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Augustus (Gus) Adkins 1905–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Feb 1905

Birth Location: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Apr 1968

Death Location: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA

Father: Rix Adkins

Mother: Mary Keith

Spouse(s): Fannie Addington

Children(s): Jeanette Adkins, Roy Adkins, Osie Adkins, Herman Adkins

Augustus (Gus) Adkins was born in 1905 in Dickenson County, Virginia, USA, the child of Rix Adkins And Mary Alice Keith. In 1910, Augustus (Gus) Adkins resided in Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia. In 1930, Augustus (Gus) Adkins resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia. Augustus (Gus) Adkins married Almerta Mertie Dotson, Fannie D Addington, and had children including Herman Winifred Dotson Adkins, Jeanette Pearl Adkins, Osie Orleana Adkins, Roy Liskem Adkins. Augustus (Gus) Adkins passed away in 1968 in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Augustus (Gus) Adkins was born in 1905 in Dickenson County, Virginia, USA, the child of Rix Adkins And Mary Alice Keith.
  • In 1910, Augustus (Gus) Adkins resided in Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia.
  • In 1930, Augustus (Gus) Adkins resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia.
  • Augustus (Gus) Adkins married Almerta Mertie Dotson, Fannie D Addington, and had children including Herman Winifred Dotson Adkins, Jeanette Pearl Adkins, Osie Orleana Adkins, Roy Liskem Adkins.
  • Augustus (Gus) Adkins passed away in 1968 in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rix Adkins
1861–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Mary Keith
1861–1945
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Fannie Addington
1911–1994
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jeanette Adkins
1937–1990
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
JA
Roy Adkins
1929–2000
Birth Location: Holden, Logan, West Virginia, USA
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Osie Adkins
1927–1998
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
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Herman Adkins
1922–1947
Birth Location: McClure, Dickenson, Virginia, USA
HA

Augustus Adkins's Ancestors

Self
Augustus Adkins
1905–1968
Birth Place: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Rix Adkins
1861–
Virginia
Mary (Alice) Keith
1861–1945
Russell County, Virginia
Grandparents
Henry Adkins
1825–1880
North Carolina
Martha (Evaline (Patsy)) Hill
1827–1922
North Carolina, USA
William (G.) Keith
1824–1908
Amelia ("Millie") Austin
1831–1872
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Augustus Adkins's Descendants

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Augustus ((Gus)) Adkins (04 Feb 1905–2 Apr 1968) m. Fannie (D.) Addington (07 Apr 1911–25 Sep 1994)
  1. 1. Jeanette (Pearl) Adkins 1937–1990 m. Ross (Oakley) Johnson 1927–1973
  2. 2. Roy (Liskem) Adkins 1929–2000 m. Opal (Mae) Estep 1922–1995 m. Thelma (Frances) Nixon 1933–1999
  3. 3. Osie (Orleana) Adkins 1927–1998 m. Curlon (John) Harvey 1920–1994 m. Preston (George) Robinette 1910–2000
    1. 1. Rex (Allen) Harvey 1951–1960
    2. 2. Frances (Sue) Harvey 1947–2010 m. Charles (Frederick Wagner) III 1947–2004
  4. 4. Herman (Winifred Dotson) Adkins 1922–1947 m. Margie (Helen) HIll 1921–2008
    1. 1. Dallas (Herman) Adkins 1943–2016

Augustus Adkins's Timeline

7 Records

1905
04 Feb 1905
Birth of Augustus (Gus) Adkins in Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Augustus (Gus) Adkins resided here in Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia
Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 25
Augustus (Gus) Adkins resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia
Lipps, Wise, Virginia
1935
1935
Age 30
Augustus (Gus) Adkins resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia
Lipps, Wise, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 35
Augustus (Gus) Adkins resided here in Lipps, Mag D, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Mag D, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Augustus (Gus) Adkins resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1968
2 Apr 1968
Age 63
Death of Augustus (Gus) Adkins in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 229-05-9415; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2464; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 930.0.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2464; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 930.0.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lipps, Mag D, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lipps, Wise, Virgini

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1968
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 229-05-9415; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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