Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam W. Cannon Elam
Birthabt 1769, Chesterfield Co., Virginia
Death9 Jul 1855, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherGilbert Elam (~1722-1783)
MotherSusannah Hill (~1739-)
Marriage24 Jul 1792, Montgomery Co., Virginia
SpouseSusannah Rebecca Ranze [Reigns]
Birthabt 1767, Wythe Co., Virginia
Deathabt 1850, Russell Co., Virginia
Children
1 MGilbert Elam
Birthabt 1796, Virginia
SpouseCatherine Cooley
3 MSamuel Elam
Birth27 Jul 1804, Wythe Co., Virginia
SpouseMargaret “Peggy” Cottle
SpouseMary “Polly” Cottle
Notes for William W. Cannon Elam
Morgan Co., Ky death records list Wm W. Elam age 86, widowed, died 9 July 1855 in Caney, cause of death consumption. Born near Richmond, Va. Parents Gilbert and Susan Elam.
This date of death is often attached to William’s brother Walter W. Elam, possibly because most records give this William’s middle name as Cannon, but Walter does not appear in the 1850 census, while William does.
This date of death is often attached to William’s brother Walter W. Elam, possibly because most records give this William’s middle name as Cannon, but Walter does not appear in the 1850 census, while William does.
Notes for Susannah Rebecca Ranze [Reigns]
The Virginia records spell her surname as Reigns, but death records for their children spell it as Ranze, which is the way the name became spelled in Kentucky.
She is probably a sister of Nancy Ranze/Reigns who married Walter Walker Elam.
She is probably a sister of Nancy Ranze/Reigns who married Walter Walker Elam.
Notes for William W. Cannon & Susannah Rebecca (Family)
Montgomery Co., Virginia marriage records list the marriage of William Cannon Elum and Susannah Rebecca Reigns on 24 July 1792. (Her surname is very likely a variant of the name usually spelled as Ranze in Morgan Co.)
