This is my Grandma: Phebie (Phebia) Reed Adkins 1909-1987 The daugther of William Grats and Margaret Cook Reed. I may make a Reed family page later. I have all their info back to John Franklin Reed born 1803 in North Carolina and died sometime after 1870 in LaFollette, Campbell, Tennessee. But this page is for the Adkins side.
This is my Grandpa: Kelley (Kelly) Lewis Adkins 1905-1983
Kelley Adkins was the son of Jasper Newton Adkins and Teareasy Montgomery, and he married Phebia Reed 22 JUL 1925 in Greenup, Kentucky. Together they had 12 children. Kell’s father Jasper was the son of Louis/Lewis Adkins and Julia Ann Blankenship. Lewis was the son of Absalom “Apps” Adkins 1810 and Delila Elswick 1811. Apps was the son of Thomas Adkins 1775 and Olivia Morgan Adkins 1780.
Julia Ann Blankenship was the daughter of Henry 1790 and Drucilla Pierce Adkins born 1792. I was really hoping she was the daughter of his brother William his wife’s name was Cindrilla Susan Gibbs born 1816 spelled Cinderella on all the census so that is how it was pronounced. How cool is that for a name? I always thought the name Cinderella was made up for story books. But their daughter, Julia Ann Blankenship never married.
But anyway, Drucilla and Clarinda are commonly used names by the Adkins/Montgomery familes… I still need to find Jasper and Teresa’s daughter Clarinda Adkins born abt 1891 – death date and burial. They had 13 children total as reported by them on the 1900 census, but I cannot find all their names. And news flash: Twins run in the Montgomery line.
Absalom Apps’ Adkins wife was Delila Elswick the daughter of Edward born 1784 and Mary Meredith 1788 Adkins.
App’s dad, Thomas Adkins was the son of Jesse 1754 and Mary Adkins 1754, I know. Jesse was the son of William and Lydia Owens. William was the son of William V 1689 and Elizabeth Parker 1695 Adkins. Now William V was the son of John 1639 and Elizabeth Bromwell 1641 Adkins from Bedfordshire, England.
John was the son of Thomas and Agnes Adkins, Thomas was born 1610 in Bedfordshire. Thomas was the son of Thomas 1554 and Hester Frasure. Thomas was the son of Henry born 1530 and Francis Edwards Adkins. After this the trail runs cold but still in England.
All the Adkins families descended from Adams’ in the 1300’s. It was common practice then to honor a favored son with his own surname. They took the first two letters of his name and added kin to it making Ad-ams to Ad – kin then later to Adkins. It happened in all families.
Jasper Newton Adkins, Papaw Kell’s dad, married Teareasy Clarinda Montgomery aka Teresa; the only child of Jane Montgomery. Her father was an Indian, he was killed before they could marry (no known name or death date), possible homicide to prevent the marriage. Jane Montgomery was born the illegitimate child of James Reuben Howard and Margaret B Montgomery aka “Peggie Montgomery”. Now, James and Peggie were never married. I’m also not clear if he was James Reuben or Reuben James Howard? The two had several children together, so I know they loved one another, very much.
Since, Teresa didn’t die in Kentucky, I cannot get a Kentucky death certificate for her. Papaw Kell said she died in childbirth. The story goes; she was kicked in the stomach by a cow, while pregant causing her to loose the child and die. Her death certificate would have all the information on it, that I need. I’m going to try to get it from Oklahoma.
Now most of all of our Adkins family is from Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, some from Morgan and Bath. But is 1906 they took a trip to Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma where Teresa Montgomery Adkins died and they brought her body back to Kentucky to bury. By 1920 Jasper was living in Morgan County.
Now my biggest question is still… WHY almost all of our family members decided to take the trip on the wagon train in 1906 to Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma. Why did all these people leave Ky. sell their land and all the things they had to go to a place that was poorer than where they lived? What was the driving force behind this? Ben Montgomery was the brother of Jane and he married Eliza Coffee. Three or more of Jasper’s brother’s went. Margaret may have went as well. I still searching. What was the driving force behind such a daring move? If anyone has any ideas that would be a tremendous help.
Now as for me, my dad was Willie Louis 1937-2002 married to Julia Lorraine Stump 1937-1978 Adkins. Son of Kelley Lewis and Phebia Reed Adkins.
I want to personally thank my uncle Denny Ray Adkins for all of his help in piecing this together. To my aunt Betty Lou Adkins Jensen for sharing her paperwork on the families with me as well.
PS: the names are spelled correctly, they were just spelled differently back then.
Okay I did my part, now all you cousins step up… send me the names and dates you may have and we can get this info all in one place. If you know of any details, no matter how small, please email me or leave a comment. I would love some old and new pictures.
