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Lafayette Houston Adkins 1851–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1851

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1917

Death Location: lanely, Freestone County, Texas, USA

Father:

Mother: Margaret McGough

Spouse(s): Martha Black

Children(s): Nettie Adkins, Sue Adkins, John Adkins

The story of Lafayette Houston Adkins began in 1851 in Mississippi, USA. Lafayette Houston Adkins married Martha Melissa Black, and had children including John Richards Adkins, Nettie Adkins, Sue M Adkins. Lafayette Houston Adkins passed away in 1917 in lanely, Freestone County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lafayette Houston Adkins began in 1851 in Mississippi, USA.
  • Lafayette Houston Adkins married Martha Melissa Black, and had children including John Richards Adkins, Nettie Adkins, Sue M Adkins.
  • Lafayette Houston Adkins passed away in 1917 in lanely, Freestone County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Margaret McGough
1818–1898
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Martha Black
1850–1931
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
MB

Children(s)

Nettie Adkins
1874–1971
Birth Location: Lanely, Freestone County, Texas, USA
NA
Sue Adkins
1875–1944
Birth Location: Leon County, Texas, USA
SA
John Adkins
1878–1953
Birth Location: Lanely, Freestone County, Texas, USA
JA

Lafayette Adkins's Ancestors

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Lafayette Adkins
1851–1917
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Margaret (Emeline Polly) McGough
1818–1898
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John McGough
1787–1840
Fort Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Elizabeth (Polly) Brooks
1780–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Jr
1765–1827
Agnes McWhorter
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1725–1779
Sarah Carson
1729–1781
Elbert McWhorter
1731–1790
Jane Brevard
1726–1800

Lafayette Adkins's Descendants

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Lafayette (Houston) Adkins (10 May 1851–15 Sep 1917) m. Martha (Melissa) Black (13 Sep 1850–12 Dec 1931)
  1. 1. Nettie Adkins 1874–1971 m. Willie (C.) Morris 1869–1899 m. Horace (Henry) Morris 1876–1955
    1. 1. Ethel (R) Morris 1895–1996 m. Preston (Webster) Morrison 1895–1969
  2. 2. Sue (M.) Adkins 1875–1944 m. Alonzo (Lewelen) Harper 1870–1934
  3. 3. John (Richards) Adkins 1878–1953 m. Nancy (Jane "Jennie") Castleberry 1878–1969
    1. 1. John (Carter) Adkins 1914–1981 m. Elizabeth (Bertha) Sauer 1914–2002
      1. 1. Jack (Carter) Adkins 1948–2001
    2. 2. Corrine (Lucille) Adkins 1901–1982 m. Oran (Bailey) Adams 1900–1988
      1. 1. Charles (Richard) Adams 1927–2001 m. Katie Hennen 1923–1989

Lafayette Adkins's Timeline

2 Records

1851
10 May 1851
Birth of Lafayette Houston Adkins in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1917
15 Sep 1917
Age 66
Death of Lafayette Houston Adkins in lanely, Freestone County, Texas, USA
lanely, Freestone County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1851
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1917
    Event Place: lanely, Freestone County, Texas, USA
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