The Elam in citation #3 is Francis Marion Elam (1836-1900), my great grandfather. Francis (Frankie) fought with Terry's Texas Rangers in behalf of the CSA and, according to several sources, had 13 horses killed or wounded under him in the course of battle. Francis was one of 13 children and came to Texas from Georgia. The son of Hodijah Elam, who migrated to Georgia from Virginia, Francis also named one of his children Michael Hodijah--my grandfather. FM Elam is buried in Willis, TX along side his wife, Lucy. FM's family line can be traced back to Robert Elam of Chesterfield Co., VA.. So the family line is as follows: 1. Robert Elam (Ann) 1605-1679 2. Gilbert Elam (Ann) 1629-1697 3. Gilbert Elam, Jr. (Mary Hatcher) 1659-1697 4. Robert Elam (Elizabeth Boling) 1684-1753 5. Robert Elam II 1720-1776 6. Branch Elam (Elizabeth Flournoy) 1750-1817 7. Hodijah Elam (Mary Davenport) 1803-1883 8. Francis Marion Elam (Lucy Weisinger) 1836-1900 9. Hodijah Michael Elam (Flossie Pucket) 10. James Frank Elam (Vera Hadley) 1927- 11. Samuel Mark Elam (Margie Rubio) 1957- 12. Matthew Francis Marion Elam 1990- Mark Elam Sugar Land, TX