The Elkins Family in Wells County, Indiana Contributed by Nichelle Bailey 15. BIRKET M ELKINS was born September 09, 1803 in Culpepper County, Virginia6. He married (1) HANNAH STALLARD November 22, 1824 in Virginia6. He married (2) ESTHER GOOD/COLBERT June 06, 1877 in Wells County, Indiana7. Children of BIRKET ELKINS and HANNAH STALLARD are: i. JOSEPH C ELKINS. ii. LEE ELKINS. iii. LUCRETTA ELKINS. iv. SARAH C ELKINS, m. ROBERT MCFADDEN, October 13, 1859, Wells County, Indiana7. v. WILLIAM T ELKINS. 25. vi. ANDREW JACKSON ELKINS, b. 1833; d. Indiana. vii. DANIEL K ELKINS, b. 1836. viii. MARY E ELKINS, b. 1840; m. JAMES ALLEN, October 15, 1862, Wells County, Indiana7. ix. PHILIP ELKINS, b. 1844; m. MARGARET LEE, March 06, 1866, Wells County, Indiana7. 25. ANDREW JACKSON ELKINS was born 1833, and died in Indiana. He married ANGELINE HIGHLANDER April 06, 1851 in Wells County, Indiana. Children of ANDREW ELKINS and ANGELINE HIGHLANDER are: i. DANIEL ELKINS, b. 1854. ii. HARLOW ELKINS, b. 1855. 29. iii. ARLO ELKINS, b. September 01, 1855, Jackson Twp, Wells County, In; d. July 06, 1895. iv. THOMAS ELKINS, b. May 1858; m. PHOEBE FREDERICK, April 24, 1889, Wells County, Indiana10. 28. SAMUEL HOBBS ELKINS was born April 13, 1847 in Jackson County, Missouri14. He married HANNAH STALLARD January 11, 1879 in Wells County, Indiana15. Children of SAMUEL ELKINS and HANNAH STALLARD are: i. JESSE ELKINS, b. August 1880; m. ADDIE HUFFMAN, February 19, 1919, Wells County, Indiana15. ii. HARRY ELKINS, b. March 1883, Indiana. iii. CORA ELKINS, b. October 1884, Indiana; m. CHARLES SCHWEIHART. iv. ADDIE ELKINS, b. August 1886. v. RAY ELKINS, b. February 1891, Indiana; m. NORA GILBERT, May 11, 1912, Wells County, Indiana15. 29. ARLO ELKINS was born September 01, 1855 in Jackson Twp, Wells County, In, and died July 06, 1895. He married AMY ISETTA ABNER October 26, 1879 in Wells County, In, daughter of ISAAC ABNER and LURANA SYPHERS. More About AMY ISETTA ABNER: Fact 1: October 04, 1944, Obit on file Children of ARLO ELKINS and AMY ABNER are: 33. i. CHARLES E ELKINS, b. September 17, 1880. ii. MAUDE ANGELINE ELKINS, b. October 10, 1882; m. WILLIAM E BARNHISER, February 18, 1900. More About WILLIAM E BARNHISER: Fact 1: February 11, 1931, Burial in Mound Hill, Eaton iii. MYRTLE ELIZABETH ELKINS, b. February 18, 1884, OH16; d. June 10, 1967, Panorama City, Ca16; m. GEORGE W RUSSELL, November 09, 1927. Notes for GEORGE W RUSSELL: [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with R, Date of Import: Mar 30, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.56408.121] Individual: Russell, George Birth date: Aug 2, 1879 Death date: Mar 1965 Social Security #: 555-12-4475 Last residence: CA 90740 State of issue: CA iv. DANIEL PHILIP ELKINS, b. April 30, 1885; d. September 24, 1908, Eaton, Preble County, OH17. v. SARA JANE(JENNIE) ELKINS, b. August 13, 188918; d. December 01, 1950, Piqua, Oh18; m. JOHN BOWERS. vi. NATHANIEL LEROY ELKINS, b. September 05, 1891; d. October 08, 1918, Washington DC19. More About NATHANIEL LEROY ELKINS: Fact 1: October 08, 1918, Obit on file 34. vii. NONA LAUREL ELKINS, b. December 14, 1893, Dillman, Indiana; d. February 17, 1979, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Endnotes 6. History of Wells County, Indiana 7. Wells County Indiana Marriage Records 10. Wells County Indiana Marriage Records 14. Ancestral file of Benjamin Elkins, July 1996 by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Report ran Feb. 16, 1998 15. Wells County Indiana Marriage Records 16. Funeral Rememberance Card 17. Eaton Register 18. Funeral Rememberance Card 19. Obit in Eaton Register Herald, Eaton, Ohio