A. Belle (Moody) Adkins (1867 - 1940)

Born 26 Jan 1867 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1940 at age 73 in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

1900 United States Federal Census ^[1]

Name: Erma Jane Adkins [Rina Jane Adkins] [sic] should be Vina Jane

Age: 7

Birth Date: May 1893

Birthplace: Tennessee

Home in 1900: Civil District 11, Fentress, Tennessee

House Number: 4

Sheet Number: 15

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 263

Family Number: 262

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Marital status: Single

Father's name: Sabe Adkins

Father's Birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's name: Bell Adkins

Mother's Birthplace Tennessee

Can Read: No

Can Write: No

Can Speak English: Yes

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

Sabe Adkins 35

Bell Adkins 33

Mary Ellen Adkins 15

Spencer Adkins 11

Curry Adkins 9

Erma Jane Adkins [sic] 7 should be Vina Jane Adkins

Wheeler Adkins 5

Martha Adkins 3

Cordia Adkins 1

1910 United States Federal Census ^[2]

Name: Sabe Adkins

Age in 1910: 46

Birth Year: abt 1864

Birthplace: Tennessee

Home in 1910: Civil District 2, Fentress, Tennessee

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: Belle Adkins

Father's Birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

Native Tongue: English

Occupation: Farmer

Industry: General Farm

Employer, Employee or Other: Employer

Home Owned or Rented: Own

Home Free or Mortgaged: Free

Farm or House: Farm

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Years Married: 26

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

Sabe Adkins 46

Belle Adkins 43

Curry W Adkins 19

James W Adkins 15

Martha Adkins 13

Corda Adkins 11

1920 United States Federal Census ^[3]

Name: Sabe Adkins [Lake Adkins]

Age: 55

Birth Year: abt 1865

Birthplace: Tennessee

Home in 1920: Civil District 2, Fentress, Tennessee

House Number: Farm

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: Belle Adkins

Father's Birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Farmer

Industry: General Farm

Employment Field: Own Account

Home Owned or Rented: Own

Home Free or Mortgaged: Free

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

Sabe Adkins 55

Belle Adkins 52

1930 United States Federal Census ^[4]

Name: Sabe Atkins

Birth Year: abt 1867

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: Tennessee

Marital status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Home in 1930: District 2, Fentress, Tennessee, USA

Map of Home: View Map

Dwelling Number: 153

Family Number: 155

Home Owned or Rented: Owned

Radio Set: No

Lives on Farm: Yes

Age at first Marriage: 19

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

Occupation: Farmer

Industry: Farm

Class of Worker: Working on own account

Employment: Yes

Household Members: Name Age

Sabe Atkins 63

Bell Atkins 63

1940 United States Federal Census ^[5]

Name: Sabe Adkins

Age: 74

Estimated birth year: abt 1866

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: Tennessee

Marital status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Home in 1940: Fentress, Tennessee

Map of Home in 1940: View Map

Farm: Yes

Inferred Residence in 1935: Sh, Fentress, Tennessee

Residence in 1935: Same House

Sheet Number: 21A

Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 331

Father's Birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

Occupation: Operator

Industry: Farm

House Owned or Rented: Owned

Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 300

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade

Class of Worker: Working on own account

Weeks Worked in 1939: 0

Income: 0

Income Other Sources: No

Native Language: English

Veteran: No

Veteran Father Dead: No

Military Service: No

Social Security Number: No

Usual Occupation: Operator

Usual Industry: Farm

Usual Class of Worker: Working on own account

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

Sabe Adkins 74

A Belle Adkins 73

The following record is for the Belle Adkins, wife of Columbus Sabrium Adkins, but her alleged last name at birth is not confirmed by a connection to parents or siblings.

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[6]

Name Belle Gilreath Adkins [?]

Maiden Name Gilreath

Event Type Burial

Event Date 1940

Event Place , Fentress, Tennessee, United States of America

Photograph Included N

Birth Date 26 Jan 1867

Death Date 28 Jul 1940

Affiliate Record Identifier 62867283

Cemetery Pulse Cemetery

Research Notes

Her daughter's death record gives her maiden name as Moody, as does her son's delayed birth record, which is attached to this profile. Other records show her last name at birth as Gilreath, for which I can find no supporting evidence.

There are three records that identify her last name as Moody. One is the aforementioned delayed birth record for son James Wheeler, and the other two were in death or burial records. All three records were generated after Belle's death. Her daughter Mary Ellen's death record says her mother's maiden name was Moody and daughter Martha Abbygail [Adkins] Smith has a social security record that identifies her mother as Arzonia B. Noody [sic]. James Wheeler Adkins' delayed birth record identifies his mother as Belle Moody.

