SATURDAY HERALD DEC 25 1880
The herald of yesterday announced the serious illness of William C. Elkin the aged father of Mrs. E. A. Jones. Today we are pained to chronicle his death. He expired at one oclock yesterday morning, aged 89 years. Until a short time ago he enjoyed very good health for an old man. His death was caused from paralysis. He had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. E. A. Jones, for the past fifteen years.
In his younger years he held positions of trust and honor. He was at one time a member of the State Legislature and was appointed Register of Public Lands under President Lincoln.
The remains will be taken to Springfield, Ill, for interment at 1 oclock this afternoon.
Parts from his daughters obituary, Margery Elkin Jones.
Father fought Indians
Margery Jones was born July 8, 1832 in Springfield the daughter of William Elkin who won the title of Colonel by his services in the Black Hawk War. He was one of the foremost men of the community in the days of his greatest business activity. That was during the period when Abraham Lincoln was developing the fame and popularity which took him to the White house. The Lincoln and Elkin families were socially intimate and the heads of the families were political associates. Because of that long time family intimacy when the body of the murdered president was taken to Springfield for burial, Col. Elkin was chosen as one of the bearers of the casket at the funeral ceremony. An acute illness prevented his presence at the funeral ceremony.
Information from Dolores Rush(FAG 47849893) on the history of Sangamon county.
William F. Elkin was born April 13, 1792, in Clarke county, Kentucky. In 1811, he moved to Xenia, Ohio, and was there married to Elizabeth Constant. In 1820, the family moved to Brownsville, Indiana, and then to Sangamon County, in 1825. In 1828, Mr. Elkin was elected a member of the legislature, and served one term. In 1831, he raised a company and was Captain of it in the Black Hawk War of that year. He was again elected to represent the county in the legislature in 1836 and in 1838, and was, consequently, a member of the legislature that enacted the law for the removal of the capital from Vandalia to Springfield, and therefore one of the "Long Nine" from Sangamon County. His last labors in the legislature was at its first meeting in Springfield in called session, December 9, 1839. In 1840 and 1842 he was elected sheriff of Sangamon county. He was appointed Register of the United States Land Office at Springfield, in September, 1861, by his old "Long Nine" colleague, Abraham Lincoln. In 1867, he moved to Decatur, but held the office in Springfield until 1872, when he resigned.
William Fl Elkin died about 1880
Source: 1881 History of Sangamon County, Illinois. Inter-State Publishing Company. Chicago, IL, 1881. P. 510.
William F. Elkin, former representative and unsuccessful senatorial aspirant,
William F. Elkin, oldest of the Long Nine, was forty-five and the father of fifteen children. Kentucky-born he reached the Sangamon region in 1825 after stops in Ohio and Indiana, established a farm, was elected to the legislature in 1828.
William F. Elkin became sheriff of Sangamon County and died in 1878, in his eighty-seventh year.
Elkin became register of the land office at Springfield.
Source: Lincoln’s Vandalia: A Pioneer Portrait. By William E. Baringer. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1949. p72, 83, 123, 126. Retrieved fro
The herald of yesterday announced the serious illness of William C. Elkin the aged father of Mrs. E. A. Jones. Today we are pained to chronicle his death. He expired at one oclock yesterday morning, aged 89 years. Until a short time ago he enjoyed very good health for an old man. His death was caused from paralysis. He had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. E. A. Jones, for the past fifteen years.
In his younger years he held positions of trust and honor. He was at one time a member of the State Legislature and was appointed Register of Public Lands under President Lincoln.
The remains will be taken to Springfield, Ill, for interment at 1 oclock this afternoon.
Parts from his daughters obituary, Margery Elkin Jones.
Father fought Indians
Margery Jones was born July 8, 1832 in Springfield the daughter of William Elkin who won the title of Colonel by his services in the Black Hawk War. He was one of the foremost men of the community in the days of his greatest business activity. That was during the period when Abraham Lincoln was developing the fame and popularity which took him to the White house. The Lincoln and Elkin families were socially intimate and the heads of the families were political associates. Because of that long time family intimacy when the body of the murdered president was taken to Springfield for burial, Col. Elkin was chosen as one of the bearers of the casket at the funeral ceremony. An acute illness prevented his presence at the funeral ceremony.
