Elkins family miller county arkansas
ELKINS FAMILY INFO
Bobb S Elkins
Bobb S. Shelton married George Bennette
Elkins March 10, 1906. She was the daughter of James Dallas Shelton and
Francis Louisa Rumsey.
Bobb & George were married March
10, 1906 in Miller County Arkansas (recorded Vol N pg 214). They had 5
children:
1. son, Ernest G. Elkins born
12/3/1907
2. son, Darrell Shelton Elkins born
4/24/1911
3. son, George Bennette Elkins, Jr. born
9/23/1914
4. dau, Carol Louisea Elkins born11/11/1916
(married William Bithal Weeks and is buried in Holley Springs Cemetery).
5. Infant Son Elkins, born & died June
17, 1920
Additional Information for Carol Louisea
Elkins Weeks: Carol was the last known person to be in possession of the James
Dallas Shelton family Bible. She was in a nursing home in Texarkana, then her
son Darrel moved her to a nursing home in Oklahoma, where he resides. Obit
states her date of birth was November 22, headstone reads November 11.
Information on her son & grandchildren was obtained from Obituary printed
in Texarkana Gazette.
Carol Louisa Weeks, 84, of Antlers,
Oklahoma, died Friday, May 4, 2001, in Antlers.
Mrs Weeks was born November 22, 1916, in
Texarkana. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceeded in death
by her husband, William B Weeks.
Survivors include on son and
daughter-in-law, Darrell and Carolyn Weeks of Antlers; two grandsons and on e
granddaughter-in-law, Randy and Cristal Weeks of Tracy, CA, and John Weeks of
Texarkana; one granddaughter, Sheila Weeks of Texarkana; and one great
granddaughter, Cheyenne Weeks of Tracy.
Graveside services will be 2 pm Tuesday in
Holly Springs Cemetery with the Reverend Sam Pace officiating. Burial Will be
under the direction of East Funeral Home.
Related news from the Texarkana newspaper
Sat. 5 May 1923
Whit Crane - George Elkins
George Elkins, 35, shot and killed Whit Crane, age 30, at or near the home of
Harry Price in Genoa this morning. It is alleged the men had domestic
problems. (Elkins said that Crane ruined his home.) After firing, Elkins
escaped into the woods, telling parties that he would not surrender today but
he would tomorrow to Sheriff Barker. Sheriff Baker went to Genoa
immediately upon learning of the killing and searched the woods and was unable
to locate Elkins. Burial will be in Fouke.
Miller County Arkansas Cemeteries:
Independence (Pisgah) J. Whit Crane 3 Mar. 1889 - 5 May 1923
Tues. 8 May 1923
George Elkins charged with the murder of Whit Crane, at the home of Harry
Price in Genoa, surrendered to Sheriff E. M. Barker yesterday.
(Harry Price is George's brother in law & the husband of Rhoda
Shelton.)