Nola, I think this is your Ellen: Luvenia Ellen Binkley, born October 1869, the daughter of Nicholas N. Binkley and Nancy M. Read. Below are my census transcriptions for this family: From the 1860 United States Census for Cheatham County, Tennessee, p. 28: 2nd Civil District - 9 June 1860 Dwelling 196/Family 198 Saml. Morris 71 M Farming Personal estate $150 b. NC Nancy 62 F b. TN Jno. 20 M Farm hand b. TN N. M. [?] Binkley 23 M Farming Real estate $400 Personal estate $200 b. TN Nancy 19 F b. TN Mary 4/12 F b. TN ***** From the 1870 United States Census for Cheatham County, Tennessee, p. 120: 2nd Civil District - Sycamore Mills - 29 June 1870 Dwelling 22/Family 23 Binkley, N. N. 34 M W Farmer Real estate $750 Personal estate $400 b. TN N. M. 29 F W Keeping house b. TN Cannot read or write M. J. 10 F W b. TN Cannot write R. M. 5 M W b. TN L. F. 3 F W b. TN [Between J. R. Binkley, 21/22, and John Bess, 23/24.] ***** From the 1880 United States Census for Cheatham County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 29, Sheet 11: Civil District No. 2 - 7 June 1880 Dwelling 82/Family 83 Binkley, Nicholas N. W M 43 married farmer b. TN both parents b. TN Nancy M. F 37 wife married keeping house cannot read and write b. TN both parents b. TN Mary Jane W F 20 daughter single at home b. TN both parents b. TN Riley N. W M 15 son single works on farm b. TN both parents b. TN Lucinda F. W F 12 daughter single works in house and yard b. TN both parents b. TN Luvinia E. W F 10 daughter single works in house and yard cannot write b. TN both parents b. TN [Adjacent to Hiram Binkley 83/84.] ***** From the 1900 United States Census for Cheatham County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 1, Sheet 10: 1st Civil District - 25 June 1900 Dwelling 199/Family 199 Binkley, Nicholas head W M Sept. 1836 63 married 42 yrs can read, write speaks English owns farm free schedule no. 176 b. TN parents b. TN clerk unemployed 0 mos. Nancy M. wife W F Feb. 1844 56 married 42 yrs 4 children 2 living cannot read, write speaks English b. TN parents b. TN Pegram, Ellen daughter W F Oct. 1869 30 widowed can read, write speaks English b. TN parents b. TN Asher, Sallie boarder W F May 1873 27 single can read, write speaks English b. KY parents b. KY ***** Nicholas N. Binkley was born 16 Sept. 1836, Tenn., and died 8 Aug. 1913, burial Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashland City. [Haile and Garrett, Tombstone Records of Cheatham County, p. 124.] Nancy M. Read was born 23 Sept. 1842, Tenn., died 31 March 1902, burial Forest Hill Cemetery. [Haile and Garrett, Tombstone Records of Cheatham County, p. 124.] They were married 12 Dec. 1857, Cheatham County, TN. [Marriage Book A, p. 7, No. 67] Sara

Sara, That is fabulous! Thanks so very much. Nola