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Richard Caswell Adkins 1801–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1801

Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Aug 1852

Death Location: Sandy Hook, Morgan, Kentucky

Father: Thomas Adkins

Mother: Olivia Morgan

Spouse(s): Nancy Thomas, Margaret (Connelly)

Children(s): Wes Adkins, Mitchell Adkins, Wiley Adkins, Lockey Adkins, Victoria Adkins, Amanda Adkins, Washington Adkins, Sarah Adkins, Sampson Adkins, Dorothy Adkins, Richard Adkins, Tamson Adkins, Evaline Adkins

The story of Richard Caswell Adkins began in 1801 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. In 1840, Richard Caswell Adkins resided in Morgan County, Kentucky. In 1850, Richard Caswell Adkins resided in Morgan County, Kentucky. Richard Caswell Adkins married Margaret Jane Conley Connelly, Nancy Thomas, and had children including Amanda J Adkins, Dorothy Dolly Adkins, Evaline Adkins, Lockey Adkins, Mitchell B Adkins, Richard Caswell Adkins, Sampson D Adkins, Sarah M Adkins, Tamson Tanzy Adkins, Victoria Adkins, Washington R Adkins, Wes Adkins, Wiley G Adkins. Richard Caswell Adkins passed away in 1852 in Sandy Hook, Morgan, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Caswell Adkins began in 1801 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1840, Richard Caswell Adkins resided in Morgan County, Kentucky.
  • In 1850, Richard Caswell Adkins resided in Morgan County, Kentucky.
  • Richard Caswell Adkins married Margaret Jane Conley Connelly, Nancy Thomas, and had children including Amanda J Adkins, Dorothy Dolly Adkins, Evaline Adkins, Lockey Adkins, Mitchell B Adkins, Richard Caswell Adkins, Sampson D Adkins, Sarah M Adkins, Tamson Tanzy Adkins, Victoria Adkins, Washington R Adkins, Wes Adkins, Wiley G Adkins.
  • Richard Caswell Adkins passed away in 1852 in Sandy Hook, Morgan, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Adkins
1775–1829
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia
TA
Olivia Morgan
1780–1850
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
OM

Spouses(s)

Nancy Thomas
1809–1832
Birth Location: Virginia
NT
Margaret (Connelly)
1818–1856
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Wes Adkins
1821–1895
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky
WA
Mitchell Adkins
1826–1913
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
MA
Wiley Adkins
1828–
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky
WA
Lockey Adkins
1830–
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky
LA
Victoria Adkins
1832–
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky
VA
Amanda Adkins
1835–
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky
AA
Washington Adkins
1842–1854
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky
WA
Sarah Adkins
1843–
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky
SA
Sampson Adkins
1846–1932
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky
SA
Dorothy Adkins
1848–
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
DA
Richard Adkins
1852–1898
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky
RA
Tamson Adkins
1838–
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky
TA
Evaline Adkins
1822–1852
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky
EA

Richard Adkins's Ancestors

Self
Richard Adkins
1801–1852
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Adkins
1775–1829
Henrico County, Virginia
Olivia ((Ollie)) Morgan
1780–1850
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Adkins
1754–1833
Henrico County, Virginia
Mary Adkins
1754–1810
Virginia
David Morgan
1753–1813
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Anna Poteet
1755–1825
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1721–1784
Lydia Owens
1724–1782
James Poteet
1720–1783
Elizabeth Crabtree
1728–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William *
1689–1774
Elizabeth *
1695–1735
William Jr.
1704–1758
Mary Pike
1707–1777

