It sounds as if it might be James Easter Elam. 'Tho I don't know what happened to James Easter Elam, very few of the early Elams remained in the areas of Lunenburg, Charlotte, or Mecklenburg Counties after 1830. James Easter Elam was born between 1790 and 1799 - probably closer to 1790. He married Polly Hurt on 20 Oct 1812 in Mecklenburg County. Do you have a will for him? If no, it might be useful to look for a will in Alabama. Also to look for associated family groups who may have immigrated to Alabama, since people rarely travelled to a new location totally alone. He had a sister named Charlotte who married Daniel Callis in 1813. According to his father's will, James Easter was to inherit his father's property after the death of his mother. The date and conditions under which that property was sold might give a clue as to whether he moved from this area. I, for one, would be interested in knowing more about him. Let us know on the list what you learn! Annette Elam Wetzel On Wed, 17 Jan 1996 22:31:41 -0800 "Billy R.Evans" <"brevans@cctc.net"@cctc.net> writes: >I'm searching for any information about James E. Elam who lived in >Cherokee County, Alabama, before 1836. His daughter, Elvira Elam, born >16 Oct 1816 in Virginia, married Samuel H. McCullough probably in >Cherokee County. Elvira Elam McCullough died 20 Feb 1886 and is buried >in Forrest Hill Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama. Is this James E. >Elam the same as James Easter Elam? The dates are about right. I'll be >glad to share any information that I have. >Doylene Evans ___________________________________________________________________ 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]