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A couple of other Mullins descendants and I are trying to straighten out some confusion
over two individuals with similar names and dates, and we're hoping we can get some help
from other researchers. There were 2 different Mullinses, Elbert and Elis/Elby, living in
the same time period, close in age. One was the son of John and Mahala Mullins, the other
apparently the son of Nancy Mullins, who was supposedly the sister to John Mullins (making
them cousins). Both of these men had a son named Thomas. The question is which of these men
was the son of John and Mahala?
In the charts that I have posted on various sites, I mistakenly combined the children of
both men. I believe William Grohse's papers were the source of this confusion. I've since
come to realize that there were two different Elbe/Elis. One of them, usually refered to as
Elbert, was married to Nancy Jane Gibson, the other, often called Eli or Elby, was married
to Eliza Seals. Below is some data;
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1850 Hancock Co., TN
#105/105 Clarah Collins, 80, f, --, widdow, $100, VA
Nancy Mullins, 25, f, KY
Elizabeth ", 9, f, TN
Mary Ann, 5, f, TN
Henry, 2, m, TN
Elbert, 3/12, m, TN
#106/106 John Mullins, 27, m, --, farmer, $100, TN1
Mahala, 25, f, TN
Jane, 9, f, TN
Sally, 8, f, TN
Milla, 7, f, TN
Larkin, 6, m, TN2
James, 5, m, TN
Burton, 4, m, TN
Eaby, 2, m, TN
Richard, 4/12, m, TN
The Clarah Collins listed would be Irish Jim Mullins' wife. I don't know why she's
listed as Collins here. It may have been her maiden name. Wm Grohse said her maiden name
was Martin, but other sources say she was a Collins. Notice that these two families lived
next to each other and both had a son close in age with similar names (Eaby/Elby in John's
family, Elbert in Nancy's)
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1860 Hancock Co., TN
# 708/679 Nancy Mullins, 40,f,
Polly An, 14, f
Henry, 12, m
Elizabeth, 10, f
#711/682 John Mullins, 51, m, farming 1000/1000, TN
Mahaly, 36, f, household, TN
Sally, 17, f, TN
Molly, 14, f, fitified, TN
Larkin, 13, m, TN
James, 12, m, TN
Burton, 11, m, TN
Elby, 9, m, TN
Richard, 8, m, TN
Maryan, 7, f, TN
Jeremiah, 6, m, TN
John, 5, m, TN
Reuben, 4,m, TN
Oliver, 2, m,TN
To add to the confusion, Nancy's family is listed with an Elizabeth, but no Elbert! I've
checked the original censuses, and the 1860 DEFINATELY has Elizabeth listed in Nancy's
family and listed as female, but the 1850 census definately lists an Elbert as a male!
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1870
#126/123 Mullins, Elias, 22,m, W, farm laborer, TN
Mary E., 18, f, w, keeping house
William, 1, m, W, TN
#61/60 Mullins, Polly, f W kp hse $10, TN
Harrison, 22 m W farm Labourer, TN
Elbert, 21 m W farm labourer TN
Ellen, 19, f W Domestic Labourer, TN
Elby/Elias is married to Mary Eliza Seals by 1870, and the other Elbert is living with
his siblings. He marries Nancy Jane Gibson the next year;
Elbert Mullins
Nancy Jane Gibson
7/20/1871
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1880
#225/228 Mullins, Eli xW m 30 farmer TN TN TN
Mary E. w f 25 wife kp hse TN TN TN
William xW m 10 son TN
Latham xW m 8 son TN
Alice xW f 7 dau TN
Charles xW m 3 son TN
Rosa xW f 2 dau TN
Thomas xW m 8/12 Sept. son TN
#238/241 Mullins, Madison xW m 28 farmer TN TN TN
Nancy xW f 22 wife TN TN TN
Howard xW m 7 S. Son TN TN TN
Kinley xW m 4 S. Son TN
Thomas xW m 1 S. Son TN
Keener xW m 1/12 Apr son TN
By 1880, one of the Elbes has been killed, and Nancy Jane Gibson remarried to Madison
Mullins, and Nancy Jane's children with Elbert are listed as Step children.
I believe the Eli that married Eliza Seals is the son of John and Mahala Mullins, but
another researcher, whose opinion I really respect, is unconvinced. Is there anybody that
can help us on this puzzle? Any documentation, clues, etc will be considered carefully.
Thanks in advance.
Kevin Mullins
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