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William Herman Adkins 1941 – 1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1941

Birth Location: Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1995

Death Location: Walkerton, St Joseph County, Indiana, USA

Father: Herman Adkins

Mother: Grace Vandall

Spouse(s): Pamela Rice

Children(s): Kimberly Adkins, Kirk Rice, Joshua Rice

William Herman Adkins was born in 1941 in Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Herman Cecil Adkins and Grace Irene Vandall. William Herman Adkins married Pamela A. Rice, and had children including Kimberly Adkins, Kirk Rice, Joshua Rice. William Herman Adkins passed away in 1995 in Walkerton, St Joseph County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Herman Adkins was born in 1941 in Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Herman Cecil Adkins and Grace Irene Vandall.
  • William Herman Adkins married Pamela A. Rice, and had children including Kimberly Adkins, Kirk Rice, Joshua Rice.
  • William Herman Adkins passed away in 1995 in Walkerton, St Joseph County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herman Adkins
1920 – 1986
Birth Location: Dondale, West Virginia, USA
HA
Grace Vandall
1923 – 2000
Birth Location: Meadow Bridge, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
GV

Spouses(s)

Pamela Rice
1951 –
Birth Location: Indiana
PR

Children(s)

Kimberly Adkins
Birth Location: South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
KA
Kirk Rice
Birth Location: –
KR
Joshua Rice
Birth Location: –
JR

William Adkins's Ancestors

Self
William Adkins
1941 – 1995
Birth Place: Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Herman Cecil Adkins
1920 – 1986
Dondale, West Virginia, USA
Grace (Irene) Vandall
1923 – 2000
Meadow Bridge, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Avril (Vernon) Adkins
1887 – 1957
Logan, West Virginia
Venilla (Susan) Manns
1890 – 1972
West Virginia
Clerven (Henry) Vandall
1897 – 1974
Elton, Summers, West Virginia
Nora (Edith) Woodbridge
1900 – 1965
Lawton, Fayette, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Britton Adkins
1855 – 1928
Phoebe Fry
1855 – 1922
John Manns
1853 – 1925
Sarah Manns
1856 – 1899
John Vandall
1857 – 1931
Margaret Harris
1859 – 1909
John Zickafoose
1870 – 1959
Mary Woolridge
1875 – 1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harvey Adkins
1825 – 1925
Hettie Adkins
1831 – 1900
George Fry
1813 – 1886
Nancy Bailey
1826 – 1905
William Manns
1830 – 1918
Marinda Garten
1830 – 1880
Jesse Mainard
1840 – 1896
Ellender Queen
1833 – 1905
Samuel Vandal
1826 – 1890
Sarah Puckett
1828 – 1880
Robert Harris
1827 – 1888
Nancy Ellis
1819 – 1881
John Zickefoose
1831 – 1871
Amanda Martin
1840 – 1916
Simon Wooldridge
1846 – 1893
Martha Wooldridge
1853 – 1927

William Adkins's Descendants

1.
WA
William (Herman) Adkins (21 Feb 1941 – 17 Nov 1995) m. Pamela (A.) Rice (abt 1951 – )
  1. 1. Kimberly Adkins (18 Dec – )
  2. 2. Kirk Rice
  3. 3. Joshua Rice

William Adkins's Timeline

8 Records

1941
21 Feb 1941
Birth of William Herman Adkins in Meadow Bridge, West Virginia, USA
Meadow Bridge, West Virginia, USA
1941
21 FEB 1941
Birth of William Herman Adkins in Meadow Bridge, , West Virginia.
Meadow Bridge, , West Virginia.
1941
21 Feb 1941
Birth of William Herman Adkins in Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
1963
18 FEB 1963
Age 22
William Herman Adkins was married in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
1988
26 Mar 1988
Age 47
William Herman Adkins was married
None
1995
17 Nov 1995
Age 54
Death of William Herman Adkins in Walkerton, Indiana, USA
Walkerton, Indiana, USA
1995
17 NOV 1995
Age 54
Death of William Herman Adkins in Walkerton, , Indiana
Walkerton, , Indiana
1995
17 Nov 1995
Age 54
Death of William Herman Adkins in Walkerton, St Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Walkerton, St Joseph County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1941
    Event Place: Meadow Bridge, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Records of Marriage 1961-2005
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The South Bend Tribune; Publication Date: 19 Nov 1995; Publication Place: South Bend, Indiana, USA; ,0.08095224,0.20388606,0.26164412&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 FEB 1941
    Event Place: Meadow Bridge, , West Virginia.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1941
    Event Place: Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1963
    Event Place: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1988
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The South Bend Tribune; Publication Date: 19 Nov 1995; Publication Place: South Bend, Indiana, USA; ,0.08095224,0.20388606,0.26164412&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Walkerton, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The South Bend Tribune; Publication Date: 19 Nov 1995; Publication Place: South Bend, Indiana, USA; ,0.08095224,0.20388606,0.26164412&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1995
    Event Place: Walkerton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The South Bend Tribune; Publication Date: 19 Nov 1995; Publication Place: South Bend, Indiana, USA; ,0.08095224,0.20388606,0.26164412&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1995
    Event Place: Walkerton, , Indiana

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1995
    Event Place: Walkerton, St Joseph County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walkerton, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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