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Richard Ruey Adkins Sr.

Born 1 Mar 1907 in Fords Branch, Pike, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Son of Basil Hatfield Adkins and Fannie Adkins

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Eunice Caroline (Reynolds) Adkins — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Lois Christine (Adkins) Justice, James Corbett Adkins, Benny Howard Adkins and Donald Blake Adkins

Died 6 Apr 1987 at age 80 in Pike Co.Ky.

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Biography

Richard Adkins Sr. was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

In the 1920 census Richard R (age 12) was the son of Basil H Adkins in Pike, Kentucky, United States.^[1]

Ruie (age 19), son of B H Adkins & Fannie Adkins, married Eunice Reynolds (age 17) on 20 February 1927 in Pike, Kentucky, United States.^[2]

Buried on Reynolds Cemetery at Phyllis,Ky.

Sources

↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 596; Line: 66; FHL microfilm: 1820596; Record number: 51365;
FamilySearch Record: MHPZ-2M5 (accessed 30 September 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RX3-ZBL Image number 01050
Richard R Adkins (12), single son, in household of Basil H Adkins (35) in Pike, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Pike, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,943,479.
FamilySearch Record: Q2D8-YZ8M (accessed 30 September 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C913-D156 Image number 00267
Ruie Adkins (19) marriage to Eunice Reynolds (17) on 20 Feb 1927 in Pike, Kentucky, United States.

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 April 2020, 14:19), entry for Richard Ruey Adkins(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2JS6-DM3); contributed by various users.

1910 US Census, Forks, Pike, Kentucky, United States
1920 US Census, Mouth Shelby, Pike, Kentucky, United States

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:

Rick Webb : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-P37, FTDNA kit #B73026
William Mullins : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-P37, FTDNA kit #AM39533

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:

~6.25% Mary (Adkins) Imler : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A076613 [compare], Ancestry member maryimler
~3.12% Zachary Imler : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H104059 [compare]
~1.56% Sonja Ratliff : 23andMe
~0.78% Connie Casebolt : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member casebolt1967
~0.39% Sarah Close : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member trewqaz

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Richard Ruey Adkins Sr. (1907 - 1987)

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