William married Mary Olmstead on 2 Mar 1883 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. Mary (daughter of Jedidiah Jed Olmstead and Mahala Jane Elkins) was born in 1863 in Bartholomew County, Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jedidiah married Mahala Jane Elkins on 6 Jan 1856 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. Mahala (daughter of Francis Elkins and Lucinda Green) was born in 1838 in Brown County, Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SOURCE OF MOST ORIGINAL CENSUS RECORDS: Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkinsof Parke County, Indiana; Records kept in Elkins volumes under Drury &Margaret Elkins section. [daughter, SLJuhl, compiler;SLJuhl1234@yahoo.com]

Other than census records another source used was THE ELKINS EAGLEQuarterly NEWSLETTER, VOLUME I, #1, PAGE 6, per Bessie McClelland ofJefferson County, Iowa. Records kept in Drury Elkins Familysection/Richard Elkins.

"Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins notes: "Moved to Harrison Co., MO. on1852. Francis Elkins, grandparents Francis Stephens & wife, came fromPulaski Co., KY with their daughter's family Wm. Elkins about 1820 toJackson Co., Ind. They were some of the 1st settlers. FrancisStephens built a small log cabin about 1/2 mile from Houston, Ind.(Jackson Co., Salt Creek Twp.). His grandson, Francis Elkins, ispossibly enumerated with him & his wife in 1820 Jackson Co. Census(Grandparents ages 45+)." [14 January 2008, SLJuhl, compiler]

Francis, along with his brother (Thomas) and sister (Nancy), travelledto what was then, Jackson County, Indiana (now Brown County), with hismother (Rhoda) and step-father (William). William, who married Rhodaafter the death of his (James's) father (Richard), was his uncle.Francis and Lucinda later moved into Bartholomew County, Indiana,where they are found in 1860. Their son, William Asberry was alsoliving there as was their daughter, Mahala Jane that married JedOlmstead. Sarah Ann was still living at home with them. (Source:research of Carol Stultz)

1850 United States Federal Census; www.Ancestry.com; Obtained 14January 2008
Name: Francis Elkins
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1808
Birth Place: Kentucky
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Johnson, Brown, Indiana
Francis 42, farmer, KY
Lucinda 43, KY
James B. 18, IN
William A. 14, IN
Mahala 12, IN
Sarah A. 9, IN
Neighbors listed on the page as heads of households are: WilliamWeddel, William Stogdill, Samuel Furgason, Nancy Fleetwood, NelsonRogers, Elizabeth Shipley
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Johnson, Brown, Indiana;Roll: M432_137; Page: 246; Image: 114. Ancestry.com. 1850 UnitedStates Federal Census [database on-line].
[SLJuhl, compiler]

1860 United States Federal Census; www.Ancestry.com; Obtained 14January 2008
Name: Francis Elkins
Age in 1860: 52
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Wayne, Bartholomew, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Walesboro
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
Francis Elkins 52
Lucinda Elkins 52
Sarah A Elkins 18
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Wayne, Bartholomew,Indiana; Roll: M653_244; Page: 170; Image: 171.
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
[SLJuhl, compiler]

Francis married Lucinda Green about 1830 in Brown County, Indiana. Lucinda was born in 1807 in Kentucky, USA; died in Possibly Harrison County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
SOURCE: www.Ancestry.com - U.S. and International Marriage Records,1560-1900.
Yates Publishing, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com,Inc., 2004. Electronic transcription of marriage records. [Obtained:Saturday, December 02, 2006; SLJuhl, compiler]

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Francis Elkins
Gender: male
Birth Place: KY
Birth Year: 1808
Spouse Name: Lucinda Green
Spouse
Birth Place: KY
Spouse Birth Year: 1807
Marriage State: of IN
Number Pages: 1
Source Citation: Source number: 2181.007; Source type: Family groupsheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code:Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900[database on-line].