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 ^[7]

Name: Mary Ellen Choate [Mary Ellen Adkins]

Gender: Female

Race: White

Age: 64

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1883

Birth Place: Fentress, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1948

Death Place: Jamestown, Fentress, Tennessee, USA

Father: Sabe Adkins

Mother: Belle Moody

Certificate Number: 17073

Social Security Applications and Claims Index ^[8]

Name: Arzonia B Noody [sic]

Gender: Female

Spouse: Sabe Adkins

Child: Martha Abbygail Smith

Delayed Birth Record for Son James Wheeler Adkins ^[9]

Name: James Wheeler Adkins

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1895

Birth Place: Moodyville, Fentress

Father: Sabe Adkins

Mother: Belle Moody

This last record says that James was born in Moodyville, which may or may not be coincidental with his mother's last name at birth.

In reviewing genealogical records for Fentress County, Tennessee, there were both Gilreath and Moody families from that area. Of note is William Alexander Gilreath, whose second wife was Rhoda Moody. If Belle was the daughter of William and Rhoda, that could explain some of the confusion about her last name at birth, which was in some records listed as Moody, which would have actually been her mother's last name at birth.

Another couple who are sometimes attributed to Belle Adkins as her parents were William T. Wilson and Missouri Adkins. At first I ruled out this possibility because of Missouri's age, but then I discovered that there is a birth year discrepancy for her of about 10 years. Some records show her as being born in 1854, while others show 1846. This simple transposition of numbers plus a typo makes a significant difference in the possibility Missouri Adkins being Belle's mother. Born in 1854, that made Missouri a mother at age 13. Born in 1846 makes her a mother at 21. The birth year 1846 is attributed to Missouri Adkins Wilson in the 1880 census, and William Wilson is identified as Belle's stepfather. See: https://tinyurl.com/yh3e2473. Missouri England, born in 1846, married Willis Adkins on 28 May 1861 in Roane County, Tennessee. See: https://tinyurl.com/yjlqnryt. It is the widow Missouri Adkins who later married William Wilson.

While this solves the mystery of the Missouri's age, it doesn't explain how Galreath or Moody came to be associated with Belle as possible last names at birth if she were born an Adkins. All this means is that although one mystery has been solved, it may be for a person not related to the A. Belle Moody of this profile. The personal details for two women who were at different times known as Belle Adkins have been co-mingled.

There are no online records for an A. Belle Gilreath, born in 1867, in Tennessee. There is a record for Mary Bell Gilreath in Liberty, Missouri. See: https://tinyurl.com/yeshlt32 and https://tinyurl.com/yeshlt32.

There is a record for an Anna Moody, born in 1867, who lived in Polk County, Tennessee. See: https://tinyurl.com/yhag28ja and https://tinyurl.com/yzvwgltv.

Belle may have been born in another state, but these research notes thus far do not consider that possibility. All census records from 1900 to 1940 show her birth place as Tennessee.

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, Vina Jane Adkins, age 7, born in Fentress County, Tennessee, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Fentress, Tennessee; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241569. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. See: https://ancstry.me/2Z84W8S.
2. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census, Sabe Adkins, age 46, born in Tennessee, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1498; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1375511. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. See: https://ancstry.me/2IhpuVK.
3. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, Sabe Adkins, age 55, born in Tennessee, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1739; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 18. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. See: https://ancstry.me/2Mqhl6B.
4. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, Sabe Adkins, born about 1867 in Tennessee, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Fentress, Tennessee; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341981. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. See: https://ancstry.me/2MsRKdt.
5. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census, Sabe Adkins, age 74, born in Tennessee, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03891; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 25-4. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. See: https://ancstry.me/31iScym.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #62867283 : accessed 04 June 2019), memorial page for Belle Gilreath Adkins (26 Jan 1867–28 Jul 1940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 62867283, citing Pulse Cemetery, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by JoAnn Stephens Graham (contributor 47263633).
7. ↑ Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Mary Ellen Adkins Choate, born 20 December 1883, died 20 August 1948 in Jamestown, Tennessee. Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 9. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. See: https://ancstry.me/2JVwRpb.
8. ↑ Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007., Arzonia B Noody [sic], wife of Sabe Adkins, child Martha Abbygail [Adkins] Smith. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
9. ↑ Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869–1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. James Wheeler Adkins, born 01 March 1895 in Moodyville, Fentress, Tennessee. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.