Susan D. Elkins, daughter of Robert "Robin" Elkins and Lurana Nelson, married Daniel Boone Nelson, on December 25, 1880, in Boone Co., West Virginia.
They had 4 children together: Memory (1882-1956), Nora (1887-1958), Demantha (1892-1897), and Noah (1896-1991).
Used with the permission of Amanda Walker Anderson:
"My Grandma Shoaf once told me that her Grandma Memory's Dad was a man named Nelson who lived in Virginia. According to my Grandma, he had to leave Virginia because he killed a man. He changed his name to Leland from Nelson to escape punishment."
They had 4 children together: Memory (1882-1956), Nora (1887-1958), Demantha (1892-1897), and Noah (1896-1991).
Used with the permission of Amanda Walker Anderson:
"My Grandma Shoaf once told me that her Grandma Memory's Dad was a man named Nelson who lived in Virginia. According to my Grandma, he had to leave Virginia because he killed a man. He changed his name to Leland from Nelson to escape punishment."
Susan D. Elkins, daughter of Robert "Robin" Elkins and Lurana Nelson, married Daniel Boone Nelson, on December 25, 1880, in Boone Co., West Virginia.
They had 4 children together: Memory (1882-1956), Nora (1887-1958), Demantha (1892-1897), and Noah (1896-1991).
Used with the permission of Amanda Walker Anderson:
"My Grandma Shoaf once told me that her Grandma Memory's Dad was a man named Nelson who lived in Virginia. According to my Grandma, he had to leave Virginia because he killed a man. He changed his name to Leland from Nelson to escape punishment."
They had 4 children together: Memory (1882-1956), Nora (1887-1958), Demantha (1892-1897), and Noah (1896-1991).
Used with the permission of Amanda Walker Anderson:
"My Grandma Shoaf once told me that her Grandma Memory's Dad was a man named Nelson who lived in Virginia. According to my Grandma, he had to leave Virginia because he killed a man. He changed his name to Leland from Nelson to escape punishment."
Gravesite Details
Most of the Elkins are buried in the Elkins Cemetery. Being a Nelson by marriage, Susan could be buried with the Nelsons. However, there are only 2 recorded burials there.
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