November 3, 2007 at 2:26 am
I would be glad to help I will get my CSI hat on and dig up some information. We will find out where we come from sooner or later. I wonder if we are Royalty > hmmm u think that is possible?? LOL
November 3, 2007 at 10:01 am
Well… I did find the Jasper Adkins that left the Chickasaw Nation. TRAIN FROM KENTUCKY TO THE CHICKASAW NATION IN INDIAN TERRITORY. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjohnso/IndianTrainride.htm
11)Jasper Adkins and family (went back to Kentucky).
How COOL is that he is our Great Grandpa!!!
March 11, 2008 at 7:10 pm
AWESOME JOB COUSIN I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO YOU… I KNOW YOU DID ENJOY LOOKING INTO ALL THIS AND PUT ALOT OF HOURS INTO IT SO WE ALL THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS… I TO WONDER WHY WE HEADED OUT ON WAGON TO POORER LANDS AWAITING??? I GUESS WE CAN ASK THEM PERSONALLY ONEDAY WHEN WE SEE THEM WHEN WE GET HOME…
April 8, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Why did all these people leave?
Possibly to strike it rich:
On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state. Statehood had become a sure thing, in part due to a discovery which made Oklahoma the “place to go to strike it rich” — oil. People came from all parts of the world to seek their fortunes in Oklahoma’s teeming oil fields. Cities like Tulsa, Ponca City, Bartlesville and Oklahoma City flourished.
In 1905, Galbreath, Frank Chesley and Charles Colcord were drilling on Ida Glenn’s farm south of Tulsa when they discovered Okla homa’s first big oil field.
“(Galbreath) was running out of money, and when he was just about out of cash, the oil well struck and at the time it was the largest in the world,” Felt said.
Ultimately, the Glenn Pool brought money to the state because of its size. Wildcatters, pipeliners, refiners and bankers quickly moved to Oklahoma to take
advantage of the oil discovery.
April 8, 2008 at 8:19 pm
You may be on to something there. We too had considered that one but I will keep searching – we’ll figure it out someday! I do know that not all the names of the people are listed on the site because in doing the tree I have found people from all parts of Kentucky that went. Most of them swinging off some branch of my tree.
We did find three possible reasons.
1) They had just taken/purchased the land from the Indians and were plotting off 150 acre tracts. Not sure to who?
2) Rich cotton fields were blooming.
3) Railroad was going thru at that time and many of the uncles were railroaders.
Something made them do it??? Papaw Kell shared his experiences and hardships with his kids. But he must have been too young to remember why they went or just never shared it. I have emailed that Bud guy that runs the Indian website a couple of times, he is the person that my 3 G Grandma’s aunt Druzy Blankenship had told all about the trip. But no response. He may have died. We may never know.
I just believe that someone out there knows the true story. I hope to find them soon, the suspense is killing me.
April 8, 2008 at 8:23 pm
I did a quick Wiki on Ardmore:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardmore%2C_Oklahoma
Ardmore, Indian Territory began with a plowed ditch for a Main Street in the summer of 1887 in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation. It owes much of its existence to the construction of the Santa Fe railroad through the area during that time. It grew, as most frontier towns grew, over the years into a trading outpost for the region. A large fire in 1895 destroyed much of the fledgling town, which forced residents to rebuild nearly the entire town. In the early 1900s, Ardmore became well known for its abundance of cotton growing fields and eventually became known as the world’s largest inland cotton port.
After the fields were stripped of their fertility, however, the city fortunately found itself positioned next to one of the largest oil fields ever produced in Oklahoma, the Healdton Oil Field. After its discovery in 1913, entrepreneurs and wildcatters flooded the area, and Carter County quickly became the largest oil-producing county in Oklahoma, and has remained so ever since[5]. Ardmore has remained an energy center for the region ever since, with the region’s natural wealth giving birth to such energy giants as Halliburton and the Noble Energy companies, among others. Ardmore also learned the perils of being energy-rich with yet another disaster in 1915, when a railroad car containing casing gas exploded, killing 45 people and destroying much of downtown, including areas rebuilt after the 1895 fire. The disaster, which made national news at the time, gave residents the resolve to establish the city’s first fire department to ensure that such events would not compound themselves in the future. The city has not experienced any major setbacks since the 1915 fire, save for a 1995 tornado that nearly destroyed the Uniroyal Goodrich (now Michelin) Tire Plant in west Ardmore. Despite a shift at the plant working at the time, miraculously no one was killed as the tornado ripped through the area, thanks to the public being alerted by area news and tornado sirens.
Over the years, the city has seen both the riches and setbacks of the energy boom-bust cycles, but has diversified as of late to create a uniquely wealthy and vibrant city in southern Oklahoma. In the last decade, Ardmore has owed much of its growth to the creation of jobs in the retail distribution sector, with its location 1 1/2 hours from Oklahoma City and Dallas-Fort Worth as a key selling point. A new MG Automobile Plant was announced for the area but has yet to materialize, although the Ardmore Airpark has made improvements to accommodate the revived auto brand manufacturer. Amenities in the area include the Arbuckle Mountains, geologically the most important landform in the south central United States, as well as several lakes, namely Lake Murray and Lake Texoma, on the Texas-Oklahoma border.
