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Adams        Benge         Berry      Cartwright         Crenshaw        Dains
Andrew             Emily              Sarah            Hester                       Gincy               Catherine Puaha
Elizabeth                                                      Peter                                                Calvin H.
Francis                                                         Rebecca
Jane

Elgin                  Horton          Houts           Nichols         Nicol       Paris
Adam Thomas           Ida Stella Mae     Fern Rowena      Caryl Irene         Margaret     Cora Delpha
Destiny Dawn            Samuel T.          James D.             Ervin Thomas                       Lewis John
Emily Irene                Urias                 William Clark                                                  John B. Jr.
Francis
Francis Jr.
George Sr.
George
George Gustavus              Price               Reynolds        Rook             Shuck
Gustavus                          Mary A.            Alvida M.              Elizabeth               Nancy Jean
Gustavus A. (George)                                                                                         Martin J.
Henry Ball
Noah Eugene
Raymond Clair
Raymond Clark III       Stufflebeam      Thomas       Tillett        Usn        Wray
Raymond Clark Jr.       Mary T.                   Grace               Eleanor         Catherine    Mary C.
Rowen Thomas                                                                  Elizabeth
Susan Tyneve                                                                     Samuel
Terry Eugene

lgin Family - Ray is a descendant of George ELGIN, son of George ELGIN (Sr.) & Margaret NICOL. George was baptised on January 25, 1674 in Banff, Scotland and came to Port Tobacco, MD as a tailor circa 1700. He aquired two tracts of land called "Batchelor's Agreement" and "Batchelor's Rest" (copy of the original deed can be viewed at: Patent ) and became a prosperous planter in Charles County. In 1708, he married a first generation American, Elizabeth ADAMS who was born circa 1680 in Charles County, MD and was the daughter of Francis ADAMS & Grace THOMAS. (Francis was the progenitor of the Adams family whose members have played an important role in American history.) George and Elizabeth Adams Elgin had seven children. One of these was:

Francis ELGIN was born circa 1728 in Charles County, MD and was married in 1752 to Rebecca CARTWRIGHT, born 1732 in St. Mary's County, MD, the daughter of Peter & Hester CARTWRIGHT. Francis moved his young family to the new county of Loudoun in Virginia circa 1757 and aquired a parcel of land totalling 750 acres which had originally been granted to Catesby COCKE by Thomas, Lord FAIRFAX. Francis & Rebecca had 11 children. Francis' Will leaves his entire estate to Rebecca, the land to be divided between his three eldest sons upon her death and personal property among the younger children.
(view a copy of Francis' Will) Rebecca died on May 05, 1812 and the land was divided between Gustavus, Walter and Francis ELGIN Jr.

Francis ELGIN Jr. was born in 1758 in St. Mary's County, MD and married in 1783 to Jane ADAMS who was born July 01, 1759, the daughter of Andrew ADAMS and Catherine USN. Lieutenant Francis Elgin was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, recommended for commission by Governor Patrick HENRY, and served in the 2nd Battalion, 57th Regiment of the Loudoun County Militia. Francis Jr. died intestate on December 06, 1813 but court records regarding the settlement and division of his estate may be viewed here. Jane died in 1834. They had nine children the oldest of which was:

Gustavus ELGIN b. April 25, 1774 in Loudoun Co., VA, m. 1809 to Elizabeth TILLETT b. 1787, daughter of Samuel & Eleanor TILLETT. They had nine children. The fifth child was:

Gustavus A. (George) ELGIN b. circa 1821 in Loudoun Co., VA, m. 1848 IN to Mary C. WRAY b. 1824. In 1856 they moved to Fairmount, Vermilion County, IL where George worked as a blacksmith and wagonmaker. Both George & Mary died in 1889. They had six children. The second child was:

Henry Ball ELGIN b. February 1852 in Prince William County, VA, m. December 30, 1880 in Fairmount, IL to Catherine Puaha DAINS b. May 1862, daughter of Calvin H. DAINS and Elizabeth ROOK. Henry d. August 24, 1927 in Vermilion Co., IL. Catherine d. April 08, 1923 in Davenport, IA. They had 4 children. The eldest child was:

George Gustavus ELGIN b. September 04, 1882 in Fairmount, IL, m. Cora Delpha PARIS b. January 27, 1888 in Pawnee, KS, daughter of Lewis John PARIS (son of John B. PARIS Jr. & Mary T. STUFFLEBEAM) and Nancy Jean SHUCK (daughter of Martin J. SHUCK & Emily BENGE). George d. July 14, 1972 in New London, IA and Cora d. January 05, 1981 in Gulf Port, IL.

Two old Paris homesteads in Paris/Bunch, Iowa.

George & Cora are buried at Burlington Memorial Cemetary in

Burlington, IA. They had four children. The eldest child was:

Raymond Clair ELGIN b. December 05, 1905 in Centerville, IA, m. December 23, 1929 to Fern Rowena HOUTS b. June 22, 1905 in Birmingham, IA, daughter of William Clark HOUTS (son of James D. HOUTS & Mary A. PRICE) and Ida Stella Mae HORTON (daughter of Samuel T. HORTON & Gincy CRENSHAW, grand daughter of Urias HORTON & Sarah BERRY). Fern d. February 13, 1974 in San Antonio, TX and Raymond d. February 11, 1994 in Toulon, IL. They had 3 children. The eldest child was:

Raymond Clark Jr. ELGIN b. October 02, 1930 in Nebraska City, NE, m. Caryl Irene NICHOLS
b. December 05, 1934 in Donnellson, IL, daughter of Ervin Thomas NICHOLS and Alvida M. REYNOLDS. We have four children:

Raymond Clark ELGIN III b. May 23, 1950 in Highland, IL

Susan Tyneve ELGIN b. August 17, 1953 in Baxter Springs, KS

Terry Eugene ELGIN b. January 07, 1958 in Baxter Springs, KS

Rowan Thomas ELGIN b. May 30, 1965 in Van Nuys, CA

Six grandchildren:

David Clark L'HEUREUX b. September 30, 1971 in Simi Valley, CA

Heather Irene L'HEUREUX b. March 29, 1979 in Tarzana, CA

Destiny Dawn ELGIN b. November 02, 1981 in Wurzburg, Germany

Noah Eugene ELGIN b. May 13, 1983 in Wurzburg, Germany

Adam Thomas ELGIN b. March 04, 1989 in Woodland Hills, CA

Emily Irene ELGIN b. April 01, 1991 in Woodland Hills, CA

Two great grandchildren!