Information from Dolores Rush(FAG 47849893) on the history of Sangamon county.
William F. Elkin was born April 13, 1792, in Clarke county, Kentucky. In 1811, he moved to Xenia, Ohio, and was there married to Elizabeth Constant. In 1820, the family moved to Brownsville, Indiana, and then to Sangamon County, in 1825. In 1828, Mr. Elkin was elected a member of the legislature, and served one term. In 1831, he raised a company and was Captain of it in the Black Hawk War of that year. He was again elected to represent the county in the legislature in 1836 and in 1838, and was, consequently, a member of the legislature that enacted the law for the removal of the capital from Vandalia to Springfield, and therefore one of the "Long Nine" from Sangamon County. His last labors in the legislature was at its first meeting in Springfield in called session, December 9, 1839. In 1840 and 1842 he was elected sheriff of Sangamon county. He was appointed Register of the United States Land Office at Springfield, in September, 1861, by his old "Long Nine" colleague, Abraham Lincoln. In 1867, he moved to Decatur, but held the office in Springfield until 1872, when he resigned.
William Fl Elkin died about 1880
Source: 1881 History of Sangamon County, Illinois. Inter-State Publishing Company. Chicago, IL, 1881. P. 510.
William F. Elkin, former representative and unsuccessful senatorial aspirant,
William F. Elkin, oldest of the Long Nine, was forty-five and the father of fifteen children. Kentucky-born he reached the Sangamon region in 1825 after stops in Ohio and Indiana, established a farm, was elected to the legislature in 1828.
William F. Elkin became sheriff of Sangamon County and died in 1878, in his eighty-seventh year.
Elkin became register of the land office at Springfield.
Source: Lincoln’s Vandalia: A Pioneer Portrait. By William E. Baringer. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1949. p72, 83, 123, 126. Retrieved fro
SATURDAY HERALD DEC 25 1880
The herald of yesterday announced the serious illness of William C. Elkin the aged father of Mrs. E. A. Jones. Today we are pained to chronicle his death. He expired at one oclock yesterday morning, aged 89 years. Until a short time ago he enjoyed very good health for an old man. His death was caused from paralysis. He had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. E. A. Jones, for the past fifteen years.
In his younger years he held positions of trust and honor. He was at one time a member of the State Legislature and was appointed Register of Public Lands under President Lincoln.
The remains will be taken to Springfield, Ill, for interment at 1 oclock this afternoon.
Parts from his daughters obituary, Margery Elkin Jones.
Father fought Indians
Margery Jones was born July 8, 1832 in Springfield the daughter of William Elkin who won the title of Colonel by his services in the Black Hawk War. He was one of the foremost men of the community in the days of his greatest business activity. That was during the period when Abraham Lincoln was developing the fame and popularity which took him to the White house. The Lincoln and Elkin families were socially intimate and the heads of the families were political associates. Because of that long time family intimacy when the body of the murdered president was taken to Springfield for burial, Col. Elkin was chosen as one of the bearers of the casket at the funeral ceremony. An acute illness prevented his presence at the funeral ceremony.
Information from Dolores Rush(FAG 47849893) on the history of Sangamon county.
William F. Elkin was born April 13, 1792, in Clarke county, Kentucky. In 1811, he moved to Xenia, Ohio, and was there married to Elizabeth Constant. In 1820, the family moved to Brownsville, Indiana, and then to Sangamon County, in 1825. In 1828, Mr. Elkin was elected a member of the legislature, and served one term. In 1831, he raised a company and was Captain of it in the Black Hawk War of that year. He was again elected to represent the county in the legislature in 1836 and in 1838, and was, consequently, a member of the legislature that enacted the law for the removal of the capital from Vandalia to Springfield, and therefore one of the "Long Nine" from Sangamon County. His last labors in the legislature was at its first meeting in Springfield in called session, December 9, 1839. In 1840 and 1842 he was elected sheriff of Sangamon county. He was appointed Register of the United States Land Office at Springfield, in September, 1861, by his old "Long Nine" colleague, Abraham Lincoln. In 1867, he moved to Decatur, but held the office in Springfield until 1872, when he resigned.
