EDWARD ELAM - Bible Records Charlotte County Submitted by Annette E. Wetzel 3/28/98 (awetzel@juno.com) ============ EDWARD ELAM BIBLE RECORDS Edward Elam was born in Charlotte County, VA in 1786.  He married 1) Martha Smith and 2) Lettuce Chaffin Wallace, widow of John Wallace. He left Charlotte County ca. 1814, may have spent some time in Rutherford County, NC, moved on to Tennessee, and died in Greenville, IL in 1840. These two pages are posted in hopes they may stimulate discussion and research. The Edward Elam Bible is reported to have been the property of the late William Bell Elam of Medina, TN.  Thanks to Marilynn Masten, who provided copies to me and who has determined that the current location of the Bible is unknown. Names and dates are handwritten in list form on both pages.  Identifying information and dittos written in the same hand preceed several of the names.  Those notations are indicated here with brackets. I have tried to duplicate this handwritten list as closely as possible. Two pages reported to have been copied from the Bible of Edward Elam (1765-1840) of Charlotte County, VA and Greenville, IL PAGE ONE - at the top are the words "Father's Bible" written in handwriting which differs from that on the remainder of the page. Marriages Edward Elam & Martha Smith was married Dec. 7, 178_ Edward Elam & Lettuce Wallace were married June 2, 1810 Joel Elam & Sarah Ellen Smith were married July 3, 184_ Joel Elam & Sarah Jane McCormack were married Dec.20, 18_ Births Edward Elam was born Jan 29, 1765 John Elam Son of Edward & Martha, born  Dec 5, 1787 Susana Elam born Dec 18, 1789 Anderson S. Elam born Oct 26,1792 Thomas S. Elam Sep 6, 1794 Edward Elam May 11, 1798 Elizabeth Elam Feb 23.1800 Daniel Elam April 14, 1802 Sarah Elam March 5, 1805 [wife of Joel E.]  Sarah Jane Elam March 7, 1826 Letuce [Son of Edward & L.]Peter Elam March 10, 1811 Martha Barksdale Elam May 3, 1815 Joel Elam Dec 9, 1817 (Father's Bible) [Daughter of Joel & Susana] Martha S. Elam was born Mar 23, 1818 [Wife of Joel E.] Sarah Ellen Elam Dec 14, 1824 [J.E. daughter]   Mary Frances Elam June 3, 1846 [Sons of Joel E] Charles Edward Elam March 27, 1847           Wiliam Wallace Elam Oct 5, 1849          Thomas Persaville Elam July 28, 1851 Deaths John Elam died June 26, 1806 [Wife of Joel] Susan Elam Mar 25, 1818 Sarah Elam Feb 15, 1819 [Wife of Edward] Martha Elam Feb 13, 1810 Letuce Elam July 10, 1830 Edward Elam, Sr March 29, 1840 [Daughter of Joel & Elln] Nancy Frances Elam July 30,1843 [Wife of Joel E]          Sarah Ellen Elam Oct 4, 1847 Sarah Jane Elam Sep 20, 1852 [Son of Joel & Sarah Ellen] William Wallace Elam March 9, 1853 Charles Edward Elam ____ 11, 1854 PAGE TWO Joel Elam Died Sep 3, 1892 [Wife of Joel] Mary L. Elam Mar 2, 1904 [Daughter of J & M] Sarah Ellen Spradling Feb 12, 1907 [Son in law] W. A. McLain Feb 12, 1912 Ellen M. McLain Dec Marriages Joel Elam & Nancy L. Clary Feb 16, 1843 Joel Elam & Sarah Ellan Smith July 3,1845 Joel Elam & Sarah J. McCormack Dec 20, 1845 Joel Elam & Mary L. White Aug3, 1853 Thomas P. Elam & Ellen James Nov 27, 1873 R. H. Spradling & Sarah E. Elam Oct 12,1887 John A. Elam & Ada B. Corbin Aug 10,1891 George H. Kuhn & Miriam R. Elam June 26,1902 W. A. McLain & Ellen M. Elam Aug 6,1902 Births Joel Elam Born Dec 9, 1817 [Wife of Joel] Mary L. Elam Feb 2, 1820 Mary Frances Elam June 5, 1846 Charles Edward Elam Nov 27, 1847 William Wallace Elam Oct 5,1849 Thomas Percevil Elam July 28, 1851 Ellen Margaret L. Elam Nov 12, 1854 John Anderson Elam May 1, 1856 Sarah Elizabeth Elam May 4, 1858 Miriam Rebecca Elam April 8, 1863 _____________________________________ NOTICE: Data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages CANNOT be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.-