Jacob Kelsey ElkinsAge: 77 years1837–1914
- Name
- Jacob Kelsey Elkins
| Birth | March 1837 26 27 Source: 1900 US Federal Census Source: S4163 Publication: The Goodspeed Publishing Co. (Chicago, Illinois 1889) Note: This part of Virginia became a part of West Virginia during the Civil War.
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| Birth of a sister | Nancy E Elkins about 1839 (Age 22 months) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a sister | Lucinda Elkins about 1840 (Age 2 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a sister | Phoebe E Elkins about 1843 (Age 5 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a sister | Louisa Adeline Elkins April 4, 1844 (Age 7 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a brother | Leander Elkins November 9, 1845 (Age 8 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census Source: S4163 Publication: The Goodspeed Publishing Co. (Chicago, Illinois 1889) Source: Find a Grave Note: Later became Wayne, West Virginia
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| Birth of a brother | Charles D Elkins about 1849 (Age 11 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
| Census | 1850 (Age 12 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
| Death of a father | Darby Kelly Elkins September 9, 1856 (Age 19 years) Source: Find a Grave |
| Marriage | Spicey Ann McCaslin — View this family about 1858 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Victoria Elkins November 7, 1859 (Age 22 years) Source: California Deaths Source: 1900 US Federal Census |
| Census | 1860 (Age 22 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census |
| Death of a brother | Kelly Elkins August 12, 1862 (Age 25 years) Source: Find a Grave |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Matilda Evaline Elkins July 30, 1864 (Age 27 years) Source: 1870 US Federal Census Source: 1880 US Federal Census Note: The 1870 US Federal Census gives Matilda Evaline's birthplace as Missouri.
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| Birth of a son #3 | Elmer Elsworth Elkins November 11, 1867 (Age 30 years) Source: 1900 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Alice Elkins March 4, 1869 (Age 32 years) Source: California Deaths |
| Census | 1870 (Age 32 years) Source: 1870 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Jane Zurelda (Janie) Elkins August 3, 1871 (Age 34 years) Source: 1880 US Federal Census Source: California Death Index |
| Birth of a son #6 | Hiram Elkins about 1876 (Age 38 years) Source: 1880 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a son #7 | Frank Elkins September 7, 1876 (Age 39 years) Source: 1880 US Federal Census Source: California Deaths Source: Find a Grave |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Carissa Clara Elkins about 1879 (Age 41 years) Source: 1880 US Federal Census |
| Marriage of a child | John A Arnold — Victoria Elkins — View this family March 16, 1879 (Age 42 years) Note: Married by Boaz Ford, minister of the Gospel United Church.
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| Birth of a daughter #9 | Candice Elkins about 1880 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Valentine Lane — Matilda Evaline Elkins — View this family October 3, 1880 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | 1880 (Age 42 years) Source: 1880 US Federal Census |
| Death of a daughter | Matilda Evaline Elkins November 24, 1881 (Age 44 years) |
| Burial of a daughter | Matilda Evaline Elkins after November 24, 1881 (Age 44 years) Note: Freedom Cemetery
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| Marriage of a child | Elmer Elsworth Elkins — Netty Metta (Mettie) Niday — View this family August 15, 1886 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Millard Filmore Baker — Mary Alice Elkins — View this family about 1887 (Age 49 years) Source: 1900 US Federal Census |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Powell Morrow — Jane Zurelda (Janie) Elkins — View this family about 1890 (Age 52 years) Source: 1900 US Federal Census Source: 1910 US Federal Census Source: 1930 US Federal Census |
| Death of a mother | Lydia Evaline Adkins February 20, 1895 (Age 57 years) Source: Find a Grave |
| Burial of a mother | Lydia Evaline Adkins after February 20, 1895 (Age 57 years) Source: Find a Grave Note: Kimes Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 94940037)
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| Death of a wife | Spicey Ann McCaslin about 1898 (Age 60 years) Source: 1910 US Federal Census Note: Calculated from the 1910 US Federal Census where her husband Jacob Elkins states that he was married for 40 years.
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| Census | 1900 (Age 62 years) Source: 1900 US Federal Census |
| Marriage of a child | Elmer Elsworth Elkins — Mary Ella Wieberg — View this family November 10, 1904 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leander Elkins March 19, 1909 (Age 72 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Leander Elkins after March 19, 1909 (Age 72 years) Source: Find a Grave Note: Kimes Cemetery
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| Census | 1910 (Age 72 years) Source: 1910 US Federal Census |
| Death | August 16, 1914 (Age 77 years) Source: California Death Index |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Darby Kelly Elkins Birth: June 1, 1810 — Virginia Death: September 9, 1856 — , Vernon, Missouri |
| mother |
Lydia Evaline Adkins Birth: about 1810 — Virginia Death: February 20, 1895 — , Crawford, Arkansas |
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Marriage: October 18, 1829 — , Cabell, Virginia |
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14 months elder brother |
Furibin Elkins Birth: about 1830 19 20 — Virginia Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Clarissa Elkins Birth: about 1832 21 22 — Virginia Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Kelly Elkins Birth: May 19, 1835 24 25 — , Cabell, Virginia Death: August 12, 1862 — Arkansas |
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22 months himself |
