Records of Daniel Dimmick Kellam, and records of PA families state William was son of Moses Jr. is there a will for Elijah in Preble co. listing his children? As always,s there oculd have been 2 William's. siiiiigh William's records do state he was b. in PA. the 1850 census, also. I did a lot of work in Preble, due to my former husband's families being from there, he had kin, distant, I visited, etc., got invovled in saving a cemetery. Wish I'd saved all the Kellam records. Note on Elijah - he married Sarah Parker on 23 May 1816, Preble Co., Ohio. (marriage record on file there) Certainly, the dates work. However. Sheila/Firehair Descendants of William Kellam Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM11 KELLAM (MOSES JR.10, MOSES SR.9, ZADOCK8, JOHN7, SAMUEL6, JOHN5, AUSTIN4 KILHAM/KELLAM, HENRY3, WILLIAM2 KILHAM, UNKNOWN1) was born October 04, 1820 in Pike Co., Pennsylvania, and died January 10, 1908 in Steam Boat, Iowa. He married RACHEL THOMPSON Abt. 1844 in Preble Co., Ohio. She was born October 11, 1816 in Ohio, and died May 26, 1898 in Steam Boat, Iowa. Notes for WILLIAM KELLAM: Records of PIke Co., Pennsylvania note William had removed to Preble Co., Ohio early in his youth". He was a farmer, residing in Somers Twnp., (Court House records, Eaton, Ohio) William's obituary was carried in the Macomb Daily Journal on 13 January 1908, under the heading "industry Item" from Carolyn J. Miller, a descendant. Children of WILLIAM KELLAM and RACHEL THOMPSON are: i. SARAH12 KELLAM, b. 1843, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Before 1908, not mentioned in fathers obituary.. 2. ii. MOSES KELLAM, b. February 1845, Somers Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio; d. Bef. 1908, Steamboat Rock, Iowa. iii. SUSANNAH KELLAM, b. 1847, Somers Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio. 3. iv. JOSEPH WILLIAM KELLAM, b. June 17, 1849, Somers Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio; d. June 30, 1922, Chicago, Illinois. v. ANN A. KELLAM, b. 1853, Brown Co., Illinois. 4. vi. AMELIA KELLAM, b. June 20, 1855, Brown Co., Illinois; d. November 02, 1905, S.W. of Industry,McDonough Co., Illinois. 5. vii. SUSANNAH KELLAM, b. 1857, Preble Co., Ohio; m. Thomas RILEY. Notes for SUSANNAH KELLAM: Living in Steam Boat, Iowa, at the time of her fathers death. Generation No. 2 2. MOSES12 KELLAM (WILLIAM11, MOSES JR.10, MOSES SR.9, ZADOCK8, JOHN7, SAMUEL6, JOHN5, AUSTIN4 KILHAM/KELLAM, HENRY3, WILLIAM2 KILHAM, UNKNOWN1) was born February 1845 in Somers Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, and died Bef. 1908 in Steamboat Rock, Iowa. He married SAMANTHA UNKNOWN Bet. 1867 - 1870. She was born September 23, 1847 in Ohio, and died March 25, 1902 in Steamboat Rock, Iowa. Notes for MOSES KELLAM: Not mentioned in father's obituary. Children of MOSES KELLAM and SAMANTHA UNKNOWN are: i. ELIZABETH13 KELLAM, b. Bet. 1870 - 1872, Illinois. ii. WILLIAM M. KELLAM, b. November 1873, Illinois. iii. MAHALA KELLAM, b. 1876, Illinois. iv. BERNARD (BARNEY) KELLAM, b. January 1879. v. CHARLES KELLAM, b. June 1880, Steamboat Rock, Iowa. vi. BURT A. KELLAM, b. February 1882, Steamboat Rock, Iowa; d. 1918, Iowa. 3. JOSEPH WILLIAM12 KELLAM (WILLIAM11, MOSES JR.10, MOSES SR.9, ZADOCK8, JOHN7, SAMUEL6, JOHN5, AUSTIN4 KILHAM/KELLAM, HENRY3, WILLIAM2 KILHAM, UNKNOWN1) was born June 17, 1849 in Somers Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, and died June 30, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He married ELISABETH J. BROOKS December 28, 1873 in Rushville, Schuyler Co., Illinois, daughter of JOHN BROOKS and MARY WHITEMAN. She was born September 22, 1857 in Schuyler Co., Illinois, and died March 01, 1923 in Industry, Illinois. Notes for JOSEPH WILLIAM KELLAM: Lived near Industry, Illinois, at the