Ardmore gained relative notoriety in May of 2003 when the 51 Democrats from the Texas Legislature defected to Ardmore as to avoid a hotly-contested redistricting battle, which inevitably led to a case that was settled in June 2006 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The event drew several protesters and celebrities to the Holiday Inn, which housed the runaway legislators.
May 15, 2008 at 12:31 pm
William Vincent Adkins was born 28 Mar1689 Charles City, Henrico VA. Died 15 Mar 1787 and married Elizabeth Parker 17 Jan 1716 at St. John’s Episcopal in Richmond VA. This is where Patrick Henry later said give me liberty or give me death. William V. Adkins’ father was John Joseph Adkins who married Mary Elizabeth Davidson. His father was Robert Adkins (born in Ireland). His father is Augstine Adkins (also spelled Adekyn (the old true spelling of the Scottish Adkins name). The Adkins family predates the Norman Conquest in 1066a.d. where our family held a seat in Westmoreland and Northumberland, England. The Adkins name comes from Adekyn where it was changed under England’s influence due to the religious reformation. Adkins means the children of Adam. One of William V. Adkins’ sons was Parker Adkins who fought Chief Cornstalk at the battle of Point Pleasant VA (now WV). Oddly enough, Parker Adkins had married Chief Cornstalks daughter, Bluesky, 1768 and two children…Littleberry and Charity. Parker was married before Bluesky to Mary Frye, but she died in childbirth in 1756 with thier second child. After the battler Parker and Bluesky went back to the colonies and she was renamed Mary Adkins because her native name was considered sacreligious.
Here’s a hint in genealogy if you haven’t noticed already: Names were commonly mispelled because those who recorded names often did so based on how it sounded to that person. Sometimes because people lived miles apart, a recorder would ask a nearby neighbor about that person and record incorrect spellings and dates. The name Mary and Polly often come up together and Polly being the nickname for Mary. This is also true with Sara(h) and Sally or Sallie. Sally being the nickname. I have researched family Bibles, Government Census reports, birth and death, ship’s logs, newspapers, libraries and more to find our family history and to record it as accurately as possible. I hope this helps.
May 15, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I see we come from a common ancestor so we are cousins. Welcome to the family. My tree is the Adkins Metcalf family tree on Ancestry. You can check it against my records and others there.
I have a lot of this on my tree already. Most of my blog is old stuff – I don’t post the new stuff quick enough. I email my uncle Denny and he me; we compare notes. Lot’s of people have sent me many things and pictures. I have William V going back to Henry Adkins though. I do have some of the same people you do I also have the Melungeon website references to William V and his son Ben being Melungeon. They have him coming from a Quaker man. I have checked more records than I can count. As many trees as I can find anywhere and countless other references as well. I’m not sure who is right. The OneWorld tree has a few other things. I guess we’ll all have to get some shovels and find out the hard way. I do appreciate you sharing your info with us. I wish the others would post theirs on my blog so we can all compare notes. There are 14 trees with the same info I have but I am always open to new ideas and facts… So if you have any more please feel free to share it. And pix are always good.
July 4, 2008 at 1:31 pm
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July 5, 2008 at 12:45 pm
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July 5, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Julia Ann Blankenship (Julian) born 1825 died 1920 in Adele, Morgan, Kentucky married Lewis/Louis Adkins born 1839 and died before 1910 in Morgan, Kentucky with 10 known children. Eli, Benjamin, Nancy, Henry, JASPER, William Martin, Lewis Van Buren, Edward Edmond, Lydia M & James R Adkins. I haven’t founf any others and we cannot account for Nancy? Not sure whom she married.
July 5, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Delila Elswick married Apps Adkins:
Father
Edward Elswick (Born: 1784)
Mother
Mary Meredith (Born: 1788)
Husband
Absalom Apps Adkins (Born: 1810)
Known Children
Miles Henry Adkins (Born: 1829)
Maraby Minta Adkins (Born: 1832)
Lavisa Linsey Vice Adkins
Eli Adkins (Born: 1837)
Lewis Adkins (Born: 1839
William Riley Adkins (Born: 1842)
Margaret Peggy Adkins (Born: 1843)
Samuel Peter Adkins (Born: 1844)
Selina Celia Adkins (Born: 1847)
Thomas Adkins (Born: 1848)
James Hazelrigg Adkins (Born: 1850)
John Francis Adkins
July 14, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I am the daughter of Homer Adkins and Sandra Steel. My father is from Sandyhook, Ky, my mother Oklahoma city, Ok. My fathers background is Cherokee Indian, the Blackfoot tribe. My mothers mom was also Cherokee, she was raised on the reservation in Oklahoma. One of my uncles did the background on the Indian tribe in Kentucy, but I have never seen the details. The original name of Adkins for us was changed from the Indian cheif trying to avoid arrest, Akion was the original last name. Not sure if this relates to any of your heritage, or mine, but I would like to know if it does.
