FAMILY GROUP SHEET OF WILLIAM M. ELKINS

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HUSBAND: William M. ELKINS
BORN: 11 MAR 1817, TN
MARRIAGE: 1836, TN
OTHER MARRIAGES: Jane JOHNSON
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: 5 Apr 1892, Brushy Creek, Anderson Co., TX
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Gabriel ELKINS, abt 1760
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Sophia DILLARD, abt 1790
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WIFE: Sarah CANTRELL
BORN: ABT 1818, TN
MARRIAGE: 1836, TN
OTHER MARRIAGES:
DIED: 1883, Brushy Creek, Anderson Co., TX
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Stephen CANTRELL, ABT 1790
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Ann Elizabeth HURD, abt 1791
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CHILD 1: Martha E. ELKINS
SEX: F
BORN: ABT 1837, Cannon Co, TN
MARRIAGE: 20 Mar 1853 to Abraham BARRETT
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: Unknown
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CHILD 2: Caroline A. ELKIN
S SEX: F
BORN: abt 1841, Cannon Co., TN
MARRIAGE:
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: Unknown
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CHILD 3: Andrew Calvin ELKINS
SEX: M
BORN: 14 Jul 1841, TN
MARRIAGE: 30 Nov 1864 to Martha E. WALLACE
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: 19 May 1890
NOTES: Appears 1880 Anderson Co., TX Census, p146

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CHILD 4: Mary A.J. ELKINS
SEX: F
BORN: Abt 1844, Cannon Co., TN
MARRIAGE:
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: Unknown
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CHILD 5: Nancy A. ELKINS
SEX: F
BORN: Abt 1846, Cannon Co., TN
MARRIAGE:
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: Unknown
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CHILD 6: Margaret Paralee ELKINS
SEX: F
BORN: 25 SEP 1848, Cannon Co., TN
MARRIAGE: 24 Jul 1866 in Anderson Co., TX to Thomas Knox WALLACE
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: 12 Jun 1884, Anderson Co., TX
NOTES: Buried Hopewell Cemetery, Anderson Co.,TX

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CHILD 7 Sarah E. ELKINS
SEX: F
BORN: Mar 1851, Cannon Co., TN
MARRIAGE: 17 Feb 1880 to James F. CRAVEN
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: Unknown
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CHILD 8: William Barton “Willie” ELKINS
SEX: M
BORN: 10 Sep 1854, Cannon Co., TN
MARRIAGE: 2 Sep 1874 in Hunt Co., TX to Mary Elizabeth LEE
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: 11 Feb 1925, Franklin, Hunt Co., TX
NOTES: Appears 1880 Anderson Co., TX census, p. 146

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CHILD 9: Edmund Samuel “Eddie” ELKINS
SEX: M
BORN: 9 Jan 1856, Cannon Co., TN
MARRIAGE: to Lucrecia C. “Lou” ELKINS
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: 23 Nov 1931, Jackson Co., OK
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CHILD 10: Daniel Hugh ELKINS
SEX: M
BORN: 13 Jul 1858, Anderson Co.,TX
MARRIAGE:
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: 29 Sep 1882, Anderson Co.,TX
NOTES: Buried Hopewell Cemetery, Anderson Co.,TX

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CHILD 11: John C. ELKINS
SEX: M
BORN: Abt 1860, Anderson Co., TX
MARRIAGE:
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: Unknown
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CHILD 12: Abraham Leroy ELKINS
SEX: M
BORN: 5 Dec 1864, Anderson Co., TX
MARRIAGE: Abt 1887 to Millie NORRIS
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: 14 May 1945, Hugo, Choctaw Co., OK
NOTES: Abraham was a prominent Church of Christ minister of his day. He wrote many religious pamplets and sermons under the name of A.Leroy ELKINS. He was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hugo, Choctaw Co., OK.

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SUBMITTED BY: Gene O. Roberts
DATE: 3 Aug 1999
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ADDITIONAL NOTES: William M. ELKINS was my gr-gr-grandfather. My gr-grandfather, Abraham Leroy ELKINS, was married a second time, but I do not have his second wife's name. (My grandmother refused to ever mention her name, since it was a source of much anger in the family. )

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