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Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby 1908–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1908

Birth Location: Prineville, Crook, Oregon USA

Death Date: 22 May 1986

Death Location: Prineville, Crook County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Charles Elkins

Mother: Amanda Elkins

Spouse(s): William M.D., Norris Bixby

Children(s): Cassandra Handford, William Handford

In 1908, Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby entered the world in Prineville, Crook, Oregon USA, born to Charles Millard Elkins And Amanda Combs Elkins. In 1921, Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby established residence. In 1929, Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby married Norris Balfour Bixby, William Bancroft Handford M D, and had children including Cassandra Casey Handford, Helen Handford Smith, William Elkins Bill Handford. Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby passed away in 1986 in Prineville, Crook County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby entered the world in Prineville, Crook, Oregon USA, born to Charles Millard Elkins And Amanda Combs Elkins.
  • In 1921, Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby established residence.
  • In 1929, Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided in Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
  • Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby married Norris Balfour Bixby, William Bancroft Handford M D, and had children including Cassandra Casey Handford, Helen Handford Smith, William Elkins Bill Handford.
  • Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby passed away in 1986 in Prineville, Crook County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Elkins
1862–
Birth Location: Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States
CE
Amanda Elkins
1867–1957
Birth Location: Lebanon, Linn, Oregon, United States
AE

Spouses(s)

William M.D.
1905–1951
Birth Location: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
WM
Norris Bixby
1897–1968
Birth Location: Oregon
NB

Children(s)

Cassandra Handford
–2020
Birth Location: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, USA
CH
William Handford
1940–2009
Birth Location: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, USA
WH

Katharine Bixby's Ancestors

Self
Katharine Bixby
1908–1986
Birth Place: Prineville, Crook, Oregon USA
Parents
Charles Millard Elkins
1862–
Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States
Amanda (Combs,) Elkins
1867–1957
Lebanon, Linn, Oregon, United States
Grandparents
James Elkins
1831–1920
Mount Pleasant, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
Helen (Amelia) Millard
1842–1898
Iowa
James (Parker) Combs*
1822–1900
Petersburg, Highland, OH, USA
Jane (Dyer) Combs
1827–1913
Hamilton County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Luther Elkins
1809–1887
Philotheta (Elkins)
1806–1881
John Millard
1800–1846
Amelia Avery
1802–1899
Robert Combs
1796–1887
Martha Combs
1797–1863
Joseph Dyer
1799–1840
Margaret Romine*
1807–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Elkins
1766–1822
Lydia Smith
1771–1823
Robert Williams
1786–
Frances Collins
1786–
Landon Millard
1762–1836
Abigail Baker
1766–1850
Robert Avery
1765–1810
Lydia White
1763–1849
Zur Combs
1763–1828
Mary Combs
1769–1829
John JL
1757–1812
Jane Franklin
1759–1826
Alexander Mcclintock
1775–1848
Mary Kerr*
1778–1821

Katharine Bixby's Descendants

1.
KB
Katharine (Jane Elkins, Handford,) Bixby (27 Jul 1908–22 May 1986) m. William (Bancroft HANDFORD) M.D. (15 Jul 1905–24 Dec 1951) m. Norris (Balfour) Bixby (17 September 1897–2 June 1968)
  1. 1. Cassandra ("Casey") Handford –2020
  2. 2. William (Elkins" Bill") Handford 1940–2009

Katharine Bixby's Timeline

12 Records

1908
27 Jul 1908
Birth of Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby in Prineville, Crook, Oregon USA
Prineville, Crook, Oregon USA
1921
23 Feb 1921
Age 13
Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided here
None
1929
1929
Age 21
Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided here in Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Corvallis, Oregon, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided here in Prineville, Crook, Oregon, USA
Prineville, Crook, Oregon, USA
1931
1931
Age 23
Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided here in Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Corvallis, Oregon, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided here in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho
Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho
1940
1940
Age 32
Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided here in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, USA
Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided here in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, USA
Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, USA
1953
1953
Age 45
Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided here in Caldwell, Idaho, USA
Caldwell, Idaho, USA
1955
1955
Age 47
Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby resided here in Caldwell, Idaho, USA
Caldwell, Idaho, USA
1956
18 Nov 1956
Age 48
Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby was married in Prineville, Crook, Oregon, USA
Prineville, Crook, Oregon, USA
1986
22 May 1986
Age 78
Death of Katharine Jane Elkins, Handford, Bixby in Prineville, Crook, Oregon, USA
Prineville, Crook, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Prineville, Crook, Oregon USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Beaver Yearbook; Year: 1929
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oregon State College; Year: 1931
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00742; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14-8A
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 542-48-5934; Issue State: Oregon; Issue Date: 1959-1960
    [5] Oregon, Death Index
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Oregon, State Births, 1842-1917
    [9] Oregon, State Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1956
    Event Place: Prineville, Crook, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Oregon, State Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1921

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Corvallis, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Beaver Yearbook; Year: 1929

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Prineville, Crook, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Corvallis, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oregon State College; Year: 1931

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00742; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14-8A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00742; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14-8A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Caldwell, Canyon, Id

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Caldwell, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Caldwell, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15Sept1955
    Event Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00742; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14-8A

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1986
    Event Place: Prineville, Crook, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 542-48-5934; Issue State: Oregon; Issue Date: 1959-1960
    [2] Oregon, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prineville, Crook County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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