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Henry Adkins 1848 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1848

Birth Location: Boone County, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Jul 1891

Death Location: Raleigh, West Virginia, United States

Father: John Adkins

Mother: Elizabeth Adkins

Spouse(s): Nancy Smith

Children(s): Erastus Adkins, Henry Adkins, Jacob Adkins, Rebecca Adkins, Josephine Wallace, Rachel Adkins, Buchannon Adkins, Richard Adkins, Sarah Adkins, Vania Adkins

Henry Adkins was born in 1848 in Boone County, Virginia, United States, the child of John Preston Adkins and Elizabeth Adkins. In 1870, Henry Adkins resided in Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA. In 1880, Henry Adkins resided in Richmond, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA. Henry Adkins married Nancy Jane Smith, and had children including Erastus Adkins, Henry Jackson Adkins, Jacob Adkins, Rebecca Adkins, Josephine Wallace, Rachel E. Adkins, Buchannon Adkins, Richard Adkins, Sarah Jane Adkins, Vania Adkins. Henry Adkins passed away in 1891 in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Henry Adkins was born in 1848 in Boone County, Virginia, United States, the child of John Preston Adkins and Elizabeth Adkins.
  • In 1870, Henry Adkins resided in Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Henry Adkins resided in Richmond, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.
  • Henry Adkins married Nancy Jane Smith, and had children including Erastus Adkins, Henry Jackson Adkins, Jacob Adkins, Rebecca Adkins, Josephine Wallace, Rachel E. Adkins, Buchannon Adkins, Richard Adkins, Sarah Jane Adkins, Vania Adkins.
  • Henry Adkins passed away in 1891 in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Henry Adkins's Ancestors

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Henry Adkins
1848 – 1891
Birth Place: Boone County, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Preston Adkins
1810 – 1850
In, Giles, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Adkins
1807 –
Virginia
Grandparents
Berkely (Adkins) Atkins
1785 – 1810
Greenbrier County, (W)VA
Mary Hollas
1788 – 1810
Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sherrod Adkins
1759 – 1816
Mary McDowell
1760 – 1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Adkins
1725 – 1810
Judah Stith
1734 – 1770
John SAR\DAR
1714 – 1799
Hannah DePue
1719 – 1779

Henry Adkins's Descendants

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Henry Adkins (Abt 1848 – 19 Jul 1891) m. Nancy (Jane) Smith (20 Apr 1852 – 9 Jan 1893)
  1. 1. Erastus Adkins (abt 1866 – )
  2. 2. Henry (Jackson) Adkins (Abt 1868 – )
  3. 3. Jacob Adkins (abt 1868 – )
  4. 4. Rebecca Adkins (3 Jan 1869 – 20 Apr 1894) m. Lewis (Marshall) Bennett (25 December 1867 – 26 September 1923)
    1. 1. Bertie (F) Bennett (10 Oct 1887 – 24 Oct 1977) m. Samuel (Litchrield) Humphrey (15 Sep 1882 – 15 December 1957)
      1. 1. Dora (Mae) Humphrey (2 Jan 1907 – 2 Mar 1997) m. Henry (A Byron) Byrd (1900 – 1985)
        1. 1. Helen (L) Byrd (10 Jan 1927 – 23 Sep 2009)
        2. 2. Beulah (M) Byrd (abt 1930 – )
        3. 3. Doris (Nadine) Byrd (abt 1932 – )
        4. 4. David Byrd (abt 1938 – )
        5. 5. Daniel Byrd (abt 1939 – )
      2. 2. Elijah Humphrey (abt 1909 – )
      3. 3. Roy Humphrey (7 Nov 1910 – 28 Jul 1972)
      4. 4. Lena (F) Humphrey (9 January 1923 – 25 March 2013) m. Christopher McDaniel (1921 – ) m. John (Russell Gantner) Jr
        1. 1. Garry (Lee) Gantner (17 July 1945 – 2 June 2012) m. Joyce (S) Sturgill (9 Jul 1950 – ) m. Darlynne Duchateau (15 May 1949 – )
        2. 2. Samuel (Eugene) Gantner (9 May 1949 – ) m. Marjorie (Ann "Margie") Gantner (20 August 1950 – 10 July 2011)
        3. 3. Kanita (F) Gantner (19 Jan 1951 – 19 Jan 1951)
        4. 4. Michael (Edgar) Gantner (18 Dec 1952 – 22 Apr 2001)
        5. 5. Rebecca (Susan "Becky") Gantner (10 Jan 1955 – 2 Oct 2016) m. Donald (Wayne) Risden (4 Aug 1952 – 9 Mar 2001) m. John (Edward) Lawhorn,
        6. 6. John (Russell) Gantner (1 Mar 1948 – 29 Jun 1976) m. Janice (Christine) Killian (26 Dec 1953 – )
      5. 5. La (w-rence Ear) wood
      6. 6. Fred Humphrey
    2. 2. Clarence (Howard) Bennett (28 Dec 1889 – 15 Mar 1971)
    3. 3. Lonnie (B) Bennett (Jun 1895 – )
    4. 4. Lotie (F) Bennett (Nov 1896 – )
    5. 5. Joseph (T) Bennett (Jul 1898 – )
    6. 6. William (Haley) Bennett (28 Oct 1891 – 22 April 1984)
    7. 7. Rosa (B) Bennett (20 Apr 1894 – 13 May 1894)
  5. 5. Josephine Wallace (abt 1871 – )
  6. 6. Rachel (E.) Adkins (24 May 1871 – 1910)
    1. 1. Launa (B) Bennett (Jun 1895 – )
    2. 2. Lonnie (B.) Bennett (11 Jun 1895 – 13 Jan 1918)
    3. 3. Lottie (F) Bennett (17 Nov 1896 – Jan 1979)
    4. 4. Joseph (T) Bennett (20 Jul 1898 – Before 1933)
    5. 5. Charles (Lee) Bennett (9 Aug 1900 – 4 Jan 1944)
    6. 6. Rhoda (M) Bennett (1904 – AFT. 1920)
    7. 7. Victoria (Ellen) Bennett (4 Jul 1906 – Aft 1979)
    8. 8. Wesley (Banks) Bennett (28 December 1910 – 27 June 1961)
  7. 7. Buchannon Adkins (Abt 1872 – )
  8. 8. Richard Adkins (Abt 1874 – )
  9. 9. Sarah (Jane) Adkins (Abt 1877 – )
  10. 10. Vania Adkins (Abt 1879 – )

Henry Adkins's Timeline

4 Records

1848
Abt 1848
Birth of Henry Adkins in Boone County, Virginia, United States
Boone County, Virginia, United States
1870
1870
Age 22
Henry Adkins resided here in Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Henry Adkins resided here in Richmond, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Richmond, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1891
19 Jul 1891
Age 43
Death of Henry Adkins in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States
Raleigh, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1848
    Event Place: Boone County, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Slater Switch, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 1402; Page: 66A; Enumeration District: 029
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Richmond, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: 1412; Family History Film: 1255412; Page: 154A; Enumeration District: 128
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Richmond, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Slater Switch, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 1402; Page: 66A; Enumeration District: 029
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Richmond, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: 1412; Family History Film: 1255412; Page: 154A; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1891
    Event Place: Raleigh, West Virginia, United States

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