1860 Federal Census, Jackson County, Alabama
| Page | Name | Family member | Age | Sex | Race | marital status | birthplace | occupation | whether deaf, dumb, blind or insane |
| 508 | |||||||||
| 24 | Hugh McElyea | 72 | M | North Carolina | without occupation | pauper | |||
| 28 | Melinda McElyea | 40 | F | Alabama | without occupation | pauper | |||
| 30 | Polly McElyea | 33 | F | Alabama | without occupation | pauper | |||
| 34 | Jane McElyea | 06 | F | Alabama | without occupation | pauper | |||
| 35 | Saul McElyea | 03 | M | Alabama | without occupation | pauper | |||
| 37 | Virginia McElyea | 01 | F | Alabama | without occupation | pauper | |||
| Page | |||||||||
| 633 | |||||||||
| L.20 | McElyea, P.H. | 48 | M | Tennessee | Farmer | ||||
| 21 | Mary J. | 40 | F | Alabama | |||||
| 22 | Leona | 20 | F | Alabama | |||||
| 23 | Sylvanus | 12 | M | Alabama | |||||
| 24 | Mary | 09 | F | Alabama | |||||
| 25 | S.F. | 07 | F | Alabama | |||||
| 26 | Julia | 06 | F | Alabama | |||||
| 27 | Lucinda | 04 | F | Alabama | |||||
| 28 | Wm. C. | 6/12 | M | Alabama |
1860 Federal Census, Lauderdale County, Alabama
| Page | Name | Family member | Age | Sex | Race | marital status | birthplace | occupation | whether deaf, dumb, blind or insane |
| 15 | |||||||||
| L.31 | McElyea, William H. | Head | 28 | M | Tennessee | Wagon maker | |||
| 32 | Elizabeth | wife | 28 | F | Tennessee | ||||
| page 264 | |||||||||
| 24 | McLeyea, James | head | 30 | M | Kentucky | Farmer | |||
| 25 | Leavisa | wife | 30 | F | Alabama | ||||
| 26 | Adeline N. | dau | 6 | F | Alabama |
1860 Federal Census, Madison County, Alabama
| Page | Name | Family member | Age | Sex | Race | marital status | birthplace | occupation | whether deaf, dumb, blind or insane |
| 260 | |||||||||
| L.35 | McElyea, Elinor | 05 | F | Alabama | |||||
| 36 | McElyea,William | 02 | M | Alabama | |||||
| 37 | McElyea, Malissa | 03 | F | Alabama | |||||
| 273 | |||||||||
| L.14 | McElyea, Fred | 25 | M | Alabama | Laborer | ||||
| 304 | |||||||||
| L.14 | McElyea, John | 28 | M | Tennessee | Overseer |
On Page 260, these three children are in the hh of Sarah Roberts, no relationship stated. Page 273, is in hh of Jo Hawkins. Page 304 is hh of John M. Humphrey.
1870 Federal Census, Jackson County, Alabama
| Page | Name | Age at last birthday | Sex | Race | Profession of male and female | Value of real estate | Place of birth.If born within year name month | If married within year name month. | Cannot read | Cannot write | Deaf, Dumb, blind, Insane or idiotic |
| 92A | |||||||||||
| 34 | McElyea, Henry | 40 | M | W | Farm Laborer | Alabama | X | X | |||
| 35 | James | 16 | M | W | Farm Laborer | Alabama | / | / | |||
| 36 | Malisa | 14 | F | W | at home | Alabama | / | / | |||
| 37 | Mary | 12 | F | W | at home | Alabama | / | / | |||
| 38 | Frances | 9 | F | W | Alabama | ||||||
| 39 | Henry | 6 | M | W | Alabama | ||||||
| 40 | John | 5 | M | W | Alabama | ||||||
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| 11 | McElyea, Andy J. | 28 | M | B | Farmer | Alabama | |||||
| 12 | Elizabeth | 28 | F | W | Keeping house | Alabama | |||||
| 13 | Jeff D. | 7 | M | W | Alabama | ||||||
| 14 | James M. | 5 | M | W | Alabama | ||||||
| 15 | Eliza J. | 3 | F | W | Alabama | ||||||
| 16 | Absolum M. | 1 | M | W | Alabama | ||||||
| Page 64 B | |||||||||||
| 13 | McElza, Jack | 75 | M | W | Farmer | 250 | Tennessee | / | / | ||
| Nancy | 68 | F | W | keep house | North Carolina | / | / | ||||
| Alexander | 25 | M | W | Farm Labor | 125 | Alabama | / | / | |||
| Eliza | 24 | F | W | housework | Alabama | ||||||
| William | 8 | M | W | Alabama | |||||||
| Nancy | 6 | F | W | Alabama | |||||||
| Amanda | 3 | F | W | Alabama |
1870 Federal Census, Limestone County, Alabama
| Page | Name | Age at last birthday | Sex | Race | Profession of male and female | Value of real estate | Place of birth.If born within year name month | If married within year name month. | Cannot read | Cannot write | Deaf, Dumb, blind, Insane or idiotic |
| 54 A | |||||||||||
| 11 | McElyea, David A. | 25 | M | W | Farmer | 200 | Alabama | / | |||
| 12 | Sarah | 20 | F | W | Keep house | Alabama | / | ||||
| 13 | George W. | 2 | M | W | Alabama | ||||||
| 14 | James | 8/12 | M | W | Alabama | ||||||
| 15 | Pennington, Sally | 1 | F | W | Alabama |
1870 Federal Census, Madison County, Alabama
| Page | Name | Age at last birthday | Sex | Race | Profession of male and female | Value of real estate | Place of birth.If born within year name month | If married within year name month. | Cannot read | Cannot write | Deaf, Dumb, blind, Insane or idiotic |
| 245 A | |||||||||||
| L.12 | McElya, F.F. | 35 | M | W | Farmer | 200 | Tennessee | ||||
| Manda | 24 | F | W | keeping house | Tennessee | / | / | ||||
| Melissa | 14 | F | W | no occupation | Alabama | / | |||||
