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William Ibry Elkins 1861–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1861

Birth Location: Flo, Leon, Texas

Death Date: 5 Dec 1944

Death Location: West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana

Father: Benjamin Elkins

Mother: Susannah Pate

Spouse(s): Emma Wood

Children(s): Thomas Elkins, Richard Elkins, James Elkins, Ila Elkins, Noah Elkins, Minnie Elkins

William Ibry Elkins was born in 1861 in Flo, Leon, Texas, the child of Benjamin P Elkins And Susannah Pate. William Ibry Elkins married Emma Drusilla Wood, and had children including Ila Emma Drusilla Elkins, James Stephen Elkins, Minnie A Elkins, Noah Green Elkins, Richard Benjamin Elkins, Thomas E Elkins. William Ibry Elkins passed away in 1944 in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • William Ibry Elkins was born in 1861 in Flo, Leon, Texas, the child of Benjamin P Elkins And Susannah Pate.
  • William Ibry Elkins married Emma Drusilla Wood, and had children including Ila Emma Drusilla Elkins, James Stephen Elkins, Minnie A Elkins, Noah Green Elkins, Richard Benjamin Elkins, Thomas E Elkins.
  • William Ibry Elkins passed away in 1944 in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Elkins's Ancestors

Self
William Elkins
1861–1944
Birth Place: Flo, Leon, Texas
Parents
Benjamin P Elkins
1834–1863
McDonough, Henry, Georgia
Susannah Pate
1837–1867
Clarke, Mississippi
Grandparents
Erwin Elkins
1795–1870
Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Garrett
1802–1881
Virginia
Daniel Pate
1803–1868
North Carolina
Susannah Graham
1817–1882
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
William Elkins
1760–1828
Elizabeth East
1760–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Elkins's Descendants

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William (Ibry) Elkins (12 Sep 1861–5 Dec 1944) m. Emma (Drusilla) Wood (27 Oct 1867–20 May 1950)
  1. 1. Thomas (E) Elkins 1887–1973
  2. 2. Richard (Benjamin) Elkins 1890–1899
  3. 3. James (Stephen) Elkins 1892–1923
  4. 4. Ila (Emma Drusilla) Elkins 1893–1961
  5. 5. Noah (Green) Elkins 1895–1951
  6. 6. Minnie (A) Elkins 1897–1980

William Elkins's Timeline

3 Records

1861
12 Sep 1861
Birth of William Ibry Elkins in Flo, Leon, Texas
Flo, Leon, Texas
1944
4 Dec 1944
Age 83
Death of William Ibry Elkins in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana
Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana
1944
5 Dec 1944
Age 83
Burial of William Ibry Elkins in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana
West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1861
    Event Place: Flo, Leon, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1944
    Event Place: West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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