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Josiah or Joseph ADKINS 1827–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1827

Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, United States

Death Date: BET. 1868 - 1870

Death Location: Monroe County, WV

Father: Jacob Adkins

Mother: Barbary Adkins

Spouse(s): Susan Plumley

Children(s): John Adkins

In 1827, Josiah or Joseph ADKINS entered the world in Giles, Virginia, United States, born to Jacob Adkins And Barbary Adkins. Josiah or Joseph ADKINS married Susan Plumley, and had children including John Calhoun Breckenridge Adkins. Josiah or Joseph ADKINS passed away in 1868 in Monroe County, WV.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Josiah or Joseph ADKINS entered the world in Giles, Virginia, United States, born to Jacob Adkins And Barbary Adkins.
  • Josiah or Joseph ADKINS married Susan Plumley, and had children including John Calhoun Breckenridge Adkins.
  • Josiah or Joseph ADKINS passed away in 1868 in Monroe County, WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Adkins
1780–1850
Birth Location: Montgomery or Greenbrier County, Virginia, British Crown Colony
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Barbary Adkins
1785–1860
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan Plumley
1826–1900
Birth Location: Monroe
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Children(s)

John Adkins
1856–1936
Birth Location: Monroe, West Virginia, United States
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Josiah ADKINS's Ancestors

Self
Josiah ADKINS
1827–1868
Birth Place: Giles, Virginia, United States
Parents
Jacob Adkins
1780–1850
Montgomery or Greenbrier County, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Barbary Adkins
1785–1860
Giles, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Atkins) Sr.
1755–1808
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Atkins
1735–1811
Susannah Brockman
1735–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amanda Lambert
1690–1763

Josiah ADKINS's Descendants

1.
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Josiah (or Joseph) ADKINS (Abt. 1827–BET. 1868 - 1870) m. Susan Plumley (1826–1900)
  1. 1. John (Calhoun Breckenridge) Adkins 1856–1936 m. Malinda (Jane) Richmond 1860–1924
    1. 1. Cora (Elizabeth (Bessie) Williams) Adkins 1895–1939 m. William (Allen) Adkins 1874–1930
      1. 1. Versie (C) Downing 1914–1989 m. Wheeler Cottrill 1911–1966 m. Kenneth (Walter) Downing 1907– m. Earnest Hughes 1911–1978
        1. 1. Margaret (A.) Cottrill 1938–2016
        2. 2. Rex (Stanley) Cottrill 1949–1994
        3. 3. Frances Hughes 1934–1982
      2. 2. Raymond (Everett) Adkins 1923–2007
      3. 3. Delcia (Marie) Adkins 1924–1940
      4. 4. Daniel (Shaw) Adkins 1912–1969
      5. 5. John (Edward) Adkins 1909–1980
      6. 6. Mary (Jane) Adkins 1899–1927
      7. 7. Homer (Sherman) Adkins 1918–1976

Josiah ADKINS's Timeline

2 Records

1827
Abt. 1827
Birth of Josiah or Joseph ADKINS in Giles, Virginia, United States
Giles, Virginia, United States
1868
BET. 1868 - 1870
Age 41
Death of Josiah or Joseph ADKINS in Monroe County, WV
Monroe County, WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1827
    Event Place: Giles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET. 1868 - 1870
    Event Place: Monroe County, WV
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