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Floyd Shannon Adkins 1840–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1840

Birth Location: Logan County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Jun 1897

Death Location: Brown's Creek, Putnam, West Virginia, USA

Father: Lewis Adkins

Mother: Elizabeth Haner

Spouse(s): Sarah Adkins

Children(s): Lloyd Adkins, Mary Grass, Rachel Pate, Clarence Adkins, Virgil Adkins, Vesta Adkins, stillborn Adkins, Addie Henson, Richard Adkins, George Adkins

Floyd Shannon Adkins was born in 1840 in Logan County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Lewis Adkins And Elizabeth Libby Haner. Floyd Shannon Adkins married Sarah Ann Spurlock Adkins, and had children including Addie Blanche Adkins Henson, Clarence Gilbert Adkins, George Anderson Adkins, Lloyd Vermont Adkins, Mary Victoria Adkins Grass, Rachel Jane Adkins Pate, Richard Lee Adkins, Stillborn Boy Adkins, Vesta Florentine Adkins, Virgil Grant Adkins. Floyd Shannon Adkins passed away in 1897 in Brown's Creek, Putnam, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Floyd Shannon Adkins was born in 1840 in Logan County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Lewis Adkins And Elizabeth Libby Haner.
  • Floyd Shannon Adkins married Sarah Ann Spurlock Adkins, and had children including Addie Blanche Adkins Henson, Clarence Gilbert Adkins, George Anderson Adkins, Lloyd Vermont Adkins, Mary Victoria Adkins Grass, Rachel Jane Adkins Pate, Richard Lee Adkins, Stillborn Boy Adkins, Vesta Florentine Adkins, Virgil Grant Adkins.
  • Floyd Shannon Adkins passed away in 1897 in Brown's Creek, Putnam, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Adkins
1812–1900
Birth Location: Giles, Wayne, Virginia, United States
LA
Elizabeth Haner
1812–1857
Birth Location: Boone, Franklin, Virginia, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Adkins
1843–1929
Birth Location: Logan County, West Virginia, USA
SA

Children(s)

Lloyd Adkins
1877–1968
Birth Location: Browns Creek, St Albans, WV
LA
Mary Grass
1865–1933
Birth Location: Gallia, Ohio, United States
MG
Rachel Pate
1874–1889
Birth Location: Browns Creek, Curry District, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
RP
Clarence Adkins
1871–1961
Birth Location: St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
CA
Virgil Adkins
1868–1949
Birth Location: Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
VA
Vesta Adkins
1867–1920
Birth Location: Lincoln, Boone, West Virginia, USA
VA
stillborn Adkins
1877–1877
Birth Location: Putnam, West Virginia, USA
sA
Addie Henson
1881–1920
Birth Location: Curry, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
AH
Richard Adkins
1887–1960
Birth Location: Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America
RA
George Adkins
1884–1928
Birth Location: Putnam, West Virginia
GA

Floyd Adkins's Ancestors

Self
Floyd Adkins
1840–1897
Birth Place: Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Lewis Adkins
1812–1900
Giles, Wayne, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Libby") Haner
1812–1857
Boone, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Floyd Adkins's Descendants

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Floyd (Shannon) Adkins (12 Aug 1840–29 Jun 1897) m. Sarah (Ann Spurlock) Adkins (12 Sep 1843–20 Nov 1929)
  1. 1. Lloyd (Vermont) Adkins 1877–1968 m. Laura Adkins 1902–1962 m. Cathern (Elizabeth (Lizzy)) Murphy 1895–1975 m. Nina Casdorph 1880–1905
    1. 1. Doloris ("Jeanne" Adkins) Mortimore 1937–1979 m. Bernard (L) Samples 1934–2000 m. Buddy (C) Orpin 1930–2001
    2. 2. Lloyd (James) Adkins 1924–1982
    3. 3. Rose (Mary Adkins Jarrell) Smith 1928–2012
    4. 4. Goldie (Annise Adkins Craddock) Casino 1910–1995
    5. 5. Silvia (Marie Bell Adkins) Craddock 1912–1932
    6. 6. Herman (Edward) Adkins 1914–1918
    7. 7. William (Lloyd) Adkins 1905–1906
  2. 2. Mary (Victoria Adkins) Grass 1865–1933
  3. 3. Rachel (Jane Adkins) Pate 1874–1889
  4. 4. Clarence (Gilbert) Adkins 1871–1961 m. Lilly (Mae Carpenter) Adkins 1878–1940
    1. 1. Richard (Henry) Adkins 1901–1993
    2. 2. Ora (Rachel Adkins Helms) Bums 1904–1996
    3. 3. Martha (E Adkins) Lipscomb 1907–1989
    4. 4. Elsie (Genevieve Adkins) Beveridge 1909–2003 m. Ollie (Lee) Chandler 1884–1956
      1. 1. Mary (Maxine) Burdette 1930–2009
    5. 5. Elvin (Roscoe) Adkins 1911–1970 m. Jessie (M) Adkins 1919–1997 m. Elizabeth Adkins 1919– m. Elizabeth (Monroe) Adkins 1919–1965
      1. 1. Doris (Jean) Adkins 1940–2013
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth Adkins Sargent) Rollins 1915–2007
    7. 7. Bervel (Davis) Adkins 1919–2004 m. Edna (Lucille Lively) Adkins 1920–1997 m. Edna (Lucille) Lively 1920–1997
      1. 1. Constance ('Connie' Ann) Adkins 1942–1959
    8. 8. Elva (Ethel Adkins) Cyrus 1922–1993
    9. 9. Ava Adkins 1904–
    10. 10. Genevieve Olds 1915–
  5. 5. Virgil (Grant) Adkins 1868–1949
  6. 6. Vesta (Florentine) Adkins 1867–1920
  7. 7. stillborn (boy) Adkins 1877–1877
  8. 8. Addie (Blanche Adkins) Henson 1881–1920
  9. 9. Richard (Lee) Adkins 1887–1960
  10. 10. George (Anderson) Adkins 1884–1928 m. Betty (Jane) Adkins 1893–1954
    1. 1. Violet (Ethel) Adkins 1918–1998

Floyd Adkins's Timeline

2 Records

1840
12 Aug 1840
Birth of Floyd Shannon Adkins in Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Logan County, West Virginia, USA
1897
29 Jun 1897
Age 57
Death of Floyd Shannon Adkins in Brown's Creek, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
Brown's Creek, Putnam, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Logan County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1897
    Event Place: Brown's Creek, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
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