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Earl Edward Adkins 1902–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Feb 1902

Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1982

Death Location: Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: William Adkins

Mother: Sarah Addington

Spouse(s): Etta Hicks

Children(s): Winston Adkins, Peggy Adkins, Paul Adkins, Jo Adkins, Charles Adkins

Earl Edward Adkins was born in 1902 in Wise County, Virginia, USA, the child of William David Adkins And Sarah Luemma Emma Addington. In 1910, Earl Edward Adkins resided in Roberson, Wise, Virginia. In 1920, Earl Edward Adkins resided in Roberson, Wise, Virginia. Earl Edward Adkins married Etta Mae Hicks, and had children including Bobby Ray Adkins, Charles Bruce Adkins, Jo Ann Adkins, Paul Douglas Adkins, Peggy Sue Adkins, Winston David Adkins. Earl Edward Adkins passed away in 1982 in Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Earl Edward Adkins was born in 1902 in Wise County, Virginia, USA, the child of William David Adkins And Sarah Luemma Emma Addington.
  • In 1910, Earl Edward Adkins resided in Roberson, Wise, Virginia.
  • In 1920, Earl Edward Adkins resided in Roberson, Wise, Virginia.
  • Earl Edward Adkins married Etta Mae Hicks, and had children including Bobby Ray Adkins, Charles Bruce Adkins, Jo Ann Adkins, Paul Douglas Adkins, Peggy Sue Adkins, Winston David Adkins.
  • Earl Edward Adkins passed away in 1982 in Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Earl Adkins's Ancestors

Self
Earl Adkins
1902–1982
Birth Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William David Adkins
1889–1978
Wise County, Virginia
Sarah (Luemma (Emma)) Addington
1882–1968
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Addington
1846–1920
Wise County, Virginia
Mary (Jane) Purkey
1848–1923
Grayson County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Addington
1816–1897
Melinda Bevins
1818–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Addington
1783–1857
Sarah Stallard
1790–1867
Abraham Compton
1772–1856
Mary Bevins
1794–1864

Earl Adkins's Descendants

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Earl (Edward) Adkins (09 Feb 1902–22 Sep 1982) m. Etta (Mae) Hicks (6 May 1907–14 Nov 1974)
  1. 1. Winston (David) Adkins 1925–1992
  2. 2. Peggy (Sue) Adkins 1941–2006
  3. 3. Paul (Douglas) Adkins 1928–2016 m. Bobbie (Pauline) Lee 1929–2015
  4. 4. Jo (Ann) Adkins 1932–2016 m. Robert (D.) Williams 1932–2005
  5. 5. Charles (Bruce) Adkins 1936–1993 m. Anne Vanover 1943–2013

Earl Adkins's Timeline

9 Records

1902
09 Feb 1902
Birth of Earl Edward Adkins in Wise County, Virginia, USA
Wise County, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 8
Earl Edward Adkins resided here in Roberson, Wise, Virginia
Roberson, Wise, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 18
Earl Edward Adkins resided here in Roberson, Wise, Virginia
Roberson, Wise, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 28
Earl Edward Adkins resided here in Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Earl Edward Adkins resided here in Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 38
Earl Edward Adkins resided here in Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 40
Earl Edward Adkins resided here in Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA
Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Earl Edward Adkins resided here in Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
1982
22 Sep 1982
Age 80
Death of Earl Edward Adkins in Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1902
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04302; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 98-37
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 183; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2465; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0029; Image: 521.0; FHL microfilm: 2342199
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 183; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2465; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0029; Image: 521.0; FHL microfilm: 2342199

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04302; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 98-37

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04302; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 98-37

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 4

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Roberson, 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: Roberson, Wise, Virg

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Kingsport Times-News; Publication Date: 23 Sep 1982; Publication Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA; ,0.5442489,0.19701968,0.7780477&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1982
    Event Place: Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 401-01-7982; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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