Re: William A.ELAM m Eliza E.SIMMONS 1853 Gibson Co TN
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William A.ELAM m Eliza E.SIMMONS 1853 Gibson Co TN
Brenda Gartside 11/20/01
Just today, an ELAM researcher let me know that the parents of William A. ELAM were Thomas S. and Martha GREGORY ELAM.
The children of Eliza SIMMONS and William ELAM were:
William N. ELAM, b. 1854; d. 1865
Susan R. ELAM, b. 1858; d. 1877
Joseph L. ELAM, b. 1858; d. 1865
Lydia/Lida Lee ELAM, b. 1862; d. 1919
Note:1870 census shows Lida b. c. 1863 -64.
In the 1860 Gibson Co. TN Census,the family appears as follows:
William ELAM30TN
William6TN
Susan4TN
Joseph2TN
Eliza doesn't appear in this census and William is without a spouse.
1870 Gibson Co. TN Census
W.R.[R.?] ELAM41TN
Cornelia39TN
Susan R.14TN
Lida6TN
By this census, William and Joseph had died.Lida had been born in 1862-64, and William A. had married again.I'm trying to determine when Eliza died, and if Lida was her child.Lida is the only child who lived to adulthood and had descendants.Was Eliza simply left off the 1860 census, or had she died by 1860?To confuse matters further, I found 2 marriage records onlinefor a William ELAM in Gibson Co. in 1868 -- one to Eliza BARTON and one toEliza BURTON.There wasone for William ELAM to Elizer MARTIN in 1870. There was also the record for William ELAM and Eliza SIMMONS in 1853, butnone to anyone named Cornelia, his wife in the 1870 census.Can anyone with any information about these people help me sort this out?I'd appreciate your help.Thanks very much.
Brenda
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Re: William A.ELAM m Eliza E.SIMMONS 1853 Gibson Co TN
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Re: William A.ELAM m Eliza E.SIMMONS 1853 Gibson Co TN
Brenda Gartside 2/21/02
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Re: William A.ELAM m Eliza E.SIMMONS 1853 Gibson Co TN