Kimberly Hope Adkins-Faulkner
July 15, 2008 at 7:03 am
I have 2 Homer Adkins on my family tree:
1).Homer Adkins
Father:Michel Adkins
Mother:Cordella Smith
Birth:11 Oct 1924 in Kentucky
Death:23 Jan 1929 in Pike, Kentucky
Residence:Kentucky
Mitchel was the son of Miles & Lucinda Robbins Adkins. Miles Adkins was the son of App’s.
2).Homer Adkins
B: 8 Aug 1953 in Gordon Ford, Kentucky
D: 13 Aug 1953 in Morgan, Kentucky
He was the son of my Great Uncle Henry and his second wife Dora Nickell.
Are you related to App’s at all? Or do you go back to William V Adkins?
July 15, 2008 at 7:07 am
Name: Homer Adkins
Birth: 17 Feb 1918
Death: Aug 1987 – Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, United States of America
Civil: Texas
Is this your Homer?
July 15, 2008 at 7:31 am
My 2xG Grandpa Jasper Adkins was born in Elliott County, Kentucky but he died in Magoffin. I’m not sure if it was Sandy Hook, Elliott or not???
July 17, 2008 at 8:11 pm
I will check with my father to see what county Sandyhook, Ky is. My father’s parents were Lora, not sure on madien, I would have to check. My grandfather was Barber Adkins.
None of the above sound like any names of the ones listed.
My father was born in Sandyhook, Ky 11march1952
July 18, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Sorry, Sandy Hook is in Elliott county Kentucky.
September 4, 2008 at 3:40 pm
My grandmother who more or less raised me was named Juanita Elizabeth Adkins until she married Ernest Leo Jack and moved to Ohio with him from West Virginia. Looking up our family tree I find a direct line to Parker V. Adkins and Bluesky, via Littleberry Adkins down to Juanita Elizabeth Jack (she died 15 August 1990 in Columbus Ohio at Doctors West Hospital, twenty minutes after I had left her bedside in the hospital).
She had told me stories growing up about the Indian Woman in our family who was a gggg x infinity grandmother, but it’s one of those things you kind of take with a grain of salt. Everybody at the family reunions in West Virginia used to mention the Indian Woman (as I heard her called, or just “the indian”) from time to time as well. According to what I heard, she was a real beauty, as were the Adkins women down the line, up to and including my grandmother and mother. According to what The “look” is pretty consistent through our family on that side, given what photos I can find, as it is apparently a strong gene, lol.
I got curious recently however and started researching. The relation was easy to find and trace.
From Grandma Adkins (Jack) back through fathers I see:
Pleasant Adkins (her father)
Winchester Adkins (his father)
Jessee Adkins (his father)
Hezekiah Adkins (his father)
Littleberry Adkins (his father)
and then his father:
Parker V. (and thus, with Littleberry in consideration, Blue Sky his mother, daughter of Chief Cornstalk)
Just found this wonderfully interesting. :)
September 27, 2008 at 10:12 pm
My name is Carolyn Locke, and I’m the daughter of Druza Adkins Jenkins. My mother and Sheila’s grandfather Kelly were siblings. If any way possible, I would like to have Sheila’s address and phone number. The email address is my grandson’s, as I don’t use or own a computer. Just contact me via the given email address and I will my grandson will pass the message onto me. Thanks for the information, as we have been searching tirelessly for quite a while on the Adkins family and was so excited to find this site.
October 1, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Hello,
Julie Ann Adkins married John Milt Vance this is my great grandmother and grandfather. We have very little information on Julie and her parents and siblings. Julie passed away while my grandfather was a small child.
Any information to share would be greatly appreciated!!
October 6, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Carter County
First and B Street, SW
Ardmore, OK 73401
(580) 223-8162
October 29, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Sheila,
I spoke with my mother, Ethel Marie (Jenkins) Williams who is 81. She is your Grandpa Kell’s niece and is Druza Ellen (Adkins) Jenkins’ eldest living daughter. Carolyn Locke is one of Mom’s younger sisters. Mom knew her grandfather, Jasper Adkins, but doesn’t remember a lot about him. She said that he visited with Grandma & Grandpa at their home in Pike County, Ohio, but she doesn’t remember him actually living with them.
Mom does remember her Uncle Kell and some of Grandma’s other siblings. She’d gladly speak with you, if you’d like.
