John Martin Elkins

1839 - 1913  (74 years)

• Name	John Martin Elkins
  Birth	3 Jan 1839	Green County, Kentucky   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Dec 1913	Larue County, Kentucky   [1]
  Burial	Mount Sherman Cemetery, Larue County, Kentucky
  Person ID	I112345	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	William Melton Elkins,   b. 4 May 1814, Green County, Kentucky d. 24 Nov 1898, Larue County, Kentucky (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Lucy Ann Perlina Davis,   b. 8 Dec 1818, Hart County, Kentucky d. 17 Aug 1861, Larue County, Kentucky (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1836	Hart County, Kentucky   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	MARRIAGE: Liberty Separate Baptist minutes showed this marraige was on 7 May 1836. Liberty Separate Baptist minutes showed this marraige was on 7 May 1836.
  Family ID	F17050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah A. Thompson,   b. 18 Dec 1842, Hardin County, Kentucky d. 26 Oct 1913, Larue County, Kentucky (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1867	Larue County, Kentucky   [1]
  Children	1. Lucy J. Elkins,   b. 6 Jun 1868, Green County, Kentucky d. 22 Apr 1949 (Age 80 years)   2. Mary M. Elkins,   b. 13 Feb 1870   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Florence Elkins,   b. 19 Oct 1871, Green County, Kentucky d. 7 Jun 1915, Green County, Kentucky (Age 43 years)   4. James S. Elkins,   b. 9 Oct 1873, Green County, Kentucky d. 1 Oct 1894, Larue County, Kentucky (Age 20 years)   5. William 'Will' Elkins,   b. Oct 1875, Green County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown   6. Joseph R. Elkins,   b. 6 Jul 1878, Green County, Kentucky d. 1960 (Age 81 years)   7. Charles A. 'Charlie' Elkins,   b. 10 Aug 1881, Larue County, Kentucky d. 17 Mar 1957, Larue County, Kentucky (Age 75 years)   8. Jake Elkins,   b. 10 Aug 1881   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F16419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Death Date 16 December 1913 , Age  077,  Place  LARUE County, Volume066, Certicate  32818,  Deathvolume  13 He enrolled in the Union Army on September 11, 1861 at Camp Joe Holt.Hewas a private in Company A, 2nd Kentucky, Calvary. He was wounded inactionat the battle of Chickamauga on September 20th, 1863.  John lived just westofMt. Sherman, and he returned there to farm after the war.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] World Family Tree Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #0287 (Reliability: 3). [S159] 1st Liberty Baptist Church Record Book. [S48] Green County Review, Quarterly Publication of the GreenCountyHistorical Society, Volume XVI, #1, Fall 1992 (Reliability: 3). [S160] Liberty Baptist Church Records, Green County, Kentucky.