Interim Content
Elkin, William F.
Biography
13 Apr. 1792–22 Dec. 1880. Farmer, clerk, sheriff, politician, judge. Born in Clark Co., Kentucky. Moved to Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio, 1811. Married Elizabeth Constant, 5 Dec. 1813, in Greene Co. Moved to Brownsville, Union Co., Indiana, 1820. Moved to Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon Co., Illinois, 1825. Elected as representative in Illinois legislature, 1828, 1836, 1838. Served in Black Hawk War, 1831–1832. Elected sheriff of Sangamon Co., 1840. Appointed associate judge, 1849. Moved to Springfield, Sangamon Co., by 1860. Served as land office registrar, Sept. 1861–1872. Moved to Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois, 1867, where he died.
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- Docket Entry, Motion Overruled and Discharge, 5 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Docket Entry, Petition and Order for Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Docket Entry, Return of Habeas Corpus, Bond, and Order, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in Reports [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in the Sangamo Journal [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Warrant, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Warrant, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Warrant, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Gender
- Male