William Franklin Elgin

Notes:

!Civil War Records including Marriage records of third marriage
Census Records 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Fulton Co. Ill.
1900 Census Records Catlin Twp Vermilion Co. Ill
William Franklin Elgin was born in Astoria Ill on 26 Feb 1841 and wa s married
there on 2 Dec 1864 to Lydia B. English, who was born on 6 July 1837 . She died
on 24 April 1870 at the birth of their second child and is buried i n the
Astoria cemetery.
Franklin remarried 3 Oct 1872 to Rebecca Sophia Holliday, who was bor n abt 1852
in Ohio, and was the daughter of Margaret Ann English and James G. Ho lliday.
Franklin and Rebecca had 5 children. Rebecca died with the birth o f the fifth
child, Gracie 12 Oct 1880. Gracie Rebecca Elgin/Tarter was born 30 S ept 1880.
and was put up for adoption. According to Civil War records, in 1880 , shortly
after his second wife died, Franklin moved from Astoria Fulton Co. Il l to
Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co. Ind. While in Crawfordsville, Frankli n married
again to Sarah Jane (Patterson) Driskell on 15 Feb 1883. Her mothe r was
Margaret Williams according to 1900 census. Marriage date and place
proved by Civil War Records. Also, according to Civil War records Fr anklin
and Sarah Jane moved to Catlin, Vermilion Co. Ill. in 1887. Willia m Franklin
Elgin died 24 Mar 1912 and Sarah Jane died 16 Nov 1917 and both are b uried in
Oakridge Cemetery.
The children of Franklin and Lydia Elgin were JAMES EDWIN and MCELROY
The children of Franklin and Rebecca Elgin were JOSIAH (CYRUS), SUSANNA
(SUSIE), WILLIAM, ALBERT (BERT), and GRACIE
There are no known children of Franklin and Sarah Jane Elgin, his thi rd wife.
My grandmother, Gracie, told me years ago, that her mother and her fa ther's
first wife were Aunt and niece and that her half brothers were also h er
cousins.
Records of Astoria Cemetery, Astoria Ill showing dates of death for L ydia
English Elgin and Rebecca Holliday Elgin. Also, date of death for Sa muel T.
Elgin Sr.
Pension Records, Dept of the Interior, Civil War Records.
Showed marriage Records to third wife and name of first wife. Showe d living
children as of that date, but not the name of second wife. Pension r ecords
also show where he lived and when.
Gracie Elgin Tarter's birth records and adoption records from Fulto n Co. Ill
giving names of parents and adopted parents.


Facts about this person:

Fact 1
Catlin, Vermilion, Ill

Burial
Catlin, Vermilion, Ill

William married on 2 Dec 1864 in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Rebecca Sophia Holliday on 3 Oct 1872 in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, United States. Rebecca (daughter of James Gillaspy Holliday and Margaret Ann English) was born in ABT. 1852 in Ohio, United States; died on 12 Oct 1880 in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Josiah Cyrus Elgin was born on 23 Aug 1873 in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, United States; died on 2 Apr 1955.
2. Susanna Susie Elgin was born on 2 Jan 1875 in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, United States; died on 2 Oct 1952.
3. John William Elgin was born on 30 Oct 1876 in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, United States; died on 23 Dec 1900.
4. Albert Bert Lee Elgin was born on 25 Nov 1878 in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, United States; died on 23 Feb 1922.
5. Gracie Rebecca Tarter\Elgin was born on 30 Sep 1880 in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, United States; died on 28 Sep 1965 in Poway, San Diego, California, United States.

William married on 15 Feb 1883 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]