Today, the president of Meharry Medical College informed the community of the death of Dr. Lloyd C. Elam yesterday. Dr. Elam was the 6th president of Meharry, having become president at 39 years old on June 6, 1968. The presidency was just one of many of the roles Dr. Elam served the college throughout his 25 years there. Dr. Elam had many accomplishments, was very active in the community, and received numerous rewards and accolades for his contributions.
The picture is from a biography page about Dr. Elam at http://tinyurl.com/4h8v5o.
Dr. Elam was born in 1929 to Harry P. (Apr 1899 – Sep 1975) & Ruth Elam (c. 1903 – ?) in Little Rock, Arkansas. From the family’s 1930 census record, I see that Dr. Elam had at lease two siblings, Margaret & Theodore. At the time, Lloyd was 1 year and 5 months old.
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 92; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 317.0. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.
When I located Lloyd’s father’s WWI Draft Registration Card, Iearned that his father’s name was William P. Elam. William was born in Louisiana, and with wife Hattie whom he married about 1887, would have at least 6 children, one of whom died before 1900. The children I could find at this point for William & Hattie are Erastus H. (b. Nov 1887), Wiley V. (b. Sep 1894), Harry P. (b. Apr 1899), Floyd (b. abt. 1902) and Cyrus (b. abt. 1905). [see the family in 1900 and 1910 census records]
Reading about Dr. Elam’s life as I’ve been doing over the past few hours has been educational and I know that he will be dearly missed by all his family, friends and colleagues. Rest in peace Dr. Elam.
Black Nashville Genealogy & History 
Lois Wofford Harlston
/ October 6, 2008To The Family of Dr. Lloyd Elam:
You have my condolences. Dr. Elam will be greatly missed
as a mentor in the medical sciences and as an individual that had a genuine concern for people.
He will be greatly missed.
Lois Wofford Harlston
/ October 6, 2008To The Family of Dr. Lloyd Elam:
You have my condolences. Dr. Elam will be greatly missed
as a mentor in the medical sciences and as an individual that had a genuine concern for people.
Lois Wofford Harlston
Sam Posner
/ October 6, 2008Condolences from a colleague of Laurie’s at CDC.
Donna Ambler
/ October 6, 2008My sincere condolences to Laurie and the entire family on Dr. Elam’s passing. May God pour out His blessings on all of you at this difficult time.
Marcella Law
/ October 6, 2008To the Elam Family. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this very difficult time.
Adrienne Brown
/ October 6, 2008To The Elam Family –
May God’s divine presence help, keep, and strengthen you in your time of need.
Sincerely,
Adrienne Brown
Geraldine S Perry
/ October 7, 2008Laurie and Elam Family,
Although the loss of a love one is always hard, your strength will come in remembering his support, guidance, contributions to the world, and most of his love for his family.
God Bless
Geraldine