, James, 21 to Martha E. Nash, 16 - 17 Apr 1879 - Scott Co. *Elam, James, 22 to Annie Tuck, 20 - 19 Aug 1875 - Halifax Co. Elam, James B., 28 to Bettie E. Taylor, 26 - 14 Dec 1876 - Richmond City Elam, Jas. M., 27 to Martha C. Buckles, 24 - 19 Aug 1879 - Russell Co. Elam, James W., 46 to Harriett Childress, 26 - 24 Aug 1875 - Scott Co. Elam, Joel, 52 to E. A. Brown, 41 - 5 Sep 1872 - Prince Edward Co. Elam, John, 27 to I. E. Clayman, 21 - 28 Mar 1877 - Scott Co. *Elam, Jno., 23 to Teter Banks, 21 - 20 Dec 1873 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, John, 23 to Sarah Wilson, 21 - 7 Nov 1879 - Prince George Co. *Elam, Joniah, 23 to Mary Brown, 23 - 8 Sep 1870 - Cumberland Co. *Elam, Landon, 25 to Sarah Dupuy, 17 - 29 Aug 1872 - Nottoway Co. *Elam, Loveless, 25 to Mary T. Marshall, 18 - 1 Dec 1870 - Nottoway Co. *Elam, Nelson, 50 to Martha Barnes, 37 - 25 Apr 1874 - Charlotte Co. Elam, S. S., 25 to Anna P. Lee, 23 - 11 Feb 1875 - Prince Edward Co. Elam, S. P, 20 to Emily C. Salyer, 21 - 4 Apr 1875 - Russell Co. *Elam, Simon, 21 to Letty Wiley, 21 - 24 Dec 1872 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Squire, 22 to Laura Parham, 21 - 30 Dec 1874 - Petersburg Elam, Thos. D., 25 to Lina W. Ogburn, 21 - 31 Oct 1877 - Mecklenburg Co. Elam, Thomas Gordon, 25 to Emily Susan Arnold, 24 - 2 Jun 1870 - Nansemond Co. Elam, Thomas J., 42 to Landonia Gray, 36 - -- -- 1878 - Alex. City *Elam, Thompson, 22 to Betsy A. Bateman, 17 - 26 Dec 1878 - Charlotte Co. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

>From OMI 1860-1967 - Wives *Indicates Non-White Elam, Elizabeth to Peter Honeycut - 5 May 1863 - Scott Co. Elam, Elizabeth B. to John C. Thompson - 19 Dec 1866 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Ellen V. to Jas. A. Cheatham - 31 Jan 1866 - Appomattox Co. Elam, Elvira to Hillery Elam - 27 Dec 1866 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Emily M. to Isham Newton - 2 Aug 1869 - Mecklenburg Co. Elam, Esther J. to Milton Ramey - 5 Aug 1862 - Scott Co. Elam, Henningham E. to A. A. Phaup - -- -- 1860 - Chesterfield Co. *Elam, Lucinda to Corneliius Toombs - 9 Jun 1869 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Lucy to Grief Elam - 27 Dec 1866 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Lucy M. to David Honeycut - 27 Nov 1862 - Scott Co. *Elam, M. to Jas. Jones - 17 Nov 1867 - Chesterfield Co. Elam, Mary F. to Samuel D. Bailey - 17 Jan 1867 - Cumberland Co. Elam, Mary J. to Stephen Butler - 20 Dec 1860 - Dinwiddie Co. Elam, Mary J. to David Jesse, Sr. - 2 Sep 1869 - Scott Co. Elam, Mary M. to Henry P. F. Houseley - 27 May 1862 - Richmond City Elam, Mary R. to A. C. Foster - 25 Sep 1867 - Prince Edward Co. Elam, Nancy to John McDaniel - 18 Nov 1868 - Montgomery Co. Elam, Rebecca to Joseph Ramey - 4 Mar 1868 - Scott Co. *Elam, Rosetta to Shadrick Burke - 30 Sep 1867 - Prince Edward Co. Elam, Sally E. to Cephas Morris - 22 Sep 1861 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Sallie E. to John S. Thomas - 16 Dec 1868 - Halifax Co. Elam, Sarah A. to Amos Rude - 31 Dec 1868 - Scott Co. >From OMI 1860-1869 - Husbands *Indicates Non-White *Elam, Baptist, 21 to Hannah Barnes, 22 - --Dec 1869 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Claiborne, 27 to Kitty Smith, 22 - 25 Aug 1866 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Cumby, 25 to Ella Wilson, 22 - 12 Sep 1868 - Mecklenburg Co. *Elam, Emannal, 29 to Lucy A. Gray, 17 - --May 1868 - Southampton Co. *Elam, G.F., 24 to Catharine Isaac, 24 - -Jun 1867 - Russell Co. Elam, Grief, 21 to Lucy Elam, 21 - 27 Dec 1866 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Henry, 22 to Dolly Lawson, 20 - 14 Jan 1867 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Hillery, 23 to Elvira Elam, 19 - 27 Dec 1866 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Jno. T., 28 to Alice J. Page, 19 - 7 Apr 1868 - Danville Elam, R. T., 37 to Virginia A. Cox, 21 - 5 Jun 1867 - Chesterfield Co. Elam, R. W., 19 to M. Burk, 21 - 29 Nov 1869 - Russell Co. Elam, Robert S., 33 to Martha A. R. Barnes, 35 - 16 Feb 1865 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Robert S., 28 to Mary S. Bruce, 21 - 25 Oct 1860 - Charlotte Co. *Elam, Thomas, 30 to Sudith Osborne, 22 - 27 Dec 1868 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Thomas J., 22 to Sarah J. Lancaster, 18 - 9 Jul 1863 - Orange Co. *Elam, William, 26 to Lizzy Jeffress, 24 - -- -- 1867 - Charlotte Co. Elam, William C., 27 to D. A. Poindexter, 17 - 5 Jan 1863 - Louisa Co. Elam, William D., 51 to Ann C. Lawson, 38 - 8 Nov 1860 - Charlotte Co. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

