16 July 1870 Census Vera Post Office Sharon Twp. Fayette County, Illinois. #237 ELMORE, Lawrence 35 male white Farming value of Real Estate 1000 value of personal Estate 500 born Illinois, wife Sabra Charlotte 34 f w keeping house born Ill., son Hiram 17 m w works on farm b Ill., dau. Sarah 13 f w at school b. Ill., dau. Martha 10 f w at school b. Ill., son William 7 m w at school b. Ill., Ella 1 f w b. Ill. Lawrence & Sabra Charlotte (ELAM) ELMORE were my 2nd great-grandparents, their daughter Sarah ELMORE was my great-grandmother who married Henry BESS. Beverly Himes Barger ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Beverly Himes Barger (© 1997 Beverly Himes Barger)