Born in Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Francis Marion Johnson
and Spicey Adkins
Sister of
M. W. Johnson [half], Walter C. Johnson [half], Wilburn Johnson [half] and Mack Johnson [half]
Wife of
Andrew J. Adkins
— married
about 1887 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Biography
Alafare Johnson was born 10 March 1870.
In the 1880 Census she resided with her grandparents Merritt Johnson and Rhoda Adkins in Cabell County, West Virginia.[1]
She married Andrew J. Adkins about 1887. A marriage record has not been found but the marriage is confirmed by census records and vital records of their children. The 1920 census record has this couple living in separate homes but by the 1930 census record they are living together again. Alafare's death certificate states her father was General Johnson and mother DK (sic don't know) Adkins. "General" was a nickname for Francis Marion Johnson who was named for the Revolutionary War General Francis Marion.
Andrew and Alafair had 13 children.
- Lorna Layman
- Levi Ezra Adkins
- Lloyd Adkins
- Claude Swanson Adkins
- Jessie Holton
- Emma Childers
- Ezra Adkins
- Ethel Marie Dolen
- Effie Adkins
- Howard L Adkins
- Harry Mason Adkins
She died 27 Aug 1951, Cabell County, West Virginia [2]
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RK-QY4 : 20 February 2021), Alafair Johnson in household of Meritte Johnson, Mccomas, Cabell, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 15, sheet 124C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,401.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #65487631 Alafair Johnson Adkins, Adkins Cemetery, Salt Rock, Cabell County, West Virginia.
- 1900 US Federal Census Record
- 1910 US Federal Census Record
- 1920 US Federal Census Record
- 1930 US Federal Census Record
- Adkins, Ronnie. The Adkins Family of Wayne County, West Virginia, Also Cabell, Lincoln, and Boone, The Descendants of William and Elizabeth (Parker) Adkins of Henrico County, Virginia from 1690 to 1990. Published 1990, Montgomery, Alabama. p 90
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alafair by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alafair:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alafair by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alafair:
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~1.56%
Chaunessa Reynolds
:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Mary Violet (Maynard) Thornsbery :
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~0.78%
Cody Stowers :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Leigh Stowers :
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Connie (Daniels) Graves
Connie (Daniels) Graves
Hi Jeanette, While working on the Johnson family I think I figured out Alafair's parents. Her father was Francis Marion Johnson, also known as "General" and her mother was Spicey Adkins who died in 1871 shortly after Alafair's birth.
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