OMI - Wives - 1853-1859 Elam, Eliza A. to David E. Cox - 4 Aug 1858 - Scott Co. Elam, Elizabeth M. to Eli T. Jones - 10 Sep 1857 - Mecklenburg Co. Elam, Emily V. to John R. Tanner - 22 Oct 1856 - Appomattox Co. Elam, Julia T. to V. D. Markham - -- -- 1853 - Chesterfield Co. Elam, Martha H. to Thos. L. Claborne - 25 May 1854 - Appomattox Co. Elam, Mary S. to Samuel A. Moore - 20 Apr 1853 - Prince Edward Co. Elam, Nancy Ann to Abraham Masters - 19 Apr 1854/1855 - Scott Co. Elam, Sarah A. to Henry W. Dabney - 4 Jun 1859 - Richmond City Elam, Susan E. to Armistead Butler - 8 Jun 1859 - Charlotte Co. Elam, Willi A. to Wm. L. Cheatham - 24 Oct 1855 - Appomattox Co. OMI - Husbands - 1853-1859 Elam, A.G. to Mary A. Parkhill - -- -- 1853 or 1855 - Chesterfield Co. Elam, Alex age 25 to C. Perkinson age 25 - 31 Mar 1855 - Dinwiddie Co. Elam, Armstead H. age 31 to Eliza E. Vaughan age 21 - 9 Oct 1856 - Bedford Co. Elam, George P. age 25 to Permelia D. Elliot age 15 - 26 Apr 1855 - Bedford Co. Elam, Joseph A. age 27 to Indiana E. Bass age 22 - 17 Dec 1857 - Prince Edward Co. Elam, Leander age 23 to Caroline F. Toomer age 21 - 6 Apr 1854 - Norfolk Co. Elam, Nimrod age 51 to Lydia Adams age 34 - 26 Mar 1857 - Russell Co. Elam, Thomas R. age 21 to Henrietta N. Overbey age 20 - 2 Oct 1856 - Mecklenburg Co. Elam, Walter H. age 22 to Nancy Jane Buckey age 22 - 12 Jul 1855 - Scott Co. Elam, William age 28 to Nancy T. Dingus age 16 - 3 Jun 1854 - Scott Co. Elam, William D. age 48 to Eliz. W. McCargo age 37 - 3 Sep 1856 - Charlotte Co. Note: The Virginia Old Marriage Index was typed during WPA years using carbon paper. The microfilmed OMI 1853-1859 appears to have made from a fuzzy, carbon copy. The film is dark, scratched, and incredibly difficult to read. The above is my best interpretation of the initials, ages and dates. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

>From "Gone But Not Forgotten, Gravestone Inscriptions & Burials of Chesterfield County, Virginia," Compiled by The Cemetery Committee of the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, Edited by Rachel Baker Lipowicz, 1998. Bucher-Strachan Cemetery - no location given, but the following text: "The earliest family to be buried here was the Strattons; afteer them, the Battes and the Strachans used the cemetery. Later still, the Bucher and Miles families used it. The cemetery is quite overgrown with periwinkle, and there are many unmarked graves." Elam, Florence Estelle Apr 12, 1910 - Feb 6, 1927 Elam-Markham Cemetery - no location given, but the following text: "This cemetery was visited in the 1980's. At that time there appeared to be about 7 burials and 4 stones. We rechecked the cemetery in 1996 and learned that 2 of the stones had been stolen and another dragged across a field and then left there because it was too heavy. At this writing only the stones of Lily Elam and Julia Markham remain." Elam, Fanny d. 1858 Elam, Lily Somerville Nov 4, 1855 - Aug 8, 1856 Markham, Infant d. 1855; son of V. D. & Julie Markham Markham, Julie T. d. Aug 14, 1856, aged 20 years 7 months & 13 days; wife of V. D. Markham; daughter of William G. and Jane A. Elam Montevideo Cemetery - no directions, but the following text: "This was the homeplace of James Elam. At his death in 1845 it passed to his nephew, Edmund H. Flournoy." Elam, James Jan 13, 1789 - Feb 15, 1845 Flournoy, Edmund H. Jun 28, 1827 - Aug 8, 1917 Flournoy, Sarah Agnes Aug 17, 1828 - Jan 25, 1915 Flournoy, Winifred Jul 31, 1853 - May 12, 1924 Mount Hermon Baptist Church, Genito Road, Mosely, VA Elam, C. no dates Elam, E.H. no dates Elam, J.A. no dates Elam, Mrs. no first name; no dates Mt. Minnis Memorial Cemetery, Woods Edge Rd., Chester, VA Elam, William B. Jun 29, 1903-Feb 22, 1965 Note: This book includes inscriptions for many family names who intermarried with Elams - Wooldridge, Stratton, Archer, Bass, Flournoy, Walthall, etc., so there are likely several Elam women buried by their husband's surname whom I have omitted from the above listing. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

? has someone reviewed the coat of arms and the Peerage in Britain for the name of Elam? or the heraldry in the Elam family? Howard W. Elam aelam@tidepool.com

So many Weatherfords and never our Samuel! Marilynn ---------- > From: Annette E Wetzel <awetzel@juno.com> > To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ELAM-ROOTS-L] Weatherford Family Bible, Prince Edward County 1802-1938 > Date: Monday, November 30, 1998 10:14 PM > > The marriage of John Elam to Susan Hall is shown on page 3 of the Bible > record posted below. Mecklenburg County, VA marriage records show a > marriage bond dated September 23, 1829, between John Elam and Susan M. > Hall; Miles Hall, Surety, John B. Smith, Minister. Can anyone provide a > connection between John Elam and the other surname entries in this Bible > record? Annette Elam Wetzel > > Bible Records in the Archives of the Library of Virginia > Weatherford Family, Prince Edward County 1802-1938. Virginia State > Library Accession #26644. Other names: Bugg, Elam, Harris, Newman, > Riggins > > Page One: > William Weatherford was born July the 19th, 1802 and died Nov. 30, 1896 > Elizabeth Weatherford was born the 13th of July 1807 > John Blair Richards Weatherford was born July the 10th 1829 > James Samuel Weatherford was born October the 22nd day on friday 1830 > Halearnd Washingting was born the 30th day of June 1833 on Sunday > Gehue Nelson Weatherford was born 21st of March 1835 > Whitfield Wadkins was born the 4th of June 1837 > Martha Ann Hall, Weatherford was born the 3rd day of October 1838 > Roan Elizabeth Weatherford was born June the 17th 1847 > Susan Arabella Weatherford was born the Sixth of March 1844 and died Apr > 3rd 1906 > Luiza Allen Weathrford was born the 30th of July 1846 & died Feby 12th > 1938. Buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Va. > > Page Two > Virginia J. Weatherford was born the first day of April 1849 > My Little Son John Blair Richards Weatherford departed this Life the 18th > of June 1830 at Eleven Months and ten days > My Little Son James Samuel Weatherford departed this Life May the 15th > 1832 > The Revnd John Weatherford departed this Life February 22nd 1833 in the > ninety Eighth year of his age > My little daughter Virginia Jackson Weatherford departed this life 6th of > Oct ber 1859 Ten years Five months and Eight days old Born 1849 > > Page Three > William {T, Z, or J] Weatherford and Elizabeth his wife was married > February 20th 1828 By John B. Smith > John Elam and his wife Susan was married September 24th 1829 By John B. > Smith > [Habarn ?] William Riggins And his Wife was married the 14 of March in > 1854 By Rev. R. Granbery > Albert Harris And Martha his wife was married the 6 of March in 1856 By > R. Granbery > H. W. Weatherford was married the 5th of July 1865 to Miss Mary F. Bugg > By the Revd W. A. Smith > > Page Four > Robert Lee Newman and Anna his wife was married January 21st in 1897. > John William Newman and Lelia his wife was married October 13th in 1898. > Wylie Jones Newman and Pattie his wife was married January the 31 in 1900 > Lewis Nelson Newman and Fannie his wife was married April 24th 1902 By > Rev. R. S. Baughan > David Towns Newman and Lillie his wife was married March 28th in 1903 > Heigh Hunt Newman and Essie his wife was married May 16th in 1903 > Clarence Nelson Newman was born May 5th 1906. Son of Lewis N. and Fannie > B. Newman > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Herman, I left the heading and date from Gary's message. I thought some others might have missed it as well and resent it to the list. If anyone needs my posting of Kiva's message to me let me know and I will resend it as well. Thomas Van Ness From: GaryCorlew@aol.com To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 23:26:47 EST Subject: [ELAM-ROOTS-L] Ancestors of Sarah Elam Looney In a posting to the List on Nov. 19th, Kiva Purkett (kpurkett@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us) listed various descendants of William Russell Looney and Sarah Elam. I didn't know if Kiva knew Sarah's ancestry, so I sent her what I have. I thought that maybe some on the List might also be interested. It is also on my Elam website at http://members.aol.com/VA1607. Here goes: First Generation ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Sarah Emily ELAM. Born on 23 Jan 1822 in TN. died on 24 Feb 1891. She married William Russell LOONEY, on 23 Apr 1839. Second Generation ————————————————————————————————————————————— 2 Chandler Norment ELAM. Born in 1790 in VA. died in Robertson, TN in 1862. Sometime after their marriage in 1813, Chandler and Tabitha moved from Virginia to North Carolina. The 