Charles Ryland Scott Family
Ancestors and Descendants
Person Page 143
James Mason Elam
M, b. 30 January 1796, d. 7 November 1856
Parents
| Father | Essex Elam (b. 1770, d. 1828) |
| Mother | Lavinia Crowder (b. 1768, d. 1830) |
Children with Rebecca Chambers (b. 14 September 1803, d. 3 August 1858)
| Daughter |  Virginia Harney Elam+ (b. 7 July 1823, d. 17 November 1885) |
| Daughter | Francis A. ("Fanny") Elam (b. 12 April 1827, d. 13 February 1851) |
| Son | James Essex Elam+ (b. 7 December 1829, d. 1873) |
| Daughter | Lavinia Segnora Elam (b. 17 February 1832, d. 27 September 1865) |
| Daughter | Florida C. Elam (b. 11 February 1843, d. 15 June 1874) |
| Pedigree Chart | |
| Included in charts - lists | Box Pedigree - CRS Charles Ryland Scott Ancestors Indented - CRS |
| Relationship | 4th great-grandfather of Charles Ryland ("Ryland") Scott 3rd cousin 7 times removed of Carol Jay Gilstrap 6th great-grandfather of Isaac Silas Vaughn 6th great-grandfather of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 6th great-grandfather of Joseph Ryland Scott 6th great-grandfather of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 6th great-grandfather of Orly Marie Vaughn 6th great-grandfather of Avital Catherine Vaughn |
Person Exhibits
Biography
| Birth | 30 January 1796 | James Mason Elam was born on 30 January 1796 in Nottoway, Virginia, United StatesBGO. |
| Military | 1812 | He served in the military in 1812. He enlisted in the army and served during the War of 1812, but saw no combat. He later served as Ensign aboard the U.S.S. Guerriere under the command of Captain Stephen Decatur, he was part of the crew that went on in 1815 to attack the Barbary Pirates off the coast of Algeria. |
| Marriage | 27 November 1820 | He and Rebecca Chambers were married on 27 November 1820 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United StatesBGO. |
| 1840 Federal Census (fam) | 1840 | He and Rebecca Chambers appeared in the 1840 federal census in 1840 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United StatesBGO. |
| Anecdote | 1843 | In 1820, Elam moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and became a lawyer. That year he married Rebecca Chambers. He engaged in a vigorous law practice and was politically active. He ran unsuccessfully as a Whig for the United States House of Representatives in the Third District of Louisiana against John Bennett Dawson in 1843. Later, his son, James Essex Elam was elected Mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
| Residence | 29 August 1850 | He lived in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United StatesBGO, on 29 August 1850. Name: James M Elam, Age: 54, Birth Year: abt 1796, Birth Place: Virginia, Gender: Male, Race: White, Occupation: Lawyer, Industry: Legal Services, Real Estate: 10000, Record ID: 8054::2677782, Household Members: Rebecca Elam, Fanny Elam, James Elam, Lavin1 |
| Death | 7 November 1856 | He died on 7 November 1856 at age 60 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United StatesBGO. |
| Burial | 8 November 1856 | He was buried on 8 November 1856 at Magnolia CemetaryBG in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United StatesBGO. |
| Last Edited | 2 July 2022 |
Citations
- [S239] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Roll: 229; Page: 160a