Katherine, You and I are definitely Kin... I have a lot of information on my Elks Family, thanks to many people that have contributed to my research. Bill Kittrell, Warren McRoy and Paul Harrison (as well as others) have given me a lot of help and I will gladly pass that help on. That is one of the things we, at Pitt County Family Researchers, do. Samuel Elks is my 5th Great Grandfather. My Father was Ernest Laymond Elks and my Grandfather was William Silas "Bill" Elks. My Great Grandfather was John A. Elks. I was raised in Grimesland, NC (Pitt County) which is near the Beaufort County line. We have a lot of Kin in Beaufort County.... I would love to share information with you! Laymond D. Elks [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])