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Parents:
Henry ADKINS
(~1799 - >1860)
Hugh McCOWAN
 
Elizabeth 'Betsy' THACKER
( - >1850)
 
 

Married: 22 Sept 1855 [55]
Winright ADKINS
(1825 - ~1904)
Nancy McCOWAN
( - <1888)
 bd.  1825
 dd.  About 1904, age about 79
 occ.  Farmer
 res.  USA
 src.   [55],[121]
 bd.  
 dd.  Before 1888
 res.  USA
 src.   [55],[121]
Spouses: 1, 2, 3Spouses: 1, 2

Children (8):

Wesley ADKINS (1857 - )
William G ADKINS (1858 - )
Elizabeth ADKINS (1859 - )
Daniel 'Little Dan' ADKINS (1862 - 1939)
Ollie ADKINS (1865 - 1928)
Francis ADKINS (1867 - )
Nelson ADKINS (1868 - 1919)
Leonard Grant ADKINS (1869 - 1954)

Family notes for Winright ADKINS and Nancy McCOWAN

Daniels p.30, with modifications derived from The Southwestern Reporter. [120],[121]

Notes for Winright ADKINS

Winright was said to have shot and killed Zachariah PHILLIPS Jnr (who fought in the Civil War as a Confederate), his cousin Clarinda ADKINS' husband. [55]

Sources

55.  Book, Joseph T Daniels, 1988, Adkins of Eastern Kentucky and surrounding areas, Private publication, Library of Congress LC control #:88194814
120.  Book, 29 January 2020, The Southwestern Reporter, volumes 187-188, Page 843/4
121.  Email, Alicia Hershock, 29 January 2020

Family record last updated: 31 March 2023

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