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Welcome to the Elliott History Wiki!. This website was created by John Elliott in an attempt to catalog my family history, where it pertains to stuff that does not fit well into a genealogy program.

This is a wiki to catalog history of the Elliott and related families.

A major portion of this website is a set of biographies of people related to me, but it also includes a fairly extensive catalog of documents that was given to me by David Elliott, that also included documents from his parents and grandparents.

Related Families

Coltrin

Nelson

Shepard

Robbins

Glover

Notable People

Berl David Elliott (1931-2011)

Betty Ruth Nelson (1931-2016)

David Wayne Elliott (1955-)

Warren Lee Elliott (1957-)

John William Nelson (1886-1981)

Opal Irene Robbins (1911-1995)

Storage Locations

The documents that are in the wiki are largely in the possession of John Elliott. A vast majority of them have been scanned in, and that work continues at varying rates. An even smaller portion of items such as letters has been transcribed from handwriting into text. For letters, that text is included on the relevant page.

The following binders for paper documents currently exist.

Documents Binder 1 - Letters, certificates, ephemera such as plane tickets, etc - All items have been scanned, converted to PDF, and transcription work for appropriate items such as letters is in progress

Documents Binder 2 - Letters, certificates, ephemera such as plane tickets, etc - All items have been scanned, converted to PDF. Transcription work not yet started.

Education Binder - Education-related materials - report cards, diplomas, ribbons, newspaper articles - All items scanned, not converted to PDF as of 05 July 2025.

Family History 3rd Party Binder - This is a collection of h=genealogy research that was not done by me, but by other people. It is there as a guide, I cannot guarantee it's accuracy.

Legal-size Documents Binder - As the name suggests, a binder that holds documents that are on legal-size paper - Scanned, not converted to PDF, transcription not started.

Multi-page documents Binder - Self-explanatory - scanned, not converted to PDF as of 05 July 2025, transcription work not started.

David and Betty Elliott 50th Wedding Anniversary Card and Letters - none of these have been scanned as of 05 July 2025. Low priority.

Greeting Cards Binder 1 - Not scanned, low priority

Greeting Cards Binder 2 - Not scanned, low priority

Publications

The following written publications have aided in the research I have done.

History of Baxter County Centennial Edition 1873-1973, by Mary Ann Messick - info on the Neson side of the family, from William Nelson who served in the Civil War, to when some of his sons and grandsons left Arkansas to move to Texas.

History of San Patricio County, 1986, by Keith Guithrie - History of the Nelson family after they moved to Texas between 1905 and 1910.

Facts, Memories, and Thoughts About the Coltrin Family - Unknown compiler/Author - includes memories from quite a few of the Coltrin cousins, I suspect it was made around the time of the Coltrin Cousin reunion, that I don't even know the year of.

Newest Pages

1. William W. Inks (1818-1868)
2. Audrey Jean Gatlin (1925-2015)
3. Irene Jeanette Elliott (1935-1994)
4. Expanded Robbins Family Register
5. Robbins Family Register
6. Multi-page documents Binder
7. Education Binder
8. Legal-size Documents Binder
9. Family History 3rd Party Binder
10. Create New Content

Quick Links

Create New Letter Page (with Envelope if resent)