Researching line of Joseph Elkins born April 1826 in TN. His parents are from NC. He shows up in Dickenson Co., VA in 1900 census.Wife is listed as Margaret born April 1860 in TN, she was 40 and he was 74, which means she may be a second wife. Her parents are fr. TN. Children are Dora Bell, Edna, also possible Emily Mary. Dora Bell married Alfred Agustus Ball. in Nora VA.
He is thought to be Cherokee.