October 30, 2008 at 7:38 am
I would love that. I too have a lot of memories of Papaw Kell but after all these years I found out some of them didn’t happen the way I remembered them. LOL So it’s great to compare notes. My cousin Steve has wonderful memories of him going to all his ballgames when he was a kid. Things like that. You can email me at vvsfan@msn.com or call me directly Carol has my number. I’m in and out of the shop a lot now. Not going in as much as I used to. But I’m usually there everyday at some point. LOL You can leave a message with a good time to call and I can call you back or just post anything you’d like to share with the family, under Jasper Adkins’ post. We love old stories, To find it using the Category drop down list select the Adkins link and I think it’s the second page in the search. That way we all have it. Thanks for sharing your information. Do you know if there are any pictures of him anywhere? Uncle Ben’s daughter Mary Alice has a bunch of old pictures but she has no idea who they are of??? Maybe they could get together sometime and figure that out. Does she know then who is buried under the big Adkins’ rock in Prater Cemetery? Is it, in fact, his parents? Thanks, Sheila
November 6, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Hello all,
I am new to the site but not new to doing the Adkins line. I have been doing research for over 30+ years. The Adkins is through my husbands side, His grt grandmother was Mildred Ann Adkins (1882-1938), she was the daughter of Calvin Adkins (1858-1931) and Mary Savannah Steele (1860-1891). She ended up in Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. Her sister Mary (1890-aft 1930) also ended up in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. Both sisters had families and most of their descendents are still in that area.
Calvin was the son of Morris Adkins (1803-1884) and Martha Lawrence (1813-1874) who are both buried in Cagle Cemetery, Deerhead Cove, DeKalb Co., Alabama.
I have much more on this and the other Adkins lines, please drop me a note at finding_r_past@hotmail.com and I will gladly swap info with you.
Glad to have found you all and Happy Hunting.
BabRhetta Kauffman Maxwell
Suffolk, Virginia
November 17, 2008 at 9:14 pm
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
about William Adkins
Name: William Adkins
Gender: male
Birth Year: 1718
Spouse Name: Lydia Owens
Marriage
Year: 1738
Marriage State: VA
2nd copy
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
about William Adkins
Name: William Adkins
Gender: male
Birth Year: 1718
Spouse Name: Lydia Owen
Marriage State: of VA
Number Pages: 1
December 3, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I am the the gg grand daughter of Jasper Adkins and Teareasy Montgomery. If you have and pictures of them I would appreciate them. You can e-mail them as an attachment via e-mail. I have pictures of my gg and ggg grandfathers Andrew and Henry Howard Via ancestry .com, which I received from the Library in Paintsville Ky. If you have the blown up pictures of them please send them to me. My phone number 843-421-7096. I live in South Carolina.
December 24, 2008 at 10:44 pm
I recently found out that I am also related to Blue Sky/Parker Adkins. I live in Point Pleasant, WV. I have just started more or less and I would really like information. Point Pleasant is where Chief Cornstalk is buried. The name of my grandfather is Manford Harless married to Bonnie Siders both deceased Manford had two sons with Doshie Sydenstriker one of which is my father Virgil Queen (name changed by g-ma when he was little) I have genealogy reports but I don’t know how many greats- back I am related to Blue Sky Please help if possible. My phone number 304-576-2310
December 24, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Check the post Thank You Michael: for more on the Mary Blue Sky Cornstalk Swift Adkins story. I’ve been really working hard on this one.
December 29, 2008 at 10:49 am
BHMM4U Thanks for good post
March 3, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I just wanted to see what informatin you have found on Eli Adkins.. I have him married twice.. and I was an Adkins… I am trying to find a birth and also death announcement for him.. I don’t know if this is the same relative but I am hoping to put more pieces togethers…
I can’t read much of your website due to the font being extremely small..
March 3, 2009 at 11:18 pm
You must be using Mozilla, I only encounter that on Mozilla. If you’re running ie you can just click on the right bottom corner – change zoom level and turn it up to a more readable size.
Then check under Adkins in the category bar or for Eli, Julia Blankenship or Lewis Adkins in the Search. I have several Eli Adkins’ on my tree but I think you’re talking about Jasper’s brother Eli born: 1681 Morgan, Kentucky – died: 1930 Carter, Oklahoma, he married 4 times: Mary F Montgomery; Mary Bell Stamper; Mary Jackson; and Cuba Williams.
If your up a generation; App’s son Eli 1837-1911 KY. He married Emley Elizabeth Isom 1842-1905. He only married once.
If it’s neither one let me know. I’m sure if you get a chance you’ll find them all on the blog.
I hope I answered your question and I’m really sorry about the technical difficulties with the font. Stop back or email me and I’ll get you any additional information you may need.
