Timeline:
1779 born Frederick Co. Va
1805 Thomas W. is born
10 Nov 1806 He accidentally shot and killed his wife in Greenville District, SC. We know this is Polly Hunt from William Hunt's Will dated 1807.
1810 Alfred S.E. Elkin was not enumerated in the 1810 U.S. Census as a Head of Household and instead, resided in the household of his father, Benjamin Franklin Elkin (1755-1820) in neighboring Pendleton District. In the household were: Thomas W. age 10-15, Alfred Samuel Earle Elkin age 16-25, John Baylis Earle Elkin age 26-44, Benjamin Elkin age 45 and over, Marion Rosetta Elkin age 10-15, Atlantic Ocean, Martha Elkin and Wilhelmina Elkin age 16-25 and four slaves.
1812-1815 Served in War of 1812 from SC
1 May 1812, Witnessed a deed in Pendleton County, SC
30 March 1821 He appeared in the Superior Court in Jackson County, Georgia on the charge of debt.
7 Jun 1822 Alfred S.E. Elkin’s Administrator, David Witt, appeared in the Superior Court in Jackson County, Georgia on the charge of debt.
6 Feb 1823 Alfred S.E. Elkin’s Administrator, David Witt, appeared in the Superior Court in Jackson County, Georgia on the charge of debt.
5 Sep 1825 Alfred S.E. Elkin, dec'd, Administrator, David Witt, appeared in the Superior Court in Jackson County, Georgia on the charge of debt.
(Greenville Newspaper 1826-1863)
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