Elias Beckham, son of Jack Zachariah Beckham and his first wife, was a veteran of the Civil War having served as a Corporal in Company B, 7th Regiment Enroled Missouri Militia.

Elias Beckham was married (1st) in 1850 in Wayne Co, TN to Rebecca Pannel. He was married (2nd) on 15 Sep 1858 in Lawrence Co, MO to Salinda (Harris) Jackson. He was married (3rd)on 5 Jul 1864 in Lawrence Co, MO to Kessiah Harris. The children of Elias Beckham and Rebecca Pannel are: (1) William Lemuel Beckham born 3 Mar 1851 in Wayne Co, TN and died 28 Sep 1907 in Jasper, Jasper Co, MO who married Sarah Elizabeth Cassity, Caroline Copeland, and Mary J ?; and (2) Zachariah Thomas Beckham born 23 Feb 1853 in Missouri and died 2 Mar 1899 in Lawrence Co, MO who married Martha Frances Cassity. The children of Elias Beckham and Salinda (Harris) Jackson are: (1) Rebecca A Beckham born Jun 1860 in Missouri and died 28 Jul 1884 who married Azariah L Webster; (2) John T Beckham born Dec 1861 in Missouri who married Lucretia ?; (3) Wyatt T Beckham born 28 Apr 1862 in Missouri and died 30 Apr 1926 in Wagoner, Wagoner Co, OK who married Emma F ?; and (4) James Grant Beckham born Mar 1864 in Missouri and died 13 Jul 1947 in Lonoke Co, AR who married Mary ?. The chilred of Elias Beckham and Kessiah Harris are: (1) Clara Isabel Beckham born 1866 in Mt Vernon Twsp, Lawrence Co, MO who married William B Cowan and James Sanford Keeble; (2) Mary C Beckham born 1868 in Lawrence Co, MO; (3) Nellie Elizabeth Beckham born Jun 1870 in Lawrence Co, MO and died 1896 who married James William Wormington; (4) Bertie Beckham born 1873 in Lawrence Co, MO; and (5) Neva Lenora Beckham born 29 Jul 1881 in Lawrence Co, MO who married Herbert A Gordon.