Fayette County Illinios, marriage Elmore and Bess Lawrence & Sabra Charlotte (ELAM) ELMORE were my 2nd great-grandparents, their daughter Sarah ELMORE was my great-grandmother who married Henry BESS. Fayette County Illinois Land Owners 24 & 25 January 1837 Thomas ELAM NW SW 7 6n 1w Thomas was my 3rd great-grandfather 1850 Census Fayette County Illinois #475 ELAM, Thomas 48 male white farmer 1000 value of Real Estate born Virginia Wife Elizabeth (ELAM) 45 f w b. Virginia, son Sandy 17 m w b.Ill., daughter Sabra Charlotte 15 f w b.Ill., Dau. Lavinea 13 f w b.Ill., dau. Sarah 11 f w Ill. and Edward ELAM 9 m w b. Ill. Thomas & Elizabeth(ELAM) ELAM were my 3rd great-grandparents and their daughter Sabra Charlotte ELAM was my 2nd great-grandmother. 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. 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)