The Family of James Willis Adkins
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| Back Row | Ambrose Adkins, Elizabeth (Burns) Adkins, James Willis Adkins, John Reuben Adkins |
| Front Row | James Walker Adkins, Charles "Moss" Adkins, Alpheus Adkins |
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| Back Row | Ambrose Adkins, Elizabeth (Burns) Adkins, James Willis Adkins, John Reuben Adkins |
| Front Row | James Walker Adkins, Charles "Moss" Adkins, Alpheus Adkins |
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1. James "Jim" Willis ADKINS (son of John ADKINS and Lovey PLUMLEY) was born on 9 Jul 1829 in Cabell County, Virginia. He was a Farmer in 1870 in Union District, Lincoln County, West Virginia. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Lincoln County, West Virginia. Un 16 $1200/700 He died 14 Sep 1901 in Lincoln County, West Virginia. He was buried in the Mark Adkins Cemetery, Mud River, Lincoln County, West Virginia. The reason James was not buried next to Elizabeth is that the Walker Adkins Cemetery was not there when he died.
He was married to Docia ADKINS (daughter of Luke ADKINS and Sarah LOVEJOY) about 1846 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Docia ADKINS was born about 1828 in Cabell County, West Virginia. She died about 1860 in Boone County, West Virginia. James "Jim" Willis ADKINS and Docia ADKINS had the following children:
2 i. Virginia B. ADKINS. +3 ii. Doss ADKINS.
He was later married to Elizabeth BURNS (daughter of David Patton BURNS) about 1863. Elizabeth BURNS was born on 8 Sep 1836. She appeared on the census in 1870 in Lincoln County, West Virginia. She died on 2 Sep 1921 in Hager, Lincoln County, West Virginia. She was buried on 5 Sep 1921 in the Walker Adkins Cemetery in Sias, Lincoln County, West Virginia. James "Jim" Willis ADKINS and Elizabeth BURNS had the following children:
+4 i. Aaron D. ADKINS. +5 ii. Almeda ADKINS. +6 iii. Randolph Dietz ADKINS. +7 iv. Rhoda ADKINS. +8 v. Edna ADKINS. +9 vi. John Reuben ADKINS. +10 vii. Ambrose ADKINS. +11 viii. Alpheus ADKINS. +12 ix. Charles "Moss" ADKINS. +13 x. Jerusha "Sissie" ADKINS. +14 xi. Justina ADKINS. +15 xii. James Walker ADKINS. +16 xiii. Lillie May ADKINS.
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1. Ambrose ADKINS was born in 1872. He died in 1949. He was buried in 1949 in the Walker Adkins Cemetery in Sias, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
He was married to Charlotte PLUMLEY (daughter of Calloway PLUMLEY and Flora SMITH). Ambrose ADKINS and Charlotte PLUMLEY had the following children:
2 i. Audrey ADKINS. +3 ii. Warren ADKINS. 4 iii. Alonzo Gilbert ADKINS. 5 iv. May ADKINS. 6 v. Fronie ADKINS.
He was later married to Arbelle GALLIMORE (daughter of John GALLIMORE and Zelch ______). Arbelle GALLIMORE was born in 1896. She died in 1930. She was buried in 1930 in Walker Adkins Cemetery in Sias, Lincoln County, West Virginia. Ambrose ADKINS and Arbelle GALLIMORE had the following children:
+7 i. Nellie ADKINS. 8 ii. Orpha ADKINS. 9 iii. Hillard ADKINS. +10 iv. Coney ADKINS. 11 v. Vernon ADKINS.
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1. John Reuben ADKINS was born on 24 May 1868 in Hager, Lincoln County, West Virginia. Raymond Adkins has the birthdate as 14 April 1870. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Lincoln County, West Virginia. He was baptized into the LDS church on 7 Jun 1894. He died on 23 Feb 1940 in East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio. He was buried on 26 Feb 1940 in the Walker Adkins Cemetery in Sias, Lincoln County, West Virginia. He was a farmer in Lincoln County, West Virginia. John's grandson, Raymond Adkins, remembers his grandfather very well. Raymond was 9 years old when John passed away and can remember every time he visited with his grandfather. John would always take out a small leather change purse and give Raymond and all his brothers the old Indian head pennys and the old Buffalo nickels. John and Eliza had an apartment above a grocery store and the grandchildren would break their necks going downstairs to buy the penny candy. Raymond can remember this as if it just happened yesterday, as his grandparents would shower the grandchildren with love every time they saw them.
