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Wilma Jean Adkins 1937–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 August 1937

Birth Location: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 26 August 2012

Death Location: Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Charles Penland

Mother: Ocie Penland

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The story of Wilma Jean Adkins began in 1937 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America. Wilma Jean Adkins passed away in 2012 in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilma Jean Adkins began in 1937 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Wilma Jean Adkins passed away in 2012 in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Wilma Adkins's Ancestors

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Wilma Adkins
1937–2012
Birth Place: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Charles Liston Penland
1917–1990
Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ocie Penland
1921–2013
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Lafayette) Penland
1894–1973
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Bessie Penland
1900–1987
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Charles Penland
1845–1924
Matilda Holcombe
1847–1935
John Metcalf
1877–1963
Hattie Phillips
1879–1954
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marcus Penland
1813–1900
Martha Horton
1819–1896
John Holcombe
1818–1887
Nancy Riddle
1826–1875
James Metcalf
1850–1900
Mary Ramsey
1857–1925
Cornelius Phillips
1858–
Lucretia McMahan
1860–1938

Wilma Adkins's Timeline

2 Records

1937
8 August 1937
Birth of Wilma Jean Adkins in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
2012
26 August 2012
Age 75
Death of Wilma Jean Adkins in Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 August 1937
    Event Place: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 2012
    Event Place: Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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