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James Trusty Adkins 1921–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1921

Birth Location: Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1979

Death Location: Alger OH, USA

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Spouse(s): Ada Cole, Elizabeth Nickels, Mabel Kendell

Children(s): Earl Adkins

James Trusty Adkins was born in 1921 in Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA, the child of Alfred Adkins And Sally Crickit Nickels. James Trusty Adkins married Ada Marie Cole, Elizabeth Lizzy Nickels, Mabel Kendell, and had children including Billy Eugene Adkins, Brenda Kay Adkins, Della Adkins, Earl Junior Adkins, Glenda F Adkins. James Trusty Adkins passed away in 1979 in Alger OH, USA.

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Biography

  • James Trusty Adkins was born in 1921 in Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA, the child of Alfred Adkins And Sally Crickit Nickels.
  • James Trusty Adkins married Ada Marie Cole, Elizabeth Lizzy Nickels, Mabel Kendell, and had children including Billy Eugene Adkins, Brenda Kay Adkins, Della Adkins, Earl Junior Adkins, Glenda F Adkins.
  • James Trusty Adkins passed away in 1979 in Alger OH, USA.

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James Adkins
1921–1979
Birth Place: Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
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James Adkins's Descendants

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James (Trusty) Adkins (24 Nov 1921–15 Sep 1979) m. Ada (Marie) Cole (23 Apr 1933–24 Nov 1989) m. Elizabeth ("Lizzy") Nickels (29 Jul 1930–16 Mar 1982) m. Mabel Kendell (abt 1921–)
  1. 1. Earl (Junior) Adkins 1951–2004

James Adkins's Timeline

2 Records

1921
24 Nov 1921
Birth of James Trusty Adkins in Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
1979
15 Sep 1979
Age 58
Death of James Trusty Adkins in Lima, Allen County, Ohio
Lima, Allen County, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [4] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [5] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
    [6] U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Lima News; Publication Date: 17 Sep 1979; Publication Place: Lima, Ohio, USA; ,0.07470472,0.20502467,0.29505008&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 206 W Ourteenth St Med
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Lima News; Publication Date: 17 Sep 1979; Publication Place: Lima, Ohio, USA; ,0.07470472,0.20502467,0.29505008&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Magoffin, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1979
    Event Place: Lima, Allen County, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Lima News; Publication Date: 17 Sep 1979; Publication Place: Lima, Ohio, USA; ,0.07470472,0.20502467,0.29505008&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alger OH, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007

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