John Elkins

Brief Life History of John

When John Elkins was born on 15 December 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Paul Amos Elkins Sr, was 31 and his mother, Mary Miller, was 28. He married Mary Alice Stephens Davis on 28 April 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 11 December 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Elkins
1880–1926
Mary Alice Stephens Davis
1890–1930
Marriage: 28 April 1915
Col Robert Davis Elkins
1918–2002
Stephen Lewis Elkins
1921–1996
Alice Jean Elkins
1921–2007
John Davis Elkins
1926–1969

Sources (46)

  • John Elkins in household of Mary Miller Elkins, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • John Elkins, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • John Elkins, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1890

Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English (Wiltshire): variant of Elkin , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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