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Laurence Owen Adkins 1922–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1922

Birth Location: Webb, Clay, Iowa

Death Date: 03 Jan 2008

Death Location: Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri

Father: William Adkins

Mother: Adella Smith

Spouse(s): Wanda Rose

Children(s):

The story of Laurence Owen Adkins began in 1922 in Webb, Clay, Iowa. In 1930, Laurence Owen Adkins resided in Swan Lake, Pocahontas, Iowa. In 1940, Laurence Owen Adkins resided in Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA. Laurence Owen Adkins married Wanda June Rose. Laurence Owen Adkins passed away in 2008 in Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of Laurence Owen Adkins began in 1922 in Webb, Clay, Iowa.
  • In 1930, Laurence Owen Adkins resided in Swan Lake, Pocahontas, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Laurence Owen Adkins resided in Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA.
  • Laurence Owen Adkins married Wanda June Rose.
  • Laurence Owen Adkins passed away in 2008 in Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Adkins
1877–1960
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
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Adella Smith
1890–1986
Birth Location: Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Wanda Rose
1927–2008
Birth Location: Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
WR

Children(s)

Laurence Adkins's Ancestors

Self
Laurence Adkins
1922–2008
Birth Place: Webb, Clay, Iowa
Parents
William M Adkins
1877–1960
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Adella (Eura) Smith
1890–1986
Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Miles (Henry) Adkins
1833–1911
Pike County, Kentucky
Lucinda Robbins
1837–
Kentucky
Abraham (Wellington) Smith
1862–1919
Wise County, Virginia, USA
America (Eura) Osborne
1867–1908
Beefhide, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Absolum Adkins
1810–1880
Delilah Elswick
1811–
Thompson Smith
1839–1906
Mary Addington
1844–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adkins
1775–1829
Olivia Morgan
1780–1850
Henry Smith
1816–1899
Lucinda Bevins
1820–1890
William Addington
1819–1892
Nancy Kilgore
1825–1909

Laurence Adkins's Timeline

6 Records

1922
12 Jul 1922
Birth of Laurence Owen Adkins in Webb, Clay, Iowa
Webb, Clay, Iowa
1930
1930
Age 8
Laurence Owen Adkins resided here in Swan Lake, Pocahontas, Iowa
Swan Lake, Pocahontas, Iowa
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 18
Laurence Owen Adkins resided here in Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1946
3 Apr 1946
Age 24
Laurence Owen Adkins resided here in Laurens, Iowa
Laurens, Iowa
1949
4 May 1949
Age 27
Laurence Owen Adkins resided here in Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa
Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa
2008
03 Jan 2008
Age 86
Death of Laurence Owen Adkins in Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri
Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1922
    Event Place: Webb, Clay, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: T627_1191; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 76-25.
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, Chicago & North Western Historical Society; Berwyn, Illinois; CNW Social Security Applications
    [4] Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [6] Missouri, Find a Grave Index
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Swan Lake, Pocahontas, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: T627_1191; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 76-25.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1946
    Event Place: Laurens, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, Chicago & North Western Historical Society; Berwyn, Illinois; CNW Social Security Applications

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 May 1949
    Event Place: Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jan 2008
    Event Place: Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [3] Missouri, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri
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