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CPL Andrew Jackson Elkins

Birth
Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Death
26 Dec 1889 (aged 47–48)
Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Andrew J. Elkins enlisted in Company I, 110th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, August 12, 1862, along with his brother, William T. Elkins. At the consolidation of the regiment he was transferred to Company C, 110th Consolidated, Illinois Infantry. Mustered out at Washington, D. C., June 8, 1865.

Father: Unknown, born in Tennessee.
Mother: Unknown, born in Missouri.

Siblings:

William T. Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1838.
Sarah M. Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1840.
Andrew J. Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1841.

Andrew married Miss Martha Jane Miller in Franklin County, Illinois, January 10, 1868. She was born in Kentucky, abt., 1849.

Children:

Robert G. Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1870. He married Jennie Putman, January 30, 1932, at Rushville, Illinois. She was born in Stark County, Illinois, abt., 1890. The daughter of Charles and Samantha (Streeton) Putman.
Byron Webster Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1876. He married Mary Ellen Cabaness, May 7, 1899, at Frankfort, Illinois. She was the daughter of John H. and Clery (Rainon) Cabaness.
Charles C. Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1879.

The Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974, lists Andrew's date of death as December 26, 1891. But the year cannot be correct as Martha Jane filed for her widow pension January 13, 1890.

Andrew J. Elkins enlisted in Company I, 110th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, August 12, 1862, along with his brother, William T. Elkins. At the consolidation of the regiment he was transferred to Company C, 110th Consolidated, Illinois Infantry. Mustered out at Washington, D. C., June 8, 1865.

Father: Unknown, born in Tennessee.
Mother: Unknown, born in Missouri.

Siblings:

William T. Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1838.
Sarah M. Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1840.
Andrew J. Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1841.

Andrew married Miss Martha Jane Miller in Franklin County, Illinois, January 10, 1868. She was born in Kentucky, abt., 1849.

Children:

Robert G. Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1870. He married Jennie Putman, January 30, 1932, at Rushville, Illinois. She was born in Stark County, Illinois, abt., 1890. The daughter of Charles and Samantha (Streeton) Putman.
Byron Webster Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1876. He married Mary Ellen Cabaness, May 7, 1899, at Frankfort, Illinois. She was the daughter of John H. and Clery (Rainon) Cabaness.
Charles C. Elkins, born in Illinois, abt., 1879.

The Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974, lists Andrew's date of death as December 26, 1891. But the year cannot be correct as Martha Jane filed for her widow pension January 13, 1890.



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