Joel Elam, a farmer by occupation, and one of the first business men of Cleburne, was born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina,10 Apr 1818. He began life for himself as a tinner in LaFayette, Alabama, under the firm name of Elam and Towers, and he subsequently went to Talladega, AL. In 1856 he came to Texas, settling in Rush County, eight miles from Henderson where he followed farming. He has been a member of the Baptist Church for years and also served in the Confederate Army in Company E, Texas Infantry.
Married Sarah Eleanor Stamps
2 Apr 1842 in Chambers Co., AL
Married Frances Mariann A. Sparkman
31 Dec 1866 in Rusk Co., TX
Married Florence Pope
Married Sarah Eleanor Stamps
2 Apr 1842 in Chambers Co., AL
Married Frances Mariann A. Sparkman
31 Dec 1866 in Rusk Co., TX
Married Florence Pope
Joel Elam, a farmer by occupation, and one of the first business men of Cleburne, was born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina,10 Apr 1818. He began life for himself as a tinner in LaFayette, Alabama, under the firm name of Elam and Towers, and he subsequently went to Talladega, AL. In 1856 he came to Texas, settling in Rush County, eight miles from Henderson where he followed farming. He has been a member of the Baptist Church for years and also served in the Confederate Army in Company E, Texas Infantry.
Married Sarah Eleanor Stamps
2 Apr 1842 in Chambers Co., AL
Married Frances Mariann A. Sparkman
31 Dec 1866 in Rusk Co., TX
Married Florence Pope
Married Sarah Eleanor Stamps
2 Apr 1842 in Chambers Co., AL
Married Frances Mariann A. Sparkman
31 Dec 1866 in Rusk Co., TX
Married Florence Pope
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