Kaye,
Thank you so much for your help..are you connected to this family?
I contacted vital records in VA and was told they did not die in VA...and after obtaining pension papers for James Stephen Ellixson it proved that he did indeed die in VA. Obviously Vital Records of VA was in error....also, I believe his wife Sarah Elizabeth O'Briant Ellixson died in VA too. But have not been able to verify that...Vital records say she didn't die in VA either.
Again, Thank you for taking the time to reply to my message.
Most Sincerely,
Joanne