Elkanah Grace Jr.1,2,3

Male, #35845, (6 Jun 1807 - before 1877)

Parent*Elkanah Grace (s 1768 - 30 Oct 1853)
Parent*Mary (?) (s 1770 - )
Elkanah Grace Jr.|b. 6 Jun 1807\nd. before 1877|p35845.htm|Elkanah Grace|b. say 1768\nd. 30 Oct 1853|p37130.htm|Mary (?)|b. say 1770|p37245.htm|||||||||||||

Birth*6 Jun 1807 Elkanah was born at Hopkins Co., Kentucky, on 6 Jun 1807. 
 He was the son of Elkanah Grace and Mary (?). 
Marriage*8 Jun 1836 He married Martha Balentine Culpepper at Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky, on 8 Jun 1836. 
Death*before 1877 He died at Denton Co., Texas, before 1877. 
Biography* The following is all from Thelma M. Long:

From July 1998:
The Grace families were from Guilford, NC, they were in the counties of Ballard, Hickman, Hopkins, Henderson and Christian. Elkanah Grace Jr. married Martha Culpepper in Muhlenberg Co Ky, June 2, 1826, migrated to Hopkins, Christian and Ballard Ky, then to Denton Co TX. in 1854. Martha Balentine died Oct. 15, 1863 in Denton Co TX.

From September 1999:
Elkanah Grace Jr. and Martha "Patsy" Balentine Culpeper married June 8, 1826, but according to the Muhlenberg County Kentucky Marriage Register certificate number 760, has the marriage listed as 1836 but certificate numbers 761 and 762 is listed as 1826. They were married by the same W. Oates, that married certificate # 761. So I think someone made a mistake and put 1836. Martha's Bible says 1826.
Elkanah and Martha moved to Hickman County in 1829 along with his parents, brothers, sisters and their families. Also a James Culpepper is listed in the 1830 census for Hickman Co.
1840 census shows Elkanah and Martha in McCracken Co. In 1851 Ballard County Ky was formed out of McCracken and Hickman. Elkanah shows up last on the Ballard County Tax List in 1852. Elkanah received 160 acres of land in Denton County TX Nov. 16, 1859. By 1860 enumeration time Denton County, TX .
It lists Elkanah as born in Ky. and Martha b in VA. Even in the 1830 census Hickman County Ky doesn't list anyone living with
Martha and Elkanah just one male under 5, 1 male 20 to 30, 1 female under 5, 1 female 20 to 30. 

Family

Martha Balentine Culpepper (24 Mar 1807 - 15 Oct 1863)

Last Edited 22 Jan 2000

Citations

  1. E-mail from Thelma Marie Long to Lew Griffin, 1999.
    AFN: 1L15-FTG.
  2. LDS Church, compiler, Ancestral File, Intellectual Reserve, Inc..
    http://www.familysearch.org
  3. Daughters of the American Colonists, Colonial and Genealogical Records, 1969.
    p. 45, Bible Record.