I have a villager named Hoto who is a Master Farmer, Master Scientist, and a Master Parent, and he has not shown in the game as an Elder nor has he received a totem. Has this happened to anyone else?

I had the same happen, but when I picked up my villager and set him back down there was a totem...

Well I just had it happen again with another villager, Lenock II, and he didn't get a totem either. I have moved Hoto around and had him do all three jobs successfully again, and still no totem.

The same thing happened to me today. I was so excited to have an elder but when I looked for the totem there was not one. It said she was a master in farming, research, and building. I also moved her around and nothing.

Some of the totems are difficult to see, since they can blend in with their surroundings - especially the green ones and brown ones. Check to make sure that they aren't in the ocean. Everyone who has reported not getting a totem has later found it "hiding" somewhere - even behind another totem.

I just checked all over and nothing.

You should check your statistics screen to see if the number of elders is correctly reported there. Is this your first one?

I just checked the statistics screen and it said 7 elders. She should have been number 8.

When you select her, does it show that she's an "Esteemed Elder?"

No, but I checked all three of of her skills and they all said master. Maybe she just wanted to make me mad because I wouldn't let her rest, I made her work all the time. lol.