1820 U.S. census shows Chandler residing in Rutherford county, North Carolina. By 1830 they were living in Davidson county, Tennessee, which is the north central part of the state, adjacent to Kentucky. They had eleven children. The census shows his occupation as a miller and living in Sumner county in 1850. He was living in Robertson county in 1860. All three counties are contiguous to each other. He married Tabitha Catherine HARRIS, on 18 Nov 1813 in Charlotte co., VA. 3 Tabitha Catherine HARRIS. Born on 6 Mar 1795 in Charlotte, VA. died on 25 Oct 1860. Buried in TN. Third Generation ————————————————————————————————————————————— 4 Alexander ELAM. Born in 1762 in Middle Bluestone, Lunenburg co., VA. died in VA in 1799. Alexander Elam served as a private in the second Virginia state line militia for three years during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted 19 March 1777 and was discharged 1 May 1780. The following property of Alexander was taken by the State of Virginia for the war effort: 325 pounds of beef 71 pounds of bacon Like his father, Alexander was a slave owner. He married Jane NORMENT, on 14 Mar 1785 in Boydton, Mecklenburg, VA. 5 Jane NORMENT. Born in 1764 in Mecklenburg co., VA. 7 Sally. Fourth Generation ————————————————————————————————————————————— 8 Joel ELAM. Born in 1736 in VA. died in Mecklenburg co., VA on 6 Sep 1798. He fought in the French and Indian War (1754-1763) in the Virginia Militia. Joel also rendered patriotic (as distinguished from military) service during the Revolutionary War. In 1777 Joel and his son Alexander signed a petition directed to the Virginia House of Delegates which urged the expulsion from the state of all British natives who were not loyal to the Revolutionary cause. In May 1780 the Virginia General Assembly passed an Act authorizing the purchase, and if necessary, the involuntary seizure of goods from the citizenry for the purpose of supplying the state militia, the Continental troops and its allies with needed provisions in the war against England. Pursuant to this Act, the following property of Joel Elam was taken: 7 1/2 bushells of wheat 325 pounds of beef 20 pounds of bacon Joel was a charter member of Meherrin Baptist Church in 1771. He owned land on the Middle Bluestone creek in Lunenburg county, Virginia. This land became part of Mecklenburg county when it was formed in 1765. Joel owned a slave named Jerry. He married Phebe HILL, in 1758 in St. James, Mecklenburg co., VA. 9 Phebe HILL. Born in 1738 in Lunenburg co., VA. died bef 1790. 10 William NORMENT. died in Mecklenburg co., VA in 1787. His will shows he owned 11 slaves and money in the amount of 422 p 4s 7 p He married Mary. 11 Mary. died in Mecklenburg co., VA abt 1823. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

The marriage of John Elam to Susan Hall is shown on page 3 of the Bible record posted below. Mecklenburg County, VA marriage records show a marriage bond dated September 23, 1829, between John Elam and Susan M. Hall; Miles Hall, Surety, John B. Smith, Minister. Can anyone provide a connection between John Elam and the other surname entries in this Bible record? Annette Elam Wetzel Bible Records in the Archives of the Library of Virginia Weatherford Family, Prince Edward County 1802-1938. Virginia State Library Accession #26644. Other names: Bugg, Elam, Harris, Newman, Riggins Page One: William Weatherford was born July the 19th, 1802 and died Nov. 30, 1896 Elizabeth Weatherford was born the 13th of July 1807 John Blair Richards Weatherford was born July the 10th 1829 James Samuel Weatherford was born October the 22nd day on friday 1830 Halearnd Washingting was born the 30th day of June 1833 on Sunday Gehue Nelson Weatherford was born 21st of March 1835 Whitfield Wadkins was born the 4th of June 1837 Martha Ann Hall, Weatherford was born the 3rd day of October 1838 Roan Elizabeth Weatherford was born June the 17th 1847 Susan Arabella Weatherford was born the Sixth of March 1844 and died Apr 3rd 1906 Luiza Allen Weathrford was born the 30th of July 1846 & died Feby 12th 1938. Buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Va. Page Two Virginia J. Weatherford was born the first day of April 1849 My Little Son John Blair Richards Weatherford departed this Life the 18th of June 1830 at Eleven Months and ten days My Little Son James Samuel Weatherford departed this Life May the 15th 1832 The Revnd John Weatherford departed this Life February 22nd 