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Ruth Elkins 1742–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Sloan, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Ralph Elkins

Mother: Frances Browne

Spouse(s): Johannesjohn Bishop

Children(s): Rachel Skaggs, Margaret "Carmicle", David Bishop, Rachel Bishop, Charles Skaggs, Zachariah Skaggs

Ruth Elkins was born in 1742 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Ralph Elkins And Frances Browne. Ruth Elkins married Johannesjohn Bischoff Bishop, John Skaggs, Unknown Indian, and had children including Charles Skaggs, David Bishop, Margaret Peggy Bishop Elkins Carmicle, Rachel Rebecca Bishop, Rachel Skaggs, Zachariah Skaggs. Ruth Elkins passed away in 1840 in Sloan, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elkins was born in 1742 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Ralph Elkins And Frances Browne.
  • Ruth Elkins married Johannesjohn Bischoff Bishop, John Skaggs, Unknown Indian, and had children including Charles Skaggs, David Bishop, Margaret Peggy Bishop Elkins Carmicle, Rachel Rebecca Bishop, Rachel Skaggs, Zachariah Skaggs.
  • Ruth Elkins passed away in 1840 in Sloan, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Ruth Elkins's Ancestors

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Ruth Elkins
1742–1840
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Ralph Elkins
1703–1778
Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia, United States
Frances Browne
1699–1796
Langley, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Elkins
1669–1746
Hanover Parish, King George, Colony of Virginia, British Col, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bryant
1669–1757
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard ll
1651–1704
Anne Meese
1656–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dr. Bryant
1615–1680
KEZIAH PETTUS
1600–1690

Ruth Elkins's Descendants

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Ruth Elkins (1742–1840) m. Johannesjohn (Bischoff) Bishop (8 Apr 1731–15 May 1775)
  1. 1. Rachel Skaggs 1768–1842
  2. 2. Margaret (Peggy Bishop "Elkins") "Carmicle" 1758–1830
  3. 3. David Bishop 1772–1861
  4. 4. Rachel (Rebecca) Bishop 1770–1886
  5. 5. Charles Skaggs 1750–1836
  6. 6. Zachariah Skaggs 1748–1818

Ruth Elkins's Timeline

5 Records

1733
1733
Birth of Ruth Elkins in Smythe, , Virginia Colony, America
Smythe, , Virginia Colony, America
1742
1742
Birth of Ruth Elkins in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1770
1770
Age 28
Ruth Elkins was married in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1778
1778
Age 36
Death of Ruth Elkins in Smythe, , Virginia Colony, America
Smythe, , Virginia Colony, America
1840
1840
Age 98
Death of Ruth Elkins in Sloan, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sloan, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Smythe, , Virginia Colony, America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Smythe, , Virginia Colony, America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Sloan, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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