Thanks as always,
Sheila J Metcalf
March 17, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Does anyone have any information supporting/documenting, or otherwise pertaining to, Kezia Adkins (wife of George Frye II) as the daughter of Parker Adkins? The frequent reference to Mallory seems unfounded. In correspondence with Ronnie Adkins he suggested that one of the originators of that reference could not identify to him (Ronnie) the basis for the assertion. Ronnie is convinced that she was Parker’s daughter based on certain matters he told us, but he was not then aware of support. Please feel free to email me. If there are copies of records materials etc, we would be happy to compensate you for copies and time.
My wife and I are putting together a non-commercial genealogical project for our children/grandchildren. Thanks for your thoughts and help.
March 17, 2009 at 2:44 pm
I have her like that on my tree, from something I read years ago. But, I have nothing concrete myself. She may have been confused with Keziah Mallory the will of Keziah Mallory sister of Martha Mallory. I will keep looking.
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I found this today and had to laugh:
Will of:
Name: Lawrence Hulett
Date: 3 Sept., 1658
Date: 17 Nov., 1658
Sons Augustine and Richard ; to my unkind and unnatural wife Elizabeth , I desire that she have nothing to do with anything belonging to the children; friends Capt. Henry Gooch and Mr. Augustine Hodges , executors; witnesses William Crane , Lewis Atkins.
April 2, 2009 at 7:27 pm
My sister and I are just starting to look up our Dad’s family tree. We know very little about his family other than they were originally from Williamsburg, Ky. We know they moved to Oklahoma in the early 1900’s. My dad’s name is William Paul Adkins and his father’s name was Wesley Albert Adkins. My dad was raised in Drumright, Oklahoma and had several aunts and uncles. He can remember an Uncle Jim Adkins, Aunt Estella Adkins, Myrtle Adkins, and Becky Adkins but there were others. He also knows he has cousins in the Madill, Ardmore area of Oklahoma but not sure what their names are. Any help that my sister and I could get would be greatly appreciated.
April 3, 2009 at 12:21 pm
I found Wesley’s military records with his birth dates the same for Williamsburg, Ky Creek Oklahoma. If his family went to Oklahoma in 1906 there were swinging off a direct branch of my family tree. ( don’t think they took the train).
I checked those military records and he seemed to be supporting his mother. So father either left home or died. I checked over 100 close family members and nothing. I checked all census for Williamsburg, Whitley, Ky and no Wesley Albert Adkins.
I’ll try again later, but hopefully another cousin from Oklahoma has linked them up. All of the male Adkins that took that trip were Lewis and Julia Ann (Julian) Blankenship Adkins sons (my uncles). Check my tree to see if any of those names look familiar. I was trying to link the “Wesley” part, because names cycle in families.
Can you get me his mothers name? That would be a huge help.
April 3, 2009 at 8:34 pm
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.unknown/2506/mb.ashx
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.creek/2590/mb.ashx
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.creek/2268/mb.ashx
April 3, 2009 at 8:36 pm
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.unknown/2506/mb.ashx?pnt=1
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.creek/2590/mb.ashx
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.creek/2268/mb.ashx
April 3, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Google search of Wesley Albert Adkins…typed within parenthesis…shows an old post stating that Wesley’s father’s name was William.
April 5, 2009 at 12:10 am
Sorry Grin,
You got caught up in the spam cue. It will only allow you to post one url at a time (2 max trips the spam cue). I got caught myself last week. I approved them so you’re good to go.
Thanks as always,
Sheila
April 14, 2009 at 11:21 am
Hi Sheila,
I am just beginning to look into my dad’s side of the family and we are Adkins as well – but from the Jacksboro area of Tennessee. My dad was Billy Joe Adkins and his mother was Trula Mae Douglas, his father Roy. I am trying to figure out if your Adkins are connected to our Adkins in Tennessee because I see alot of the same names but not from Tennessee. Any idea if we’re connected? Thanks!!!
Lynn Adkins Tester, Michigan
April 14, 2009 at 11:48 am
If your from Tennessee, I would start running up and down Richard and Owen Adkins, sons of William V and see if you fit. I keep adding people as the information comes in. When I find documents for them. Get your Grandfather Roy Adkins’ death certificate and it should have his parents and where they are from on the certificate and hopefully where he was born.
Then you take take it up one more generation and keep climbing from there. Once you get to the early 1800’s most of the work has been done for you. Trust me. You just need to link him up two generations and you’re there. If you’d to like send me the info, I can see what we can come up with. Tennessee has just starting releasing their slowly vital records. I will give it a look later and see what I can come up with. Can you send me some dates? vvsfan@msn.com
June 5, 2009 at 8:32 pm
somewhere I was searching for Lucy Brummett and it brought me here to your Adkins Metcalf family tree. What do you have on her? I want to see if it is the same I am researching.
