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Melvin Gordon Adkins 1877–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1877

Birth Location: Salt Rock, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1959

Death Location: Pueblo, Colorado, USA

Father: Elijah Adkins

Mother: Delia Price

Spouse(s): Margaret Thacker

Children(s): Homer Adkins, Nano Adkins, Cassie Adkins, Leo Adkins, Halena Adkins, Dorothy Adkins, LaRene Adkins, Garnet Adkins, Lois Adkins, Wanda Adkins

The story of Melvin Gordon Adkins began in 1877 in Salt Rock, Cabell, West Virginia, USA. Melvin Gordon Adkins married Margaret Mary Thacker, and had children including Cassie Audra Adkins, Dorothy O Fay Adkins, Garnet Fredrica Adkins, Halena Adkins, Homer R Adkins, Larene Adkins, Leo B Adkins, Lois Virginia Adkins, Nano Adkins, Wanda Leila Adkins. Melvin Gordon Adkins passed away in 1959 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Gordon Adkins began in 1877 in Salt Rock, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.
  • Melvin Gordon Adkins married Margaret Mary Thacker, and had children including Cassie Audra Adkins, Dorothy O Fay Adkins, Garnet Fredrica Adkins, Halena Adkins, Homer R Adkins, Larene Adkins, Leo B Adkins, Lois Virginia Adkins, Nano Adkins, Wanda Leila Adkins.
  • Melvin Gordon Adkins passed away in 1959 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA.

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Melvin Adkins's Ancestors

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Melvin Adkins
1877–1959
Birth Place: Salt Rock, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Elijah Melvin Adkins
1828–1908
Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Delia (Margaret) Price
1843–1903
Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Hezekiah Adkins
1795–1876
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Sarah (M) Childers
1798–1863
Giles, Virginia, USA
John Price
1814–1899
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Jane Hobbs
1823–1883
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Adkins
1759–1842
Mary Levon
1768–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvin Adkins's Descendants

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Melvin (Gordon) Adkins (29 Nov 1877–23 Dec 1959) m. Margaret (Mary) Thacker (9 July 1883–19 Oct 1963)
  1. 1. Homer (R) Adkins 1901–1901
  2. 2. Nano Adkins 1903–1903
  3. 3. Cassie (Audra) Adkins 1905–1977 m. George (Thurston) Porter 1906–1991
  4. 4. Leo (B) Adkins 1907–1983 m. Ethel (Marie) Martin 1909–1998
  5. 5. Halena Adkins 1909–1910
  6. 6. Dorothy (O'Fay) Adkins 1912–1980 m. Isaac (Joyce) Marshall –1997
  7. 7. LaRene Adkins 1914–1971
  8. 8. Garnet (Fredrica) Adkins 1916–1988
  9. 9. Lois (Virginia) Adkins 1919–1987 m. Merrill (M) Rossen 1915–1999
  10. 10. Wanda (Leila) Adkins 1921–2006 m. Donald (Vaughn) Colburn 1918–2003

Melvin Adkins's Timeline

2 Records

1877
29 Nov 1877
Birth of Melvin Gordon Adkins in Salt Rock, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Salt Rock, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1959
23 Dec 1959
Age 82
Death of Melvin Gordon Adkins in Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Pueblo, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1877
    Event Place: Salt Rock, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
    [2] U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mccomas, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: 1401; Family History Film: 1255401; Page: 123A; Enumeration District: 015; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1959
    Event Place: Pueblo, Colorado, USA

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