Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Allen County.

NATHAN D. McELROY was born May 6, 1827, in Allen County, where he has 
since resided.  His father, William B. McElroy, was born June 10, 1802, 
in Allen (then Warren) County.  He was a constable for about fifteen 
years, and was besides land commissioner and deputy clerk of his native 
county.  He was a son of James McElroy, of South Carolina, who was born 
in September, 1759; was a soldier during the entire Revolutionary war 
and removed in 1799 to Warren County, Ky., where he was one of the 
earliest settlers.  His father, Alfred McElroy, was of Scotch descent.  
WIlliam B. McElroy was married, in 1822, to Lydia, daughter of Thomas 
and Sarah (Williams) Spann, of Allen County, who was born January 6, 
1803.  From this union sprang seven children, of whom Nathan D. is the 
fourth.  On July 16, 1869, he was married to Almarinda, daughter of 
Berryman and Sarah (Goodrun) Cornwell, of Allen County.  To them have 
been born two children:  William J. and Letcher P.  He started life with 
nothing but a good stout pair of arms and his own indomitable will, but 
by industry and economy has become the owner, with his wife, of 260 
acres of well improved land and one of the best houses in all this 
section of country, together with fine farms and other buildings.  His 
farm was first settled upon in 1802 by Benjamin Letcher and Randal 
Adams.  Mr. McElroy is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and in 
politics is a Republican.

McElroy Williams Spann Goodrun Cornwell Letcher Adams
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Warren-KY SC

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