Born in West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David French Smith
and Amanda E. (Gibson) Smith
Sister of
Walter Lillie Smith, Georgia (Smith) Staley, Ulysses Grant Smith, William C Smith, Oscar F Smith, Marion E Smith, Morris Bennett Smith and Robert Clifton Smith
Wife of
Richard Adkins
— married
about 8 Sep 1883 in Lawrence, Ohio, United States
Mother of
Grover Cleveland Adkins, Hinos French Adkins, Clifford Adkins, Norma Inez (Adkins) Nicholson, Benjamin Franklin Adkins and Willard Virgil Adkins
Died
at age 57
in West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jan 2017
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Biography
Olive F Smith was born in 1864 to David French Smith and Amanda Gibson Smith. She married Richard Adkins of Lincoln County, West Virginia. Olive passed away in Ranger, Lincoln County, West Virginia as well. She and her beloved husband are both buried at Adkins Cemetery in Ranger.*
Sources
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH7-75Q : 17 October 2014), Olive F Smith in household of David F Smith, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 26, family 170, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,184.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RT-PXG : 14 July 2016), Olive F Smith in household of David F Smith, Laurel Hill, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 67, sheet 187C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1406; FHL microfilm 1,255,406.
- "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7J-79C : 8 December 2014), Richard Adkins and Olive F. Smith, 08 Sep 1883; citing Lawrence, Ohio, United States, reference p 519; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 317,720.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial #30400404 in Adkins Cemetery, Ranger, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Olive by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Olive:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Olive by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Olive:
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~0.39%
Patrick Gilliland
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23andMe, GEDmatch M184838 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T537960 [compare], FTDNA kit #194002
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