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I have several Elon Carmans in my family tree: Elon (1792-1866) , Elon Joseph (1840-1919) , Joseph Elon (1872-1956) , Joseph Elon (1901-1960) in my line, and Joseph Elon (1891-1971) and Joseph Elon (1914) in a collateral line. There is also an Elon Carman who lived in and around Philadelphia that I knew must be related, but I couldn't find any definitive evidence of the relationship beyond DNA matches with some of his descendants. Yesterday, I found his baptismal record. He was baptized at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in North Wales, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on 13 May 1833 and his birth date was listed as 14 Aug 1828. While the last name was spelled in the Ancestry index as Cormon, his parents were listed as Elon & Martha, so I am confident now that he is the brother of my great-great-great grandfather Charles R. Carman. I've now identified four children of Elon Carman and Martha Johnson, although I only have Elizabeth's...