William Fl Elkin died about 1880
Source: 1881 History of Sangamon County, Illinois. Inter-State Publishing Company. Chicago, IL, 1881. P. 510.
William F. Elkin, former representative and unsuccessful senatorial aspirant,
William F. Elkin, oldest of the Long Nine, was forty-five and the father of fifteen children. Kentucky-born he reached the Sangamon region in 1825 after stops in Ohio and Indiana, established a farm, was elected to the legislature in 1828.
William F. Elkin became sheriff of Sangamon County and died in 1878, in his eighty-seventh year.
Elkin became register of the land office at Springfield.
Source: Lincoln’s Vandalia: A Pioneer Portrait. By William E. Baringer. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1949. p72, 83, 123, 126. Retrieved fro
The herald of yesterday announced the serious illness of William C. Elkin the aged father of Mrs. E. A. Jones. Today we are pained to chronicle his death. He expired at one oclock yesterday morning, aged 89 years. Until a short time ago he enjoyed very good health for an old man. His death was caused from paralysis. He had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. E. A. Jones, for the past fifteen years.
In his younger years he held positions of trust and honor. He was at one time a member of the State Legislature and was appointed Register of Public Lands under President Lincoln.
The remains will be taken to Springfield, Ill, for interment at 1 oclock this afternoon.
Parts from his daughters obituary, Margery Elkin Jones.
Father fought Indians
Margery Jones was born July 8, 1832 in Springfield the daughter of William Elkin who won the title of Colonel by his services in the Black Hawk War. He was one of the foremost men of the community in the days of his greatest business activity. That was during the period when Abraham Lincoln was developing the fame and popularity which took him to the White house. The Lincoln and Elkin families were socially intimate and the heads of the families were political associates. Because of that long time family intimacy when the body of the murdered president was taken to Springfield for burial, Col. Elkin was chosen as one of the bearers of the casket at the funeral ceremony. An acute illness prevented his presence at the funeral ceremony.
Information from Dolores Rush(FAG 47849893) on the history of Sangamon county.
William F. Elkin was born April 13, 1792, in Clarke county, Kentucky. In 1811, he moved to Xenia, Ohio, and was there married to Elizabeth Constant. In 1820, the family moved to Brownsville, Indiana, and then to Sangamon County, in 1825. In 1828, Mr. Elkin was elected a member of the legislature, and served one term. In 1831, he raised a company and was Captain of it in the Black Hawk War of that year. He was again elected to represent the county in the legislature in 1836 and in 1838, and was, consequently, a member of the legislature that enacted the law for the removal of the capital from Vandalia to Springfield, and therefore one of the "Long Nine" from Sangamon County. His last labors in the legislature was at its first meeting in Springfield in called session, December 9, 1839. In 1840 and 1842 he was elected sheriff of Sangamon county. He was appointed Register of the United States Land Office at Springfield, in September, 1861, by his old "Long Nine" colleague, Abraham Lincoln. In 1867, he moved to Decatur, but held the office in Springfield until 1872, when he resigned.
William Fl Elkin died about 1880
Source: 1881 History of Sangamon County, Illinois. Inter-State Publishing Company. Chicago, IL, 1881. P. 510.
William F. Elkin, former representative and unsuccessful senatorial aspirant,
William F. Elkin, oldest of the Long Nine, was forty-five and the father of fifteen children. Kentucky-born he reached the Sangamon region in 1825 after stops in Ohio and Indiana, established a farm, was elected to the legislature in 1828.
William F. Elkin became sheriff of Sangamon County and died in 1878, in his eighty-seventh year.
Elkin became register of the land office at Springfield.
Source: Lincoln’s Vandalia: A Pioneer Portrait. By William E. Baringer. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1949. p72, 83, 123, 126. Retrieved fro
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