1833 in the ninety Eighth year of his age My little daughter Virginia Jackson Weatherford departed this life 6th of Oct ber 1859 Ten years Five months and Eight days old Born 1849 Page Three William {T, Z, or J] Weatherford and Elizabeth his wife was married February 20th 1828 By John B. Smith John Elam and his wife Susan was married September 24th 1829 By John B. Smith [Habarn ?] William Riggins And his Wife was married the 14 of March in 1854 By Rev. R. Granbery Albert Harris And Martha his wife was married the 6 of March in 1856 By R. Granbery H. W. Weatherford was married the 5th of July 1865 to Miss Mary F. Bugg By the Revd W. A. Smith Page Four Robert Lee Newman and Anna his wife was married January 21st in 1897. John William Newman and Lelia his wife was married October 13th in 1898. Wylie Jones Newman and Pattie his wife was married January the 31 in 1900 Lewis Nelson Newman and Fannie his wife was married April 24th 1902 By Rev. R. S. Baughan David Towns Newman and Lillie his wife was married March 28th in 1903 Heigh Hunt Newman and Essie his wife was married May 16th in 1903 Clarence Nelson Newman was born May 5th 1906. Son of Lewis N. and Fannie B. Newman ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Daniel Elam was the son of Edward and Jane Elam of Charlotte County, VA. His brothers were Edward, John and Samuel Elam. His sisters were Mary Elam Elmore, Sarah Martin, Elizabeth Edge, Rebecca Dunn and Nancy Duffer. My information about this Elam branch is posted on the VAGenWeb pages for Charlotte and Mecklenburg Counties. I have no access to Tennessee records and would greatly appreciate it if someone who does could look in Tennessee records for proof of Daniel's marriage. Also would like to know the date, Will Book and page citation for the will of Daniel Elam referred to in the attached post. Thank you, Annette Elam Wetzel On Mon, 30 Nov 1998 15:39:27 +0000 "kvlykins" <kvlykins@mail.atl.bellsouth.net> writes: >Daniel ELAM lived in Rutherford County, TN, at the time he >made his will. In addition to his wife, Jane, he named their ten >children in the will. The six on whom I have marriage information >all married in Rutherford County. (On a seventh, Emily, all I have is >her married name.) Elizabeth was the only one of the daughters not >married at the time of Daniel ELAM's will, so it should date between >1827, when Nancy married, and 1832, when Elizabeth married. >Edward ELAM (m. Rebecca WADE 1821) >Wiliam ELAM (m. Jemima STRANGE 1830) >John ELAM >Robert Henry ELAM >George Foster ELAM (m. Paulina JARRATT 1843) >Lewis Wills ELAM >Elizabeth ELAM (m. Francis VANNERSON 1832) >Henrietta ELAM (m. Isaac JETTON 1817) >Emily ELAM (m. __ STALLINGS __) >Nancy ELAM (m. John MOLLOY 1827) >Thanks for any information you can give on this Elam family. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Must have missed that email...which Sarah Ann and which Looney..?? Herman Thomas E Van Ness wrote: > Gary, > > Thank you for your reply to Kiva. When I finally "saw" Sarah Elam among > the Looney's, I realized that the Elam List would probably be able to > help. These kinds of connections are what we are all about. > > Thank you, > Thomas E. Van Ness > tevanness@juno.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Daniel ELAM lived in Rutherford County, TN, at the time he made his will. In addition to his wife, Jane, he named their ten children in the will. The six on whom I have marriage information all married in Rutherford County. (On a seventh, Emily, all I have is her married name.) Elizabeth was the only one of the daughters not married at the time of Daniel ELAM's will, so it should date between 1827, when Nancy married, and 1832, when Elizabeth married. Edward ELAM (m. Rebecca WADE 1821) Wiliam ELAM (m. Jemima STRANGE 1830) John ELAM Robert Henry ELAM George Foster ELAM (m. Paulina JARRATT 1843) Lewis Wills ELAM Elizabeth ELAM (m. Francis VANNERSON 1832) Henrietta ELAM (m. Isaac JETTON 1817) Emily ELAM (m. __ STALLINGS __) Nancy ELAM (m. John MOLLOY 1827) Thanks for any information you can give on this Elam family.

