Born in Wayne, West Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joel Elkins
and Elizabeth (Blankenship) Elkins
Sister of
Panthea (Elkins) Albright, Lewis W Elkins, Louisa Elkins, Mary Jane (Elkins) Estep, Demarius Elkins and Martha Etta (Elkins) Estep
Wife of
Amaziah Ross
— married
25 Apr 1894 (to 18 Jan 1929) in Cabell County, W. VA
Descendants 
Mother of
Rosa (Ross) Fuller, Winnie Myrtle Ross, Elizabeth Adeline Ross, Iva R (Ross) Eary, Eva Ross and Earl Ross
Died
at age 64
in Wayne, West Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Mar 2017
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Biography
When Marjorie Ann "Margie" Elkins was born in December 1864 in Wayne, West Virginia, her father, Joel, was 39, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 30. She had one daughter from one relationship. She then married Amaziah Ross and they had five children together. She died on January 18, 1929, in her hometown at the age of 64.
Sources
- Life Story [1]
- Wayne, West Virginia 1870 Census
- Register of Marriage [2] Line 17
- 1900 Cabell, Barboursville, West Virginia Census
- Amazi Ross Age 29 Farm Laborer
- Margie Ross Age 35
- Rosie Ross Age 12
- Winnie M Ross Age 5
- Lizzie A Ross Age 2
- 1910 Wayne, Stonewall, West Virginia Census
- Amaziah Ross Age 39 Farmer
- Margie Ross Age 43
- Rosa Ross Age 22
- Myrtle Ross Age 15
- Addie Ross Age 12
- Ivy Ross Age 9
- Eva Ross Age 2
- Ernest Felter (Fuller) Age 3 Grandson
- 1920 Cabell, West Virginia Census
- Margie Ross Age 53
- Iva Ross Age 18
- Eva Ross Age 12
- "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1YP-986 : 4 December 2014), Joel Elkins in entry for Marjorie Ross, 18 Jan 1929; citing Wayne, West Virginia, County Records, cn 2246, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,470.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margie:
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~6.25%
Duane Estep
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A195393 [compare]
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~3.12%
Shane Estep :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A592280 [compare]
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~1.56%
~1.56%
D Pennington :
23andMe, GEDmatch M111538 [compare]
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~0.78%
Veona Galbraith :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Richard Carter :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LY2305578 [compare], Ancestry member rsc421
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Rejected matches › Mary Anne (Rush) Powers (1865-1927)
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