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William Joseph "Sleepy Billy" Adkins

Born 17 Aug 1785 in Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Son of Hezekiah Adkins and Mary Polly (Levon) Adkins

Brother of Isaac Adkins, Nancy Adkins, Hezekiah A Adkins Jr, Elias Adkins, Isaiah Adkins, Mary Polly Adkins and Elijah Adkins

Husband of Magdalene (Bowen) Adkins — married 25 Aug 1806 (to 24 Oct 1859) in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Father of John Adkins, Enoch C Adkins, Elizabeth Ann (Adkins) Childers, Mary Levon (Adkins) Ferguson, Nancy Barrett (Adkins) Swann, William Joseph Adkins, Lemach Adkins and Tilmon Crockett Adkins

Died 3 Jun 1866 at age 80 in Wayne, West Virginia, USA

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Biography

Name

Name: William Joseph /Adkins/^[1]

William Joseph "Sleepy Billy" was born 17 Aug 1785 in Montgomery (Giles) county,VA., son of Hezekiah and Mary"Polly Molly"(Levon)Adkins. He married Magdalene J Bowen 25 aug 1806 Montgomery co,VA. He and his wife lived near their son John blackhead,as well as their other children and many of the Bowens(1850 census).He was a pioneer Baptist preacher. In 1860 they lived in Adkinsville, Wayne co,WV.,operated a large farm valued at $3,000.00 and personal $2,200.00 (1860 census). William died 3 June 1866-7, 80yrs old in Wayne co.,WV. Carl - Urn - Marion - John K - John Blackhead - William Joseph

Birth

Birth: Calculated from age documented in death record 81y 9m 16d

Date: 17 Aug 1785

Place: Montgomery, Virginia, USA^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 03 Jul 1866

Place: Wayne, West Virginia, USA^[1]^[2]

William Joseph "Sleepy Billy" Adkins, Sr Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Aug. 17, 1785 Montgomery County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Jun. 3, 1867 Wayne County West Virginia, USA Son of Mary (Molly) Levon and Hezekiah A. Adkins, Sr Husband of Magdalene J. Bowen Married 26 AUG 1806 (daughter of John Bowen and Elizabeth Bias) Father of 1. John "Blackhead" Adkins b. 1808 2. Enoch Adkins b. 1809 3. Elizabeth (Betty) Adkins b. 1811 4. Mary Levon Adkins b. 1813 5. Nancy Barrett Adkins b. 1815 6. William Joseph "Billy Joe" Adkins, Jr b. 1817 7. Lemech Adkins b. 1819 8. Tillman Crockett Adkins b. 1822 Family links: Parents: Hezekiah A. Adkins (1759 - 1842) Mary Levon Adkins (1768 - 1855) Spouse: Magdalene J. Bowen Adkins (1787 - 1859)* Children: Lemech Adkins (1819 - 1897)* Siblings: William Joseph Adkins (1785 - 1867) Isaac Adkins (1790 - 1854)* Hezekiah A. Adkins (1795 - 1876)* Elias Adkins (1797 - 1870)* Isaiah Adkins (1799 - 1847)* Elijah Adkins (1806 - 1890)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Bowen Cemetery Bowen Wayne County West Virginia, USA Created by: Marigay Record added: Jan 05, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6068157 William Joseph Sleepy Billy Adkins, Sr Added by: Patricia Herrin Mitschelen William Joseph Sleepy Billy Adkins, Sr Added by: Kathryn Tatsch Hunt William Joseph Sleepy Billy Adkins, Sr

Burial

Burial:

Date: Jul 1866

Place: Wayne, West Virginia, USA^[1]

Object

Object:

File: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=59fabd0e-fc16-4aec-bb8b-6736590b21ba&tid=82131044&pid=510

Format: jpg

Title: William Adkins Death Record

Object:

File: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=4d29fed4-0d98-45e8-a4e7-8bae8ce7730e&tid=82131044&pid=510

Format: jpg

Title: William Joseph Adkins Death Record

Sources

Life story [1]

Family List [2]

Birth/Marriage/Death [3]

Source: S-529581357 Repository: #R-1045018010 Title: West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Note:
Repository: R-1045018010 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
Source: S-529581368 Title: "The Vital Research Records Project", West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Archives and History Note: "The Vital Research Records Project". Digital Images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History. West Virginia Archives and History. http://wvculture.org/vrr : 2015. Provides digital images of the original birth, marriage and death certificates or registers for all West Virginia Counties

"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW5-KLMM : 15 March 2022), William Adkins in entry for MM9.1.1/MVDW-QML:, 1850.

"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W2XR-2MPZ : 16 October 2019), William Adkins, 1860.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Source: #S-529581357 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=FSWestVirginiaDeath&h=557254&indiv=try Note: Data: Text: Record for Wm Adkins APID: 1,2568::557254
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Source: #S-529581368 Page: West Virginia Register Of Deaths, Raleigh County, year , image of original register book page Note: Object: File: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=59fabd0e-fc16-4aec-bb8b-6736590b21ba&tid=82131044&pid=510 Format: jpg Title: William Adkins Death Record Object: File: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=4d29fed4-0d98-45e8-a4e7-8bae8ce7730e&tid=82131044&pid=510 Format: jpg Title: William Joseph Adkins Death Record Data: Text: Death record for William Joseph Adkins

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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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