!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