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James D. Elkins 1835–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1835

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 26 Feb 1897

Death Location: Hickman, Tennessee, United States

Father: Joseph Elkins

Mother: Sarah Cheek

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James D. Elkins was born in 1835 in Tennessee, the child of Joseph Elkins And Sarah Betsy Cheek. James D. Elkins passed away in 1897 in Hickman, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • James D. Elkins was born in 1835 in Tennessee, the child of Joseph Elkins And Sarah Betsy Cheek.
  • James D. Elkins passed away in 1897 in Hickman, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Elkins
1798–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Cheek
1808–
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Elkins's Ancestors

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James Elkins
1835–1897
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Joseph Elkins
1798–1850
North Carolina, United States
Sarah ("Betsy") Cheek
1808–
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Elkins's Timeline

2 Records

1835
Mar 1835
Birth of James D. Elkins in Tennessee
Tennessee
1897
26 Feb 1897
Age 62
Death of James D. Elkins in Hickman, Tennessee, United States
Hickman, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1835
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
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