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William Elias Adkins 1843–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1843

Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Nov 1913

Death Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Adkins

Mother: Arminta Adkins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ferguson

Children(s): Anthony Adkins, William Adkins, Emma Adkins, Tilmon Adkins, MacDonald Adkins, Jasper Sr, Frank Adkins, Chapman Adkins

The story of William Elias Adkins began in 1843 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA. In 1850, William Elias Adkins resided in District 66, Wayne, Virginia, USA. William Elias Adkins married Elizabeth Lizzie Ferguson, and had children including Anthony Plymale Adkins, Chapman Adkins, Emma Jane Adkins, Frank F Adkins, Jasper F Adkins Sr, Macdonald Adkins, Tilmon F Adkins, William Edmund Adkins. William Elias Adkins passed away in 1913 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Elias Adkins began in 1843 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, William Elias Adkins resided in District 66, Wayne, Virginia, USA.
  • William Elias Adkins married Elizabeth Lizzie Ferguson, and had children including Anthony Plymale Adkins, Chapman Adkins, Emma Jane Adkins, Frank F Adkins, Jasper F Adkins Sr, Macdonald Adkins, Tilmon F Adkins, William Edmund Adkins.
  • William Elias Adkins passed away in 1913 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Adkins's Ancestors

Self
William Adkins
1843–1913
Birth Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Joseph Billy Joe Jr Adkins
1817–1880
Millers Fork, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Arminta Adkins
1821–1921
Trace Fork, Cabell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Joseph) Adkins
1785–1867
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Magdalene (J. Bowen) Adkins
1787–1859
Giles, Montgomery CO, VA
Elias Adkins
1797–1870
Sinking Creek, Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Susannah Fry
1801–1873
Giles, Montgomery, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Adkins
1759–1842
Mollie Fon
1755–1858
John Bowen
1750–1826
Hezekiah Adkins
1759–1842
Mollie Fon
1755–1858
George Jr
1750–1818
Keziah Adkins
1754–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Parker -
1720–1792
Mary
1722–1781
Richard I
1742–1772
Hannah Upshaw
1745–1809
Henry Jr
1715–1784
Anna Moon
1722–1789
Parker -
1720–1792
Mary
1722–1781
Richard I
1742–1772
Hannah Upshaw
1745–1809
George Fry
1725–1793
Margaret Scott
1729–1787
Parker -
1720–1792
Mary Leford
1722–1777

William Adkins's Descendants

1.
WA
William (Elias) Adkins (1843–21 Nov 1913) m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Ferguson (15 Aug 1838–29 Dec 1930)
  1. 1. Anthony (Plymale) Adkins 1868–1954 m. Nora Chambers 1886–1944
    1. 1. Myrtle Adkins 1911–2007 m. Theodore (R) Smith 1907–1967
      1. 1. Richard (Earl) Smith 1931–1988 m. Frances (Patricia) Busse 1928–2013
    2. 2. Stacia (Ellis) Smith 1905–1924 m. Henry (Everett) Smith 1901–1931
    3. 3. Norma (Jean) Adkins 1908–1958 m. Earl (L.) Walker 1899–1932 m. Charles (Franklin) Lewis 1908–1971
    4. 4. Clinton Adkins 1894–
    5. 5. R (Baxter) Adkins 1913–1994
    6. 6. Katheron Adkins 1920–2004
    7. 7. Earl Adkins 1901–1972
  2. 2. William (Edmund) Adkins 1863–1918
  3. 3. Emma (Jane) Adkins 1865–1947
  4. 4. Tilmon (F) Adkins 1867–1910
  5. 5. MacDonald Adkins 1872–1939
  6. 6. Jasper (F. Adkins) Sr 1873–1948
  7. 7. Frank (F.) Adkins 1876–1938 m. Alice (Alberta (Berta)) Jones 1884–1910
  8. 8. Chapman Adkins 1879–1880

William Adkins's Timeline

3 Records

1843
1843
Birth of William Elias Adkins in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 7
William Elias Adkins resided here in District 66, Wayne, Virginia, USA
District 66, Wayne, Virginia, USA
1913
21 Nov 1913
Age 70
Death of William Elias Adkins in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 66, Wayne, Virginia; Roll: 980; Page: 224b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 66, Wayne, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 66, Wayne, Virginia; Roll: 980; Page: 224b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1913
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

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