In a message dated 5/7/00 10:12:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Descendants of Absolam Elkins Thanks for this info, does anyone know more about this Absolam? they are in the 1850 Logan, wife is Mary 48, prob 2nd wife Descendants of Absolam Elkins 1 Absolam Elkins b: 1782 in Virginia d: Aft. 1850 in Logan Co., WV Number of children: 7 .... 2 Mary Elkins b: February 1814 ........ +Samuel Canterbury b: 1813 in Monroe Co., VA d: 1853 Father: Samuel CANTERBURY Mother: Jane DICK .... 2 William Elkins b: 1823 .... 2 Uriah W Elkins b: 1825 ........ +Martha Mary A Canterbury b: 1833 d: Bef. 1900 in Logan Co., WV Father: Mother: .... 2 Isaiah Elkins b: 1830 .... 2 Rufus? Elkins b: 1833 .... 2 Chr. Elkins b: 1836 .... 2 James H Elkins b: 1846 Sandy in Florida <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/sandrag/index.html">All My Mama's</A> [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith]