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Benjamin Franklin Adkins 1888 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1888

Birth Location: Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 19 Jan 1965

Death Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia

Father: Rachel Wilkes

Mother: CHARLES Adkins

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Benjamin Franklin Adkins was born in 1888 in Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA, the child of Rachel Wilkes and CHARLES Lewis "Bub" Adkins. Benjamin Franklin Adkins passed away in 1965 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Adkins was born in 1888 in Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA, the child of Rachel Wilkes and CHARLES Lewis "Bub" Adkins.
  • Benjamin Franklin Adkins passed away in 1965 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia.

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Benjamin Adkins's Ancestors

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Benjamin Adkins
1888 – 1965
Birth Place: Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Rachel Wilkes
1861 – 1912
Windsor Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
CHARLES (Lewis "Bub") Adkins
1858 –
Lawrence, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Sarah (Ann) Hardy
1838 – 1921
Indiana
Franklin (N Wilks) (WILKES)
1833 – 1905
Proctorville, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
Harrison Adkins
1830 – 1865
Virginia, USA
Eleanor (C) COLLINS
1836 – 1871
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
William Hardy
1804 – 1878
Mary Owen
1806 – 1879
Benjamin Wilks
1801 – 1886
Juliet Howard
1813 – 1880
Isaac Adkins
1805 – 1850
Polly Lusk
1808 – 1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Hardy
1777 – 1860
Elizabeth Underwood
1782 – 1865
James Wilkes
1759 – 1840
GEORGE (206)
1782 – 1877
Sarah Belcher
1785 – 1880
first Adkins
1780 – 1860
Elizabeth Adkins
1784 – 1860
Samuel Lusk
1776 – 1845

Benjamin Adkins's Timeline

2 Records

1888
15 May 1888
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Adkins in Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
1965
19 Jan 1965
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Franklin Adkins in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1888
    Event Place: Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1965
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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