William Curry Adkins (1891 - 1967)

Born 29 Jan 1891 in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Jan 1967 at age 76 in Crossville, Cumberland, 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

Marriage Record ^[3]

Name Alma Greer

Event Type Marriage

Event Date 02 Dec 1917

Event Place Fentress, Tennessee, United States

Gender Female

Spouse's Name Curry Atkins

1920 United States Federal Census ^[4]

Name: Curry Adkins

Age: 29

Birth Year: abt 1891

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: Alma 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: Rent

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

Curry Adkins 29

Alma Adkins 16

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: W C Atkins

Birth Year: abt 1891

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: 128

Family Number: 130

Home Owned or Rented: Owned

Radio Set: No

Lives on Farm: Yes

Age at first Marriage: 26

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

W C Atkins 39

Alma Atkins 26

Luther Atkins 9

Truley Atkins 7

Eula Atkins 3

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[5]

Name William Curry Adkins

Birth 29 Jan 1891, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Death 29 Jan 1967 (aged 76), Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA

Burial Storie Cemetery, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Memorial ID 62866734

Parents Columbus Sabrium Adkins and Belle Gilreath Adkins

Spouse Alma Bertie Greer Adkins

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. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNZJ-4PM : 4 December 2014), Curry Atkins and Alma Greer, 02 Dec 1917; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 204, Fentress, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, Curry Adkins, age 29, 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/2Mxqiv1.
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #62866734 : accessed 05 June 2019), memorial page for William Curry Adkins (29 Jan 1891–29 Jan 1967), Find A Grave Memorial no. 62866734, citing Storie Cemetery, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by JoAnn Stephens Graham (contributor 47263633).