Jacob Kelsey Elkins Birth: March 1837 26 27 — , Wayne, Virginia Death: August 16, 1914 — , Stanislaus, California |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy E Elkins Birth: about 1839 28 29 — Virginia Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Lucinda Elkins Birth: about 1840 29 30 — Virginia Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Phoebe E Elkins Birth: about 1843 32 33 — Virginia Death: |
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15 months younger sister |
Louisa Adeline Elkins Birth: April 4, 1844 33 34 — Virginia Death: November 26, 1918 — , Crawford, Arkansas |
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19 months younger brother |
Leander Elkins Birth: November 9, 1845 35 35 — , Wayne, Virginia Death: March 19, 1909 |
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4 years younger brother |
Charles D Elkins Birth: about 1849 38 39 — Virginia Death: |
| Family with Spicey Ann McCaslin |
| himself |
Jacob Kelsey Elkins Birth: March 1837 26 27 — , Wayne, Virginia Death: August 16, 1914 — , Stanislaus, California |
| wife |
Spicey Ann McCaslin Birth: about 1843 42 30 — Arkansas Death: about 1898 |
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Marriage: about 1858 — |
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22 months daughter |
Victoria Elkins Birth: November 7, 1859 22 16 — , Crawford, Arkansas Death: October 26, 1948 — , Los Angeles, California |
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5 years daughter |
Matilda Evaline Elkins Birth: July 30, 1864 27 21 — Idaho Death: November 24, 1881 — , Crawford, Arkansas |
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3 years son |
Elmer Elsworth Elkins Birth: November 11, 1867 30 24 — Oregon Death: January 14, 1949 |
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16 months daughter |
Mary Alice Elkins Birth: March 4, 1869 32 26 — Arkansas Death: May 20, 1953 — , San Joaquin, California |
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2 years daughter |
Jane Zurelda (Janie) Elkins Birth: August 3, 1871 34 28 — Arkansas Death: March 10, 1963 — , San Bernardino, California |
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5 years son |
Hiram Elkins Birth: about 1876 38 33 — Arkansas Death: |
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8 months son |
Frank Elkins Birth: September 7, 1876 39 33 — , Stone, Missouri Death: October 11, 1943 — Modesto, Stanislaus, California |
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3 years daughter |
Carissa Clara Elkins Birth: about 1879 41 36 — Arkansas Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Candice Elkins Birth: about 1880 42 37 — Arkansas Death: |
| Birth | 1900 US Federal Census |
| Birth | S4163 Publication: The Goodspeed Publishing Co. (Chicago, Illinois 1889) |
| Census | 1850 US Federal Census |
| Census | 1860 US Federal Census |
| Census | 1870 US Federal Census |
| Census | 1880 US Federal Census |
| Census | 1900 US Federal Census |
| Census | 1910 US Federal Census |
| Death | California Death Index |
| Birth | This part of Virginia became a part of West Virginia during the Civil War. |
| Shared note | In the 1850 US Federal Census for District 66, Wayne, Virginia, 40-year-old Virginia-born mechanic Darby K and his 40-year-old Virginia-born wife Lyddia [sic] [Adkins] Elkins have in their household their Virginia-born children, 20-year farmer Furibin, 18-year-old Clerissa A [sic], 15-year-old farmer Kelby, 13-year-old Jacob K, 11-year-old Nancy, l0-year-old Lucinda, 7-year-old Phebe E [sic], 6-year-old Louisa A, 4-year-old Leander and 1-year-old Charles L. Darby owns $350 worth of real estate, Firibin and Clerissa each own $108 worth of real estate. In the 1860 US Federal Census for Upper, Crawford, Arkansas,23-year-old Virginia-born farmer Jacob T [sic] and his 17-year-old Arkansas-born wife Spice {sic] {McCaslin] Elkins have in their household their 6-month old Arkansas-born daughter Victoria. Jacob owns no land of value, and only $30 worth of personal property. Jacob K Elkins enlisted in Co H, Phelps' Reg't, Missouri {Union troops] and was mustered in on 5 Mar 1862 in Cross Hollow, Benton, Arkansas as a private. He was mustered out on 12 May 1862 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri. In the 1870 US Federal Census for Upper, Crawford, Arkansas, 30-year-old [sic] Virginia-born farm laborer J K [Jacob K] and his 25-year-old [sic] Arkansas-born wife Spicy [sic] [McCaslin] Elkins have in their household their children, 12-year-old Arkansas-born Victory [sic], and 6-year-old Missouri-born [sic] Eveline[sic]. Spicey and Victory cannot read or write. Jacob owns $200 worth of real estate and $200 worth of personal property and is a male citizen of the US over 21 years of age. In the 1880 US Federal Census for Upper, Crawford, Arkansas, 42-year-old Virginia-born farmer Jacob and his 38-year-old Arkansas-born wife Spicey [McCaslin] Elkins have in their household their children, 15-year-old Evaline [Matilda Evaline], 14-year-old Elamer [sic Elmer] 8-year-old Alice, 6-year-old Jane, 4-year-old Hiram, 2-year-old Frank and 1-year-old Carissa. Evaline was born in Idaho [sic], Elmer in Oregon, Alice, Jane, Hiram and Carissa in Arkansas, but Frank in Missouri, which would indicate that Jacob and Spicey moved to Idaho before 1865, went to Oregon before 1866, returned to Arkansas by 1872, went to Missouri after 1876 and returned to Arkansas before 1879. Jacob's parents were born in Virginia, Spicey's father was born in Indiana and her mother in Arkansas, and the children's father was born in Virginia and their mother in Arkansas. A biography of Jacob Elkins' brother Leander Elkins states that J.K. was living in California in 1889. In the 1900 US Federal Census for Township 5, Madera, California, 63-year-old West Virginia-born widower Jake A Elkins is a gold miner, living in a rented house. He has had no months unemployed in the past year; he reads, writes and speaks English. Jake's parents were born in West Virginia [when they were born this part of West Virginia was Virginia]. In the 1910 US Federal Census for Township 16, Fresno, California, 72-year-old Virginia-born widower Jacob Elkins has in his household his nephew 9-year-old California-born Marvin Beer. They are living on East Front. Jacob was married for 40 years. Jacob K Elkins was 76-years old when he died in Stanislaus County, California on 16 Aug 1914. His state filing number was 25089. |