| Jesse J. | 5 | M | W | at home | Tennessee | ||||||
| Margaret S. | 2 | F | W | at home | Alabama |
1900 Federal Census, Jackson County, Alabama
| Page | Name | Relation | Race | Sex | Birthdate | Age | Marital status | years married | birthplace | fathers birthplace | mothers birthplace | profession |
| 240A | ||||||||||||
| 5 | McElyea, Sarah C. | Head | W | F | Sept.1832 | 68 | wid. | TN | TN | TN | Farmer | |
| 294 B | ||||||||||||
| 61 | McElyea, James | Head | W | M | July 1870 | 29 | M | 10 | TN | TN | TN | Farmer |
| 62 | Ada | wife | W | F | Oct.1876 | 23 | M | 10 | AL | AL | AL | |
| 63 | William | son | W | M | Dec.1897 | 2 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 64 | Raggan,Emaline | mother-in-law | W | F | Mar. 1860 | 39 | wid. | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 65 | Raggan, Johnie | nephew | W | M | Feb. 1886 | 14 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 66 | McElyea, Maudie | neice | W | F | Aug.1889 | 10 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 67 | McElyea, WM. | father | W | M | Jan. 1843 | 57 | M | TN | TN | TN | ||
| 68 | Lizzie | mother | W | F | Jan. 1853 | 47 | M | TN | TN | TN | ||
| 69 | Lecia | sister | W | F | Feb 1885 | 15 | S | TN | TN | TN | ||
| 70 | Lodema | sister | W | F | June 1887 | 13 | S | TN | TN | TN | ||
| 71 | Willis | brother | W | M | April 1894 | 6 | S | AL | TN | TN | ||
| 72 | James | brother | W | M | Jan.1898 | 2 | S | AL | TN | TN |
1900 Federal Census, Limestone County, Alabama
| Page | Name | Relation | Race | Sex | Birthdate | Age | Marital status | years married | birthplace | fathers birthplace | mothers birthplace | profession |
| 145A | ||||||||||||
| L. 24 | McElyea, William T. | Head | W | M | February 1853 | 47 | M | 19 | TN | AL | AL | |
| 25 | Elsa J. | wife | W | F | December 1850 | 49 | M | 19 | NC | ? | ? | |
| 26 | Raymond J. | son | W | M | February 1882 | 18 | S | AL | TN | NC | ||
| 27 | Nancy L. | dau | W | F | September 1884 | 15 | M | AL | TN | NC | ||
| 28 | Qualls, Martha | mother-in-law | W | F | December 1821 | 78 | Wid | TN | ? | TN | ||
| 29 | Hudson, Joseph | son-in-law | W | M | September 1878 | 21 | M | AL | ? | ? | ||
| Page 145B | ||||||||||||
| 97 | McElyea, Laura | servant | W | F | October 1876 | 23 | Wid | AL | AL | AL | keeping house | |
| Page 151A | ||||||||||||
| L. 23 | McElyea, James | Head | W | M | 1850 | 50 | M | 14 | AL | AL | AL | |
| 24 | Martha | wife | W | F | 1852 | 48 | M | 14 | AL | AL | AL | |
| 25 | Otis | son | W | M | August 1885 | 14 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 26 | Alice | dau | W | F | 1888 | 12 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 27 | Eugene | son | W | M | March 1896 | 3 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 28 | McElyea, Isac | Head | W | M | September 1866 | 33 | M | 13 | AL | AL | AL | |
| 29 | Opelia | wife | W | F | October 1867 | 32 | M | 13 | AL | AL | AL | |
| 30 | Pete | son | W | M | August 1892 | 7 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 31 | Roswell | son | W | M | July 1895 | 4 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 32 | Leona | dau | W | F | July 1896 | 3 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 33 | Virgie | dau | W | F | August 1897 | 2 | S | AL | AL | AL |
1910 Federal Census, Jackson County, Alabama
| Page | Name | Relation | Race | Sex | Age | Marital status | years married | birthplace | fathers birthplace | mothers birthplace | profession |
| 30 A | |||||||||||
| *L.4 | McElyea, Jane | sister | W | M | 66 | wid | AL | TN | AL | ||
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| L.43 | McElyea, Francis M. | head | W | M | 73 | M(1) | 45 | TN | Ireland | NC | |
| 44 | Martha A. | wife | W | F | 64 | M(1)1 | 45 | AL | AL | AL | |
| 45 | Andy H. | son | M | W | 23 | S | AL | TN | AL | ||
| 46 | Eva L. | dau | F | W | 21 | S | AL | TN | AL | ||
| 47 | Callie M. | dau | F | W | 17 | S | AL | TN | AL | ||
| Page 45A | |||||||||||
| **L.6 | McElyea, Lillie | step-dau | F | W | 8 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 7 | Anniston | step-son | M | W | 4 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 8 | Beulah | step-dau | F | W | 2 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
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| 69 | McElyea, George W. | head | M | W | 32 | M (1) | 12 | AL | AL | AL | |
| 70 | Annie | wife | F | W | 28 | M (1) | 12 | AL | AL | AL | |
| 71 | Cora | dau | F | W | 9 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 72 | Viola | dau | F | W | 6 | S | AL | AL | AL | ||
| 73 | Charles K. | son | M | W | 2 | S | AL | AL | AL |
* page 30A, line 4, is living in the hh of her brother, John Frazier.
** page 45A, lines 6,7, and 8 are living in the hh of their step-father, Elijah Wilbourn.