Thanks
June 5, 2009 at 10:45 pm
The Brummett’s are Metcalf family related, but that’s fine. I have very little on her. Lucy E L Brummett born abt 1899 was the youngest daughter of the 5 children of Josiah Silas Brummett and Amanda C “Maudy” Casteel Brummett. I’m sorry that’s all I have. The information on Almeda Brummett’s family is here and Silas ties in on both sides of the Metcalf/Brummett/Casteel families. You can see what I have her or email me and I’ll see if I have anything else at Ancestry.com on my tree. Thanks, Sheila
July 5, 2009 at 8:28 pm
hi
I thank all of you here , I had some of my Adkins family tree, but after reading all you guys wrote I put the rest of the peices together. my line is Tom, Dee, George, Gilbert, Elisha, winwright, ,henry, william v, thanks very much . you got me interested in researching the family again.
July 5, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Thanks and Welcome to the family.
July 15, 2009 at 9:02 pm
You asked why your family went to Oklahoma in 1906. 1888-1890 Oklahoma Territory was opened for settlement by whites (the govt took Indian treaty land and sold it to settlers). In 1893, Cherokee lands in Oklahoma Territory were opened up by the govt for whites to settle, and 1906 Comanche & Apache lands were opened for white settlement. Whites began drafting plans for statehood in 1906, and 1907 Oklahoma and Indian Territory were merged and made a state of the U.S. Nobody knew yet about any oil in Oklahoma, so even though the govt knew the land was poor for farming, they wanted the land settled so that whites could continue to push westward to the west Coast and have “friendly” territory to travel through out on the Plains.
July 20, 2009 at 2:33 pm
hello,
i am researching my mom’s family Luveta Sue Langston…
Her grandpa was Fred H. Adkins 12/16/1881-9/8/1951
married to Susie Elizabeth Leigh 6/15/1885-2/25/1959
Are we related?
July 21, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Fred Hiner Adkins born 16 Dec 1881 in Missouri.
I’m thinking there is a connection but I’m not sure at this time. I do apologize for taking so long to get back with you, but I’m been looking, he did have a Missouri and Kentucky heritage. I will continue to work on that aspect. Do you have access to his death certificate? and if so, who were his parents, this would be a huge help. I don’t have any Fred Adkins on my tree at this time but that is not to say he’s not related, but we just haven’t made the connection, yet.
Thank you for your comment,
Sheila Jean Adkins Metcalf
July 24, 2009 at 9:09 am
Hi Sheila,
I have been doing some research on my dads side. They are from southern West virginia area,Wayne county and Lincoln county. My grandfather name was Wade Adkins and I know my ggrandfather was Thomas Adkins. Have found some bits and pieces after that. My dads name was jake Adkins. My grandfather was married to Arite Sanders and My ggrandfather was married to Vina Spence. Have you came across any of these names in your search?? Thanks!!
Larry
August 13, 2009 at 1:09 am
I found more cousins. I came down from, one side, Hezikiah ” Red” – Jessee- Hezi- Littleberry
side 2 Florida-Eliza- Harvy- Edward. side 3 Florida- Jacob- Hiram. So I get confused a bit when I read my Adkins book, but I am very proud to be an Adkins.
August 13, 2009 at 5:55 am
Thank you for your comment,
To that I will add: Confusion abounds in genealogy – that’s what makes it fun. It’s like a huge jigsaw puzzle that we are all trying to reconstruct. That’s what we’re trying to do here, make the pieces all fit here. We’re trying desperately to fix many past mistakes and complete the puzzle. Finding family is the greatest prize we can win.
Which Adkins book do you have?
Welcome to the Family,
Sheila Jean Adkins Metcalf
September 3, 2009 at 4:08 am
Is this Adkins family related to the indian Adkins family that lives in Charles City County? If so how?
October 9, 2009 at 9:02 pm
My great-great grandfather is Jasper Adkins believed to be from Elliot County, Kentucky. His mother is believed to be Juliet or Julie Ann Adkins. I have a possible picture of each one. By what I’ve read on this page I think there may be a family link. Does anyone have a picture of Jasper or his mother to compare?
October 9, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Dear Bill,
Definitely the same one. I have sent you an email. I am so thrilled to hear from you. Please see all posts under Genealogy: Surname: Adkins/Montgomery/Blankenship.
You’re absolutely right. Jasper Newton Adkins is my Great-Grandfather. He married Teareasy Montgomery aka Teresa. They had many children, some are still unaccounted for. Please do tell me which Adkins you’re heir to. How your lineage runs?
I’m thrilled at the prospect of seeing a photo of Jasper as will all of my uncles.
Thanks for you comment and Welcome to the Family,
Sheila Jean Adkins Metcalf
October 9, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Start here: http://adkinsmetcalffamily.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/293/
Jasper Newton Adkins Family Tree
October 11, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Just wanted to drop you a line to say, I enjoy reading your site. I thought about starting a blog myself but don’t have the time.
