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12. Sarah Catherine DURHAM was born on 11 Feb 1829 in Laurel County, Kentucky.1,3,5 She died on 8 Jul 1907 in Benton County, Arkansas.5 NOTES FROM MICHELLE FLOOD...........
Descendants of William Durham/Temperance Box

James S. Elkins enlisted in Madison Co. KY with the Union side. He was mustered into, Co. A, 11th Ky. Cav. He was captured in Philadelphia, TN 20 Oct 1863 and confined at Richmond VA. He died in Richmond of diarrhea on 24 Mar 1864. He was 33 years old.

James & Sarah Durham Elkins are found with their daughter Mary F. Durham, age 2 on the 1860 Kirksville, Madison, Kentucky census. They are enumerated close to John & Catherine Durham Calico (Sarah's sister).

1870 U.S. census shows Sarah Elkins and children Mary F. and Wm. H. Elkins living in Garrard Co. with Wm. Durham, born about 1800 in TN.

Sarah is enumerated in 1900 living with her son Wm. H. Elkins and her brother James W. Durham in War Eagle Twp., Benton Co., Ark.

Sarah Elkins headstone can be found on findagrave.com. She is buried in Austin Cemetery, Beacon Addition, Benton Co., Arkansas.

Sarah Catherine DURHAM and James S. ELKINS were married. James S. ELKINS was born about 1830 in Kentucky.5 Sarah Catherine DURHAM and James S. ELKINS had the following children:

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Mary F. ELKINS was born on 27 May 1858 in Jackson County, Kentucky.5 Mary's birth record found here: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/jackson/vitals/births/1858-59births.txt

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William Henry ELKINS was born on 21 Jan 1863 in Kentucky.5 He died on 23 Mar 1927 in Benton County, Arkansas.5 William's grave record can be found on findagrave.com. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Siloam Springs, Benton Co., Arkansas.