He was married to Eliza Mildred STOWERS (daughter of John STOWERS and Dicey FLETCHER) on 24 Mar 1887 in Big Laurel Creek, West Virginia. Eliza Mildred STOWERS was born on 9 Dec 1868 in Blaine County, Virginia. She was baptized into the LDS church on 7 Jun 1894. She was buried in Oct 1943 in the Walker Adkins Cemetery in Sias, Lincoln County, West Virginia. She died on 13 Oct 1943 in East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio. John Reuben ADKINS and Eliza Mildred STOWERS had the following children:
+2 i. Ezra Albert ADKINS. +3 ii. Stella Baine ADKINS. +4 iii. Alva French ADKINS. +5 iv. Samuel Brinton ADKINS. +6 v. Lee Roy ADKINS. +7 vi. Erma Mae ADKINS. +8 vii. Roma Earl ADKINS. +9 viii. Mable ADKINS. +10 ix. Raymond ADKINS. +11 x. Oda Sheba ADKINS.
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1. James Walker ADKINS was born on 15 Nov 1880 in Hager, Lincoln County, West Virginia. He died on 12 Aug 1961 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. He was buried on 14 Aug 1961 in the Walker Adkins Cemetery in Sias, Lincoln County, West Virginia. He was a farmer.
He was married to Martha Jane ADKINS (daughter of James Anderson ADKINS and Sylvia ADKINS) on 29 Oct 1903. Martha Jane ADKINS was born on 16 Mar 1884 in Hager, Lincoln County, West Virginia. She died on 12 Oct 1945 in Hager, Lincoln County, West Virginia. She was buried on 14 Oct 1945 in the Walker Adkins Cemetery in Sias, Lincoln County, West Virginia. James Walker ADKINS and Martha Jane ADKINS had the following children:
+2 i. Elba ADKINS. +3 ii. Leonard Randel ADKINS. +4 iii. Herbert Clarence ADKINS. +5 iv. Sherlie Glade ADKINS. 6 v. Ruby ADKINS. +7 vi. Donnie ADKINS. +8 vii. Elzie Okel ADKINS. +9 viii. Clifford ADKINS. +10 ix. Willard ADKINS. +11 x. Alva French ADKINS. +12 xi. Myrtle ADKINS. +13 xii. Emma D. CARPER.
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1. Charles "Moss" ADKINS was born in 1876. He died in 1953. He was buried in 1953 in Walker Adkins Cemetery in Sias, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
He was married to Martha Edis SMITH (daughter of Harvey SMITH and Elizabeth ADKINS).
He was also married to Eva LOVEJOY on 16 Aug 1920 in Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky.
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1. Alpheus ADKINS was born on 14 Aug 1875. He died on 5 Apr 1947. He was buried on 8 Apr 1947 in the Walker Adkins Cemetery in Sias, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
He was married to Rosa Lee STOWERS (daughter of Floyd STOWERS and Mary Susan ADKINS). Rosa Lee STOWERS was born on 29 Sep 1882 in West Virginia. She died on 3 Aug 1967. She was buried on 6 Aug 1967 in the Walker Adkins Cemetery in Sias, Lincoln County, West Virginia. She had Social Security Number 232-64-3433. State in which Social Security number was issued: WV. State of residence at death: WV. Zip code of last known residence: 25522. Alpheus ADKINS and Rosa Lee STOWERS had the following children:
+2 i. Millie M. ADKINS. 3 ii. Della ADKINS. +4 iii. Odus ADKINS. +5 iv. Kelly ADKINS. 6 v. David Lee ADKINS.