Oh well maybe one day…. :)
October 13, 2009 at 1:13 am
I have just recently come across an Adkins relationship, I for the life of me can’t back track! My Uncle Jonah Adkins was the son of Hiram and Delilah Adkins.
I have Hiram Adkins b. February 14, 1869,Webbville, Lawrence County, Kentucky. He is married to a Delilah ” Lyla” Young, whom I can find no more than a marriage record and dob ( April 11, 1869) for. I need parents for this child! I am guessing that Hiram s parents were, Jonas Adkins and Permelia Foster. and that his grand parents are John Jr. Adkins and Delilah Jordan. Can anyone throw me a clue on these folks? I’d truly appreciate it!
Carolyn
October 13, 2009 at 2:08 am
Hey, I really enjoy your blog. I have a blog too in a totally unrelated field but I like to check in here on a regular basis, just to see what’s going on and it’s always interesting to say the least. It’s always entertaining what people have to say.
October 16, 2009 at 12:25 pm
I was reading where someone was asking for a copy of the will of William Adkinson Jr. I do not know if it has already been posted as I don’t have much time and couldn’t read all the entries, my apologies if it has been posted already. But in the event that it hasn’t, been posted, but I am posting a transcription of it just in case someone else hasn’t done so.
Will of William Atkins D&W Bk. Vol. 11 p.136
Dated Jan 22, 1784 probated March 15, 1784
Dated Jan 22, 1784 probated March 15, 1784
….. In the name of God amen this twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty four I —-William Atkins of the County of Pittsylvania being week of body but of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God my maker for it do constitute and ordain this to be my last will and testament disannulling all other will or wills doconstitute and commit my body to the Earth from whence it was taken andmy soul to God who gave it in sure and certain hopes of the resurrection.
…..Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Elisabeth Shockley one shilling Sterling which I give to her and her heirs forever.
…..Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Bidey Witcher one shilling Sterling, which I give to her and her heirs forever.
…..Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Agness Polley one Shilling Sterling which I give to her and her heirs forever.
…..Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Nancy Witcher one Shilling Sterling which I give to her and her heirs forever.
…..Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Sarah Parsons one Shilling Sterling which I give to her and her heirs forever.
…..Item I give and bequeth unto my Son Owen Atkins one Negro Girl called Milley which I give unto him and his heirs forever.
…..Item I give and bequeath unto my Son Jesse Atkins one Negroe Wench called Hannah which I give unto him and his heirs forever with the increas of her body from this date. Also one Negro boy called James which I give unto him and his heirs forever. Also one Negro Wench called Eady whichI give untohimmy said Son Jesse to him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath unto him and his heirs forever, one grey Horse also all the household furniture and Beds and furniture and all movable utensils to him and his Heirs forever with half of my Stock of Cattle, Hogs, andSheep. I also give unto my said son Jesse all the land on the Northside of the Water or Creek that my Millison with the Plantation and buildings Excep about ten yards above where the dirt is dug from the pond and then cestraight with hoppers path leaving the hog pen forty yards tothe left-hand straight to the firsline that was made between Owen Atkins and myself thence with the said line to fork oftheCreek which I give to him and his heirs forever
…..Item I give and bequeath unto my Son William Atkins all the Land on the South side of the Creek that the Mill is on which I possess with my milland with the balance that is not willed to my son Jesse on the Northside of said Creek which I give to him and his heirs forever also one Negro girl called Ginny which I give to him and his heirs forever with the increase of her body Also the half of my Stock of Cattle & hogs & Sheep which I give to him and his heirs forever Also one Steel plate whip saw to him and his heirs forever as Witness my hand and Sealed with my seal the day and year first above written.
Signed, Sealed and delivered his
In presents of William X Atkins, SS.
Noton Dickinson, Isaac Martin mark
Joseph Standbye
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 15th day of March1784 the within last Will and Testament of William Atkins deceased was proved by the Oaths of two of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded. a Certificate for obtaining Letters of Administration of the Estate ofthe said William Atkins decd with the Will annexed is granted to Jesse Atkins who made oath according to Law and with Thomas Hodges and NotonDickinson his securities entered into Bond as the Law directs and acknowledged the same.
Teste Will Tunstall CS. `
October 16, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Okay so I just stopped back again.. I am not using mozilla but I am frustrated because it was extremely hard to read again.. not your fault but I can’t make my eyes read the following posts since my email.
I know that Eli Adkins I am speaking of has a son named William Adkins who was my great great grandfather. William is buried in Battle Creek, Michigan. When WIlliam got married he put Eli Adkins as his father.. and we had him in Mecosta County in Michigan but we can find his birth place, where he past away, if he was married, alone, widowed or what. I am so frustrated with this. If you have the opportunity to email me rather than post.. I can’t read it. Thanks so much