Family notes for Henry ADKINS and Elizabeth 'Betsy' THACKER Daniels, p.9.
Elizabeth ′Betsy′ THACKER is a very specific name appearing as the wife of William ADKINS on p.193. The name, in full, also occurs in Daniels′ listings on p.9 as the wife of Henry ADKINS. The marriage dates are also close together, 1805 on p.193 and 1824 on p.9. One has to wonder if these two instances are actually the same person. There is no birth date for either instance, and only a suggested death decade on p.9. Daniels′ record also shows that both families lived on Greasy Creek, and would therefore have lived there at the same time. Just to complicate matters further, on p.202 there is mention of John ′Creek′