Elijah
J.
Calkins
Born in Clayton Township, Genesee, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Caleb Calkins
and Caroline (Piper) Calkins
Brother of
Edward Gorman Calkins, Arrosina Calkins, Mercy Mathilda Calkins, Edwin Ruthvan Calkins, Samuel Edmund Calkins, Alzina (Calkins) Felt, Caroline Eliza (Calkins) Morrish, Dimis Maria (Calkins) Morrish, Daniel Edward Calkins, John Wesley Calkins, Elisha F. Calkins and James Hervey Calkins
Husband of
Caroline (Elwell) Calkins
— married
19 Sep 1869 in Flushing, Genesee, Michigan, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Myrtle E (Calkins) Best and Frederick S. Calkins
Died about
at about age 55
in Holly, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Oct 2015
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Biography
Elijah was born in 1847. He was the son of Caleb Calkins and Caroline Piper. He passed away about 1903.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDP-MV1 : 12 April 2016), Elijah Calkins in entry for Caleb Calkins, 1860.
- "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ7N-12T : 4 December 2014), Elijah Calkins and Carrie Elwell, 19 Sep 1869; citing Flushing, Genesee, Michigan, v 1 p 236 rn 584, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,450.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHV-78N : 12 April 2016), Elijah Calkins, Michigan, United States; citing p. 20, family 164, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,170.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSQ-YW3 : 14 August 2017), Elijah Calkins, Clayton, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 67, sheet 52D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0579; FHL microfilm 1,254,579.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS9B-Z11 : accessed 23 August 2017), Elijah J Calkins in household of Charles A Best, Saginaw city Ward 7, north side, Saginaw, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 55, sheet 9A, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,739.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK1-3RXP : 13 December 2015), Elijah J. Calkins, 1903; Burial, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States of America, Avondale Cemetery; citing record ID 54782589, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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