Richard Adkins's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Caswell) Adkins (Feb 1801–20 Aug 1852) m. Nancy Thomas (1809–1832) m. Margaret (Jane Conley) (Connelly) (10 September 1818–6 March 1856)
  1. 1. Wes Adkins 1821–1895 m. Mary (Ann) Whitt 1826–1908
    1. 1. Robert (Lee) Adkins 1866–1904
      1. 1. Orville Adkins 1893–1951
    2. 2. John (C. Mason) Adkins 1849–1931 m. Sarah (Jane) Clevenger 1853–1891 m. Almeda ((Sissie)) Whitt 1864–1937
      1. 1. Anna (Eliza) Adkins 1881–1967 m. Ambrose (Asberry) Howard 1871–1929
        1. 1. Henry (Lee) Howard 1904–1987
        2. 2. Matthew (Redwine) Howard 1913–1958
        3. 3. William (Gobel) Howard 1901–1985
        4. 4. Beecher Howard 1916–1921
        5. 5. Waley (Scotland) Howard 1914–1921
        6. 6. Melvin Howard 1907–1955
        7. 7. Drew Howard 1916–1918
        8. 8. Effie (Marie) Howard 1920–2015
        9. 9. Mollie (M.) Howard 1900–1944 m. Meredith Adkins 1888–1961
  2. 2. Mitchell (B.) Adkins 1826–1913 m. Louisa (J. .) Vickers 1835–1917 m. Sarah (P.) Rowe 1826–1904
    1. 1. Martha (J.) Adkins 1846–1904 m. James (Prince Albert) Kissinger 1839–1915
    2. 2. Caswell Adkins 1848–1913
    3. 3. Mary ((Polly)) Adkins 1852–1899 m. William (G.) Fannin 1855–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Adkins 1853–1860
    5. 5. John (Mitchell) Adkins 1855–1937 m. Mary Thornberry 1862–
    6. 6. Delinda (Peake) Adkins 1857–1921 m. Electious (Bascom) Ward 1854–1901
    7. 7. Robert (W.) Adkins 1859–1870
    8. 8. Louisa Adkins 1861–1936 m. Rhode Click 1863–1932
    9. 9. Sarah (Eveline) Adkins 1864–1894 m. Michael Click 1866–1941
  3. 3. Wiley (G.) Adkins 1828– m. Sarah Adkins 1835–
    1. 1. Piety Adkins 1867–
    2. 2. William (Allen) Adkins 1856–
  4. 4. Lockey Adkins 1830–
  5. 5. Victoria Adkins 1832–
  6. 6. Amanda (J.) Adkins 1835–
  7. 7. Washington (R.) Adkins 1842–1854
  8. 8. Sarah (M.) Adkins 1843–
  9. 9. Sampson (D.) Adkins 1846–1932 m. Eliza (Jane) Clark 1850–1937
    1. 1. Bessie Adkins 1893– m. Ernest (C.) Goddard 1887–1964
    2. 2. Stella (G.) Adkins 1895–1979 m. Lloyd (Leslie) Thomas 1889–1968
    3. 3. Nora Adkins 1869–
    4. 4. Carria Adkins 1870–
    5. 5. Breman Adkins 1873–
    6. 6. Gertrude Adkins 1875–
    7. 7. Nelly Adkins 1877–
    8. 8. Guy Adkins 1878–
    9. 9. Garfield Adkins 1880–
  10. 10. Dorothy ((Dolly)) Adkins 1848–
  11. 11. Richard (Caswell) Adkins 1852–1898
  12. 12. Tamson ((Tanzy)) Adkins 1838–
  13. 13. Evaline Adkins 1822–1852 m. James (Martin) Whitt 1814–1880
    1. 1. Alfred Whitt 1844–1910 m. Almeda ((Meade)) Adkins 1844–1926
      1. 1. Virgie Whitt 1875–1939 m. Lewis (H.) Adkins 1860–1917
        1. 1. Winston (L. (Wince)) Adkins 1892–1967 m. Myrtle (Lee) Crisp 1892–1963
        2. 2. Maud Adkins 1894–
        3. 3. Walter Adkins 1896–
        4. 4. Ella Adkins 1898–
      2. 2. William (Allen) Whitt 1863–
      3. 3. Nancy Whitt 1865–
      4. 4. Amanda (Belle) Whitt 1867– m. George Crisp 1865–
      5. 5. Booneville Whitt 1869–
      6. 6. Marion Whitt 1873–
      7. 7. Doctor (W. (Dock)) Whitt 1877–
      8. 8. Charles Whitt 1879–
      9. 9. Edward Whitt 1883–
      10. 10. Autie Whitt 1886– m. Nola Howard 1886–1974
        1. 1. Gerome Whitt 1908–
        2. 2. Everett Whitt 1910–1985
        3. 3. Andra Whitt 1913–
        4. 4. Ernie Whitt 1916–
        5. 5. Clyde Whitt 1919–
      11. 11. Rufus (V.) Whitt 1888–1970 m. Mary (Derinda) Barker 1874–1969
      12. 12. Roland (Rollin) Whitt 1871–1959 m. Amanda (B.) Whitt 1868–
        1. 1. Odell Whitt 1912–
        2. 2. Willie Whitt 1887–
        3. 3. Louis Whitt 1891–
        4. 4. Marian Whitt 1893–
        5. 5. Jesse Whitt 1895–
        6. 6. Sandford Whitt 1897–
        7. 7. Allie Whitt 1899–
        8. 8. Maggie Whitt 1903–
        9. 9. Claude Whitt 1904–
        10. 10. Goldia Whitt 1908–
    2. 2. Allan Whitt 1838–
    3. 3. Nancy Whitt 1840–
    4. 4. Caswell Whitt 1845–
    5. 5. Margaret Whitt 1847–
    6. 6. Mary Whitt 1851–
    7. 7. Lydia Whitt 1852–
    8. 8. Lucretia Whitt 1851–1852

Richard Adkins's Timeline

4 Records

1801
Feb 1801
Birth of Richard Caswell Adkins in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 39
Richard Caswell Adkins resided here in Morgan County, Kentucky
Morgan County, Kentucky
1850
1850
Age 49
Richard Caswell Adkins resided here in Morgan County, Kentucky
Morgan County, Kentucky
1852
20 Aug 1852
Age 51
Death of Richard Caswell Adkins in Sandy Hook, Morgan, Kentucky
Sandy Hook, Morgan, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1801
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: M432_214; Page: 138A; Image: .
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: M432_214; Page: 138A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1852
    Event Place: Sandy Hook, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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