Bob -- Thanks for the tip re the free ancestry.com access. I checked almost every database that looked likely for early HINES (& many variants) in northeastern colonies / states. The most intriguing one that I found is for James HINES, 1716 in Boston Mass. [a city with a long-lasting Irish connection!!] Here are the extracts reflecting my search findings: Database: Pioneer Irish in New England source: free Thanksgiving database at ancestry.com on 981129 Field Search Matches [Any] HINES=1 [HYNES=nil=HYNDS=HYNDES=HINDS=HINDES=HINE=HYNE & also O'HI/O'HY variants with & w/o the "'"] & OINS and O'INS 1 Combined Matches "Pioneer Irish in New England SOME NEW ENGLAND IRISH OF THE FIRST QUARTER Or THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY page 306 James Hines* Boston, Mass. 1716" Database Description: This detailed work sets forth the history and happenings of Irish immigrants to America in the seventeenth century. Important historical events are described, groups of immigrants are identified, and many prominent individuals and their families are discussed. This database will help inviduals who are searching for early Irish immigrants and the historical backgound of their lives. Bibliography: O'Brien, Michael J., LL.D. Pioneer Irish in New England. New York, NY: P. J. Kennedy & Sons, 1937. ======================================= GRH NOTE: Given the 1716 timing, (the Palatinate immigration from both Europe and Ireland began in 1709) I checked it for several word's I'd expect to find... (if HINES came from Irish/Palatinate roots) This dbase had nil results for words: palatine(s), palatinate(s), prussia(n) and german However, "austria(n)" had this interesting item (this also pertains to Doug's note today in which he wondered if the HINES possible knew the YOUNGs (JUNGs) from the Rhineland): "Pioneer Irish in New England PREFACE page viii The year 1650 finds Cromwell crushing out the revolt in Ireland in savage bloodshed and destruction, leaving the country a veritable desert. The land was divided between Cromwells army and English adventurers, and the Catholic proprietors were driven across the Shannon. About 34,000 Irish soldiers emigrated for the service of France, Spain, Austria and Venice. They were not accompanied by their wives and children, who were afterwards hunted down and sent to the worst form of tropic slavery. In fact the number of women and children transported to the West Indies and the Colonies has been estimated as over 20,000---some say as much as 100,000. What proportion reached the American mainland? In this book Dr. OBrien mentions a few who reached the Colonies from Barbados. I heard the late Monsignor Segourney Fay of Philadelphia say that he traced his ancestry back to an Irish fugitive from Barbados.1 To which Colonies did they mostly go? What became of them? Did some of the Irish soldiers in Europe find ways of rejoining their transported relations? Such questions await a thorough investigation. For a short period after the Restoration (1660) some leniency was shown the Catholics, while on the other hand, through the enforcement of the Uniformity Act, Non-Conformists underwent a persecution that drove a number to the Puritan Colonies of New England." --- It is noteworthy here to observe that Irish men had emigrated (involuntarily) in large numbers into Europe before the 1700s.. This could be a backdrop as to why England would (re?)patriate many Palatinates in 1709 to (re)colonize Ireland and much of the British commonwealth overseas.... History's fascinating, eh? // Regards, Gord (in Regina) RWa5352802@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 11/26/98 1:18:29 AM Central Standard Time, > landz@ix.netcom.com writes: > > > =================================================== > > FREE THANKSGIVING DATABASES > > <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>> > > ======================================================= > > Until we come back to work on Monday, the following databases will be > > available free to all visitors at Ancestry.com. > > > > ~ Index of Massachusetts Pioneers > > ~ Pioneer Irish in New England > > ~ History of Cambridge Massachusetts > > ~ Founders of Old Dunstable > > ~ Boston Vital Records > > ~ Freemen of Massachusetts > > ~ Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families > > ~ Plymouth Colony: History and People > > ~ Founders of New England > > ~ Pioneers of Massachusetts > > ~ Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers > > ~ Massachusetts Town Vital Records Collection > > > > To access these databases go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search.asp > > Then go to "Other Free Databases" in the top section, and select the > > database of your choice. [snipped]

