Sherwood Adkins was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Sherwood was born in 1885. He was the son of Calvin Adkins and Barzilla Duncan. In the 1900 census Sheardy (age 14) was the son of Calvin Adkins in Campbell, Tennessee, United States.[1]
Sherwood (age 18) married Talitha Boshears (age 22) on 27 October 1902 in Campbell, Tennessee, United States.[2] In the 1910 census Sheridy (age 23) was the widowed son of John C Adkins in Civil District 14, Campbell, Tennessee, United States.[3]
S A Adkins married Vina Byrd on 22 November 1910 in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.[4]
Sources
↑1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 26; Digital film/folder number: 004118946; FHL microfilm: 1241559; Record number: 38942; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: MSZY-N6T (accessed 30 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6WJS-MTX Image number 00803
Sheardy S Adkins (14), single son, in household of Calvin Adkins (43) in Campbell, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Calvin Adkins
M
43
Married
Head
Tennessee
Barsilla Adkins
F
43
Married
Wife
Tennessee
Mandy J Adkins
F
19
Single
Daughter
Tennessee
Sheardy S Adkins
M
14
Single
Son
Tennessee
William Adkins
M
11
Single
Son
Tennessee
Ettia Adkins
F
8
Single
Daughter
Tennessee
Kissia J Adkins
F
6
Single
Daughter
Tennessee
↑Marriage:
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
citing Campbell, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 979,207
FamilySearch Record: QKH3-B65Q (accessed 31 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93F-C9CQ-X Image number 00533
Sherwood Adkins (18) marriage to Talitha Boshears (22) on 27 Oct 1902 in Campbell, Tennessee, United States.
↑1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004985548; FHL microfilm: 1375505; Image number: 435; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03633-2
FamilySearch Record: MGXG-J14 (accessed 30 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9T6F-TM1
Sheridy Adkins (23), widowed son, in household of John C Adkins (56) in Civil District 14, Campbell, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
John C Adkins
M
56
Married
Head
Tennessee
Barzilla Adkins
F
51
Married
Wife
Tennessee
Sheridy Adkins
M
23
Widowed
Son
Tennessee
Ettie Adkins
F
19
Single
Daughter
Tennessee
Kizzie J Adkins
F
15
Single
Daughter
Tennessee
↑Marriage:
"Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #94640 (accessed 31 July 2023)
S A Adkins marriage to Vina Byrd on 22 Nov 1910 in Campbell, Tennessee, USA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sherwood by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line: