Buying land between the Panic of 1837 and 1839, might not have affected him, however, it set the American economy on its ear. It fueled the worst economic depression this nation had known. It fired the collapse in consumption in the US. Why? Much of it had to do first with politics and then paying US debts. Our government went from a national bank, to a state bank system. When needed, money was not available to pay our country’s debts.
This depression powered massive migration from the east to the west. By the 1850’s people headed south. This county was still an agrarian society. People needed land. This gigantic migration powered the beginning of western migration across the Mississippi River . Darby and most of his family were among them.
The state of Missouri and the Missouri River existed as gateway to the Mississippi and unlimited opportunity. Sadly, Darby died and was buried Vernon County, Missouri. However, his family went on. Many, including his wife, to Crawford County, Arkansas.
Known children of Lydia Eveline Adkins and Darby Kelly Elkins:
• Furibin Elkins
• Clarissa Ann Elkins
• Evermont Elkins
• Kelly Elkins
• Jacob Kelsey Elkins
• Nancy Evelene Elkins
• Lucinda Elkins
• Phoebe E Elkins
• Louisa Adeline Elkins
• Leander Elkins
• Louis Wetzel Elkins
• Charles L Elkins
Buying land between the Panic of 1837 and 1839, might not have affected him, however, it set the American economy on its ear. It fueled the worst economic depression this nation had known. It fired the collapse in consumption in the US. Why? Much of it had to do first with politics and then paying US debts. Our government went from a national bank, to a state bank system. When needed, money was not available to pay our country’s debts.
This depression powered massive migration from the east to the west. By the 1850’s people headed south. This county was still an agrarian society. People needed land. This gigantic migration powered the beginning of western migration across the Mississippi River . Darby and most of his family were among them.
The state of Missouri and the Missouri River existed as gateway to the Mississippi and unlimited opportunity. Sadly, Darby died and was buried Vernon County, Missouri. However, his family went on. Many, including his wife, to Crawford County, Arkansas.
Known children of Lydia Eveline Adkins and Darby Kelly Elkins:
• Furibin Elkins
• Clarissa Ann Elkins
• Evermont Elkins
• Kelly Elkins
• Jacob Kelsey Elkins
• Nancy Evelene Elkins
• Lucinda Elkins
• Phoebe E Elkins
• Louisa Adeline Elkins
• Leander Elkins
• Louis Wetzel Elkins
• Charles L Elkins
Gravesite Details
Vernon County, Missouri
Family Members
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Archibald Elkins
1790–1850
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James Elkins
1792–1837
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Lucretia "Lucy" Elkins White
1794–1873
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Nancy Elkins Wall / Walls
1796–1850
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Edward Edley "Eddie" Elkins
1796–1850
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Robert F. Elkins
1797–1864
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Martha Elkins Elkins
1801–1869
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Harvey Elkins
1802–1879
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Israel Elkins
1804–1825
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Susannah Elkins White
1804–1870
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Richard Elkins
1807–1865
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Hannah Elkins Moore
1808 – unknown
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