Person:Elkanah Mullen (1)
Elkanah "Kane" Mullen
b.16 May 1850 Indiana, United States
d.25 Nov 1926 Farmland, Randolph, Indiana, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 6 Feb 1834
  1. Rev. William Franklin Mullen1838 - 1924
  2. Sarah Martha Mullen1842 - 1919
  3. Demaris Mullen1844 - 1901
  4. Christina Ella Mullen1846 - 1930
  5. Elkanah "Kane" Mullen1850 - 1926
  6. Lucinda Mullen1852 - 1912
  7. Rev. John Charles Mullen1854 - 1942
Spouse and Children
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m. 20 Jun 1871
  1. Zella Mullen1875 - 1926
  2. William Edward Mullen1877 - 1955
  3. Russell L. Mullen1879 - 1961
  4. Charles Lewis Mullen1881 - 1966
  5. Herschel Gilbert Mullen1885 -
  6. Jessie Mae Mullen1888 - 1965
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Facts and Events
Name Elkanah "Kane" Mullen
Alt Name[2] Alkanah Mullen
Gender Male
Alt Birth[1] 16 May 1848 Delaware, Indiana, United States
Birth[2] 16 May 1850 Indiana, United States
Marriage 20 Jun 1871 Randolph, Indiana, United Statesto Mary Elizabeth Driver
Alt Death[1] 25 Nov 1925 Farmland, Randolph, Indiana, United States
Death[2] 25 Nov 1926 Farmland, Randolph, Indiana, United States
Burial[2] Woodlawn Cemetery, White River, Randolph, Indiana, United States
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Research Notes

  • Likely named after Elkanah, father of the prophet Samuel in the Bible. The spelling "Alkanah" was used on his tombstone.
  • Take primary dates from FindAGrave, since they match his tombstone. Use the dates from the Ancestry document here quoted as alt dates.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.randolph/3279.1.1.1/mb.ashx.

    ELCHANA (ELKANAH) MULLEN (FIFTH CHILD OF LARKIN AND MARTHA MULLEN) WAS BORN MAY 16, 1848 IN INDIANA (PROBABLY DELAWARE COUNTY, IND)
    HE MARRIED MARY ELIZABETH DRIVER ON JUNE 20, 1871 IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, INDIANA. HIS MARRIAGE RECORD SAYS HE IS THE SON OF MARTHA MULLEN. HE DIED NOVEMBER 25, 1925 AT FARMLAND, RANDOLPH COUNTY, INDIANA. HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE GAVE HIS FATHER AS LARKIN MULLEN AND HIS MOTHER AS MARTHA BEARD, THE PERSON GIVING THE INFORMATION WAS RUSSELL MULLEN.
    HIS WIFE DIED ON AUGUST 29, 1941 IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, INDIANA. ON HIS CEMETERY INSCRIPTION HIS NAME IS SPELLED "ALKANAH MULLEN" 1850–1926 AND MARY E. MULLEN 1855–1941. THEY ARE CLOSE TO RUSSELL G. MULLEN 1879–1961 AND CORA I. MULLEN 1884–1934.
    ELKANAH MULLEN WAS KNOWN AS "KANE." IN A RECORD BOOK A SHERIFF KEPT IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, IND CIRCA 1890, KANE MULLEN IS MENTIONED:
    "ROBERT REED, BRUCE CUNNINGHAM, LEWIS FOSNIGHT AND KANE MULLEN KNOW LEROY FORD CRUELLY WHIPS HIS HORSES."

    IN THE 1880 CENSUS IN FARMLAND RANDOLPH COUNTY, IND:
    ELKANAH MULLEN AGE 27 BORN IND PROF LABORER
    MARY E. MULLEN WIFE AGE 24 BORN IND
    ZELLA G. MULLEN DAUGHTER AGE 5 BORN IND
    WILLIAM E. MULLEN SON AGE 3 BORN IND
    GILBERT MULLEN SON AGE 3 MONTHS BORN IND.

    IN THE 1900 CENSUS ELKANAH MULLEN WAS LIVING ON N. PLUM ST IN FARMLAND, RANDOLPH COUNTY, INDIANA WITH HIS FAMILY:
    ELKANAH MULLEN AGE 46 BORN MAY 1854 BORN INDIANA FATHER BORN KTY AND MOTHER BORN IND MARRIED 27 YEARS PROF DAY LABORER
    MARY MULLEN WIFE AGE 43 BORN AUG 1856 IND MARRIED 27 YEARS HAD 9 CHILDREN 6 LIVING
    ZELLA MULLEN DAUGHTER AGE 22 BORN MAY 1878 IND
    EDDIE MULLEN SON BORN APR 1879 AGE 21 IND
    RUSSELL MULLEN SON BORN MAR 1881 AGE 19 IND
    CHARLES MULLEN SON BORN JAN 1883 AGE 17 IND
    URSHEL MULLEN SON BORN AUG 1884 AGE 15 IND
    JESSIE MULLEN DAUGHTER BORN JULY 1887 AGE 12 IND

    IN THE 1910 CENSUS ELKANAH MULLEN IS STILL LIVING WITH HIS FAMILY ON NORTH PLUM ST.:
    ELKANAH MULLEN AGE 56 MARRIED ONCE 49 YEARS BORN IND FATHER BORN KENTUCKY AND MOTHER BORN NORTH CAROLINA
    MARY E. MULLEN WIFE AGE 55 MARRIED ONCE 49 YEARS BORN IND
    CHARLES J. MULLEN SON AGE 33 BORN IND
    HERSAL G. MULLEN SON AGE 31 BORN IND.
    ELKANAH WAS A LABORER AND CHARLES MULLEN WAS A GLASSBLOWER

    PROBABLY BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO YOUNG, ELKANAH MULLEN DID NOT SERVE IN THE CIVIL WAR.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Alkanah "Kane" Mullen, in Find A Grave.

    Mullen
    Alkanah
    1850 - 1926

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