Here's MY Elam lineage.. (actually I "cut and pasted" my first cousin Dixon@cheerful.com's listing... Hiya, Dixon! :) ) Elizabeth Elam Anthony (me) 1952 - Cleveland Co., NC Nancy Marion ELAM (my mother) 1930 - Cleveland Co., NC Carme Nelson ELAM (1896-1980) Cleveland Co., NC Franklin ELAM (1867-1949) Cleveland Co., NC Samuel Weatherford ELAM (1826-1907) Anderson Samuel ELAM, M.D. (1792-1878) Edward ELAM, Jr. (1765-1840) Edward ELAM, Sr. (abt 1730) John ELAM, Jr. John ELAM, Sr. Family tradition has it that John Elam, Sr.'s father was Martin Elam but we can find no proof of this. Marilynn @shelby.net says we only have "proof" thru Edward. Since I haven't done as much research as either of them I can only believe what I've read. Beth