Allegany County MD Archives Obituaries.....William ELKINS, 1926
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The Cumberland Times 23 Apr 1926

William Elkins, Noted Hunter, Dies at Hancock

Was Personal Friend of Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt With Whom He 
Hunted and Fished

Was Expert Guide

Was Familiar With Mountains Where He Guided Sportsmen In Search of Game

William Elkins, 70 years old, for more than 41 years a guide for the 
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club, who was a personal friend of President Woodrow 
Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt, members of Congress, diplomats and 
representative business and professional men who spent vacations at the 
club, died this morning at his home at Woodmont.  Few sportsmen who went 
to the Woodmont Club failed to look up "Senator" Elkins, as he was 
familiarly known.  He was an expert angler, knew where the fish could be 
found and in the game season, he sought out the spots where wild turkey, 
quail, English pheasants and rabbits were to be located for the sportsmen.  
On numerous occasions during his life long service with the Woodmont Club 
was Mr. Elkins urged to take the position of manager of the club, but he 
always refused on the ground that he would rather live on his farm, which 
adjoins the club grounds, with his family.  He declared he was satisfied 
to remain a guide for the club-and that explanation generally ended 
arguments that he take the job.  When moving picture men were taking 
pictures at the Woodmont Club several years ago for a screen feature, 
they got much locale from Mr. Elkins, who they insisted get into the 
picture.  Just before former President Wilson died he sent for Mr. Elkins, 
who was also famous as an accordion player, and had him play for him at 
his home in Washington.  The war president also talked for hours with Mr. 
Elkins on his experiences at the Woodmont Club, of his fishing in Florida 
and Maine, and of the many hunting trips he had been on.  Both Ex-President 
Wilson and Roosevelt visited the club house, fished and shot game in the 
hills of the club reservation.  Mr. Elkins is survived by his wife, who was 
Miss Catherine Murphy, of Hancock.  He is survived by six children: Mrs. 
Ella McGreevy, of McKeesport, Mrs. Laura Hughes, and Mrs. Agnes McCullough, 
of Ridgeley, Mrs. Porter Hill, of Hancock and Augustus Elkins, of Gephart 
Drive, Cumberland, and Jesse Elkins, of Ridgeley.



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