time of his father's death. "History of McDonough County, Illinois " 1968 states he was the County representative on the County board of Supervisors of McDonough County for the Industry Twnp. 1908 - 1909 Children of JOSEPH KELLAM and ELISABETH BROOKS are: 5. i. MYRTLE DELLA13 KELLAM, b. November 16, 1874, Schuyler Co., Illinois; d. February 11, 1908, Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois. ii. EVA ADELINE KELLAM, b. November 18, 1876, Schuyler Co., Illinois; m. WALTER ROUDEBUSH, May 30, 1897, McDonough Co., Illinois; d. Aft. 1950, Rock Island, Illinois. 6. iii. JOHN WILLIAM KELLAM, b. November 02, 1878, Camden Twnp., Schuyler Co., Illinois; d. June 26, 1948, Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois. iv. FLOYD EUGENE KELLAM, b. January 22, 1882, Steam Boat Rock, Illinois; d. February 23, 1957, Bushnell, Illinois; m. (1) MYRTLE MAE JANES, 1904; m. (2) NORA L. POWELL, 1927. v. ALBERT FRANKLIN KELLAM, b. January 30, 1886. vi. ERNEST EDWIN KELLAM, b. January 19, 1888, Bethel Twnp., McDonough Co., Illinois; d. August 1953, McComb, Illinois. vii. LURLENE KATE KELLAM, b. June 07, 1891; d. January 01, 1932. viii. FRENNIE BERNICE KELLAM, b. September 28, 1894, McDonough Co., Illinois; d. December 17, 1946, Bushnell, Illinois. ix. ETHEL VIVIAN KELLAM, b. March 18, 1901; m. VERNE ATEN. 4. AMELIA12 KELLAM (WILLIAM11, MOSES JR.10, MOSES SR.9, ZADOCK8, JOHN7, SAMUEL6, JOHN5, AUSTIN4 KILHAM/KELLAM, HENRY3, WILLIAM2 KILHAM, UNKNOWN1) was born June 20, 1855 in Brown Co., Illinois, and died November 02, 1905 in S.W. of Industry,McDonough Co., Illinois. She married WILLIAM SEABURY CLAYTON Abt. 1874 in Illinois, son of EZEKILA CLAYTON and ELIZABETH POINTS. He was born June 10, 1844 in Pearidge, Brown Co., Illinois, and died April 20, 1918 in McComb, Illinois. Notes for WILLIAM SEABURY CLAYTON: William was a Veteran of the Civil War, having served with the 56th Illinois. His obituary appeared in the 20 April 1918 Macomb Daily Journal Children of AMELIA KELLAM and WILLIAM CLAYTON are: i. CHESTER A.13 CLAYTON, b. May 02, 1886. ii. MAUDE CLAYTON. iii. EMMETT ALLEN CLAYTON, b. July 20, 1898; d. July 20, 1898. iv. MABLE CLAYTON. v. ARTEMESIA "ARTIE" CLAYTON, b. June 16, 1877, Brown Co., Illinois; d. November 02, 1952, Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois. vi. RAY CLAYTON. Generation No. 3 5. MYRTLE DELLA13 KELLAM (JOSEPH WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, MOSES JR.10, MOSES SR.9, ZADOCK8, JOHN7, SAMUEL6, JOHN5, AUSTIN4 KILHAM/KELLAM, HENRY3, WILLIAM2 KILHAM, UNKNOWN1) was born November 16, 1874 in Schuyler Co., Illinois, and died February 11, 1908 in Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois. She married JAMES ROUDEBUSH September 13, 1893 in McDonough Co., Illinois, son of JOHN ROUDEBUSH and HANNAH FINDENBINDER. He was born September 18, 1869, and died February 27, 1950 in Schuyler Co., Illinois. Child of MYRTLE KELLAM and JAMES ROUDEBUSH is: i. YVONNE14 ROUDEBUSH, d. March 11, 1938, Schuyler Co., Illinois. 6. JOHN WILLIAM13 KELLAM (JOSEPH WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, MOSES JR.10, MOSES SR.9, ZADOCK8, JOHN7, SAMUEL6, JOHN5, AUSTIN4 KILHAM/KELLAM, HENRY3, WILLIAM2 KILHAM, UNKNOWN1) was born November 02, 1878 in Camden Twnp., Schuyler Co., Illinois, and died June 26, 1948 in Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois. He married (2) SARAH ANN SALLIE VAUGHN January 31, 1904 in Fulton Co., Illinois, daughter of BENJAMIN VAUGHN and EMMA FRAZIER. She was born March 07, 1879 in Vermont Twnp., Fulton Co., Illinois, and died March 10, 1945 in Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois. Child of JOHN WILLIAM KELLAM is: i. KENNETH FRANKLIN14 KELLAM, b. January 08, 1906, Industry Twnp., McDonough Co., Illinois; d. August 26, 1977, Macomb, Illinois.