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Willis M Elkins 1865–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1865

Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 10 August 1949

Death Location: Maumee, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: William Elkins

Mother: Catherine Lane

Spouse(s): Mary Elkins

Children(s): Homer Elkins, Jefferson Elkins, Emma Martin, Docie Elkins, Leota Mitchaner, Lillie Robertson, Rebecca Elkins, Dessie Hale, Rosie Ross, Vernon Elkins

In 1865, Willis M Elkins entered the world in Indiana, United States of America, born to William Fort Lepland Elkins And Catherine A Lane. Willis M Elkins married Mary Jane Elkins, and had children including Dessie Hale, Docie Edith Elkins, Emma A Martin, Homer Elkins, Jefferson Carl Elkins, Leota Mitchaner, Lillie Mae Robertson, Rebecca Ellen Elkins, Rosie E Ross, Vernon Curtis Elkins. Willis M Elkins passed away in 1949 in Maumee, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1865, Willis M Elkins entered the world in Indiana, United States of America, born to William Fort Lepland Elkins And Catherine A Lane.
  • Willis M Elkins married Mary Jane Elkins, and had children including Dessie Hale, Docie Edith Elkins, Emma A Martin, Homer Elkins, Jefferson Carl Elkins, Leota Mitchaner, Lillie Mae Robertson, Rebecca Ellen Elkins, Rosie E Ross, Vernon Curtis Elkins.
  • Willis M Elkins passed away in 1949 in Maumee, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Willis Elkins's Ancestors

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Willis Elkins
1865–1949
Birth Place: Indiana, United States of America
Parents
William Fort Lepland Elkins
1844–1921
Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
Catherine (A) Lane
1849–
Grandparents
Louraine Martin
1825–1856
Great-Grandparents
Burrell Martin
1775–1830
Lurania Matthews
1784–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Martin
1750–1809
Liddia Brooks
1758–1820
James ⚜📕
1739–1822
Wilhelmina Dean
1750–1820

Willis Elkins's Descendants

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Willis (M) Elkins (12 September 1865–10 August 1949) m. Mary (Jane) Elkins (6 September 1865–27 October 1933)
  1. 1. Homer Elkins 1889–1968
  2. 2. Jefferson (Carl) Elkins 1898–1964
  3. 3. Emma (A.) Martin 1914–1985
  4. 4. Docie (Edith) Elkins 1903–1980 m. Theodore (O) Keutzer 1904–1979
    1. 1. Nina (A) Kinser 1925–2004
    2. 2. Jane (Ann) Keutzer 1939–1988 m. Winston (L) Mosier 1937–2007
    3. 3. William (Theodore) Keutzer 1927–2004
    4. 4. Viola (D) Hawkins 1923–
  5. 5. Leota Mitchaner 1888–1947
  6. 6. Lillie (Mae) Robertson 1892–1949
  7. 7. Rebecca (Ellen) Elkins 1906–1923
  8. 8. Dessie Hale 1900–1953
  9. 9. Rosie (E.) Ross 1907–1984
  10. 10. Vernon (Curtis) Elkins 1896–1976

Willis Elkins's Timeline

2 Records

1865
12 September 1865
Birth of Willis M Elkins in Indiana, United States of America
Indiana, United States of America
1949
10 August 1949
Age 84
Death of Willis M Elkins in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 September 1865
    Event Place: Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1949
    Event Place: Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maumee, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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