Dr
Benjamin
Helmick
Adkison
Born in Pocahontas, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Abel Adkison
and Susannah F Adkison
Brother of
Frances Elizabeth (Adkison) McClure, Harriett Rhodes (Adkison) Wooddell, George W Adkison, Sampson M Adkison, Jefferson D Adkison, Amanda Parthina Adkison [half], Alice Annette Jane (Adkison) Weiford [half], Oliver Blake Adkison [half] and Anna Zeparna Blanche Adkison [half]
Husband of
Caroline Celia (Hinzman) Adkison
— married
1865 in Lewis, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 78
in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Feb 2019
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1843. He is the son of Abel Adkison.
In 1850, Benj H (age 7) lived in Pocahontas, Virginia with his presumed father Abel and his siblings (Frances, Harriet, George, Sampson, and Jefferson). [1]
Benjamin Helmick "Adkins" married Caroline Celia Hinzman in 1865 in Lewis, West Virginia. [2]
In 1870, Benj H (age 27) lived in New Milton, Doddridge, West Virginia with his presumed wife Caroline and son Enoch. His birthplace was Virginia. [3]
Benjamin died on 8 Feb. 1922 in Upshur, West Virginia. HIs father's name listed on his death register was Able Adkinson; mother name listed as "Unknown". [4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-K3S : Tue Oct 03 02:40:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Abel Adkison and Frances E Adkison, 1850.
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRT3-Y4Z : 11 February 2018), Benjamin Helmick Adkins and Caroline Celia Hinzman, 1865; citing Lewis, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 825,112.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH7-FVP : Thu Oct 05 13:24:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Benj H Adkison and Caroline C Adkison, 1870.
- ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1TH-QFX : 10 March 2018), Benjamin H. Adkison, 08 Feb 1922; citing Upshur, West Virginia, County Records, 2735, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,952,975.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41G-7BC : 13 December 2017), Benj H Adkison in entry for Able Adkison, 1860.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 March 2019), memorial page for Dr Benjamin Helmick Adkison (17 Feb 1843–8 Feb 1922), Find A Grave: Memorial #79843914, citing Hammer Cemetery, Corley, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Paula Harper (contributor 47628529) .
- Letter from Dr. Benjamin H. Adkison about his life and family, transcribed and posted on Linda's Page website. (http://www.lindapages.com/wvcw/1wvc/1wvc-adkison.htm | accessed 23 Nov 2022)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~3.12%
Albert Denison
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member denisonancestry
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~0.78%
Shannon (Vinaske) Cooper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AB9912995 [compare]
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~0.78%
Vickie Painter :
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