Gary, Thank you for your reply to Kiva. When I finally "saw" Sarah Elam among the Looney's, I realized that the Elam List would probably be able to help. These kinds of connections are what we are all about. Thank you, Thomas E. Van Ness tevanness@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_912094008_boundary Content-ID: <0_912094008@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII In a message dated 11/26/98 1:18:29 AM Central Standard Time, landz@ix.netcom.com writes: > =================================================== > FREE THANKSGIVING DATABASES > <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>> > ======================================================= > Until we come back to work on Monday, the following databases will be > available free to all visitors at Ancestry.com. > > ~ Index of Massachusetts Pioneers > ~ Pioneer Irish in New England > ~ History of Cambridge Massachusetts > ~ Founders of Old Dunstable > ~ Boston Vital Records > ~ Freemen of Massachusetts > ~ Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families > ~ Plymouth Colony: History and People > ~ Founders of New England > ~ Pioneers of Massachusetts > ~ Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers > ~ Massachusetts Town Vital Records Collection > > To access these databases go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search.asp > Then go to "Other Free Databases" in the top section, and select the > database of your choice. > > > > > --part0_912094008_boundary Content-ID: <0_912094008@inet_out.mail.ix.netcom.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <WALKER-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (rly-zb05.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.5]) by air-zb05.mail.aol.com (v51.29) with SMTP; Thu, 26 Nov 1998 02:18:29 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id CAA17954; Thu, 26 Nov 1998 02:18:22 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id XAA28604; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 23:12:40 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 23:12:40 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <365CFDBC.A361439F@ix.netcom.com> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 23:05:32 -0800 From: Larry Prince <landz@ix.netcom.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) Old-To: WALKER <WALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Old-Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------3E9CA03F1F1F3630528665C4" Subject: [WALKER-L] [Fwd: FREE THANKSGIVING DATABASES] Resent-Message-ID: <"8R-IvC.A.x-G.o9PX2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: WALKER-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: WALKER-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <WALKER-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/4425 X-Loop: WALKER-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: WALKER-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------3E9CA03F1F1F3630528665C4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Since there are WALKERs in MA in the early 16th century, I thought that many would be interested in looking at these databases. 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I am new to genealogy and VERY new to this list. I have run into a road block with Richard. I have corresponded with several people who seem to have the same road block. I would greatly appreciate any help that can be offered here. This is my line: Richard Elam-b. 1740(?) Scotland(?)-d. 1810 in Campbell Co., VA Wife @ death was Susannah Lou Allen (Lewallyn) b. 1780 in Campbell Co., VA -d. 1835 in Clark Co., IL Wife: Mary (Polly) Eans James Elam-b. 2/25/1809 in Campbell Co., VA-d. 3/13/1901 in Benton Co., AR Wife/Mother of James Henry: Marinda Sharp James Henry Elam-b.12/01/1835 in Clark Co, IL-d. May 22, 1887 in Benton County, AR Union Soldier in Civil War-UNCERTAIN of wives or mother of Lucous Lucous Elam Wife: Mary (Mollie) Harrall Claude Elam Murle Glen and more. Also, if you would like more information on this line, as to what information I have, please e-mail me on the list or directly at robertc1@earthlink.net Thanks, Jayne

Could you tell me more about this Lemuel Elam? Where did he live? Is this the Lemuel Elam from Warren County, Tn? Margaret Lawrence Jen Bawden wrote: > Hi everyone, > > When I sent mail this morning, I also mailed the Fayette Co & Bond Co. IL > lists thinking, "Why not? I'll try again." > > Within 3 hours, I'd received 3 responses showing Lemuel as the son of > William Thomas Elam and Sarah Ann Rogers. These also showed William as the > son of Samuel Elam and Sabra Jane Elam. With this information, I've been > able to gather quite a bit on Sabra's side, but nearly nothing on Samuel. > > The information received this morning showed Samuel as being born Nov 25, > 1817 in NC and dying Nov 20, 1860 in Bond Co., IL. Burial was in Hastings > Cemetery. > > Cassie, I know you've got some information on Lem at your site. If you'd > like, I can send you the revised information for the site. > > Jen

Barbara: saw your note on the Elam Roots forum. I am not an Elam descendant but my daughter married a Bell boy who is an Elam descendant of Anderson Elam who migrated to Cleveland Co. My data is mixed on the early Elams but I have much data on Anderson's Descendants in Cleveland Co. Ron Gollberg., Asheville, NC.

Re: enlistment in the 6th US - yes, Confederates who found themselves in Northern prisons did sometimes join a Regular US unit, usually one assigned to the frontier, in order to escape prison life. However, you have as the date of Richard's enlistment in the 6th US "May 5, 1865." The Civil War was over by then. He would have been released to go home. He had already, according to the dates, spent 19+ months in prison without availing himself of the opportunity to get out. Why take the chance to go be killed by Indians? Why not take his release and go home? Post-war enlistment in US units was not typical behavior for released Confederates. This is interesting, and there's more to this story, somewhere! You can obtain copies of Veterans records (Confederate, Union, Regular US units, etc.) by sending "NATF Form 80" to the National Archives. Don't have any, or I'd mail one to you. To obtain this form, write to "National Archives Trust Fund, 8th and Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20408"- ask for several copies of the form. Fill it out as completely as you can, and return it. The directions on the form are self-explanatory. Eventually, they'll let you know whether they have the record, and tell you the cost. NATF Form 80 can also be used to request pension records for Rev War and Union Civil War veterans and widows, as well as bounty land warrants that may have been issued for French and Indian, Revolutionary War and War of 1812 service. You can request Confederate military service records, but the National Archives does not have PENSION records for CONFEDERATE veterans. Confederate veterans and widows received pensions from individual states - not from the Federal Government. On Mon, 23 Nov 1998 08:18:13 -0700 "Patricia Medford" <shining@rmi.net> writes: I recently found the following: Richard Elam - Private - enlisted in Company A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 20, 1862; captured at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; sent to US Military Prison at Camp Douglas, located just outside Chicago, Illinois; enlisted in 6th United States Volunteer Infantry at Camp Douglas, Illinois, May 5, 1865. I understand that the US government offered the confederate POWs the opportunity to escape the conditions in the Federal prison camps by joining the US army for frontier service, understanding that the Confederates would not be fighting against their comrades but would serve exclusively on the frontier. Does anyone know how to find out about the 6th US Volunteer Infantry and it's soldiers? ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Richard Elam has been missing since the 1860 census Ashley County, AR. I rcently found the following: Richard Elam - Private - enlisted in Company A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 20, 1862; captured at Chickamauga,Georgia, September 20, 1863; sent to US Military Prison at Camp Douglas, located just outside Chicago, Illinois; enlisted in 6th United States Volunteer Infantry at Camp Douglas, Illinois, May 5, 1865. I understand that the US government offered the confederate POWs the opportunity to escape the conditions in the Federal prison camps by joining the US army for frontier service, understanding that the Confederates would not be fighting against their comrades but would serve exclusively on the frontier. Does anyone know how to find out about the 6th US Volunteer Infantry and it's soldiers? Richard's wife, Barbara A. Engler Elam, moved from Ashley County, Arkansas to Lamar County, Texas in the late 1860's and is on the 1870 census for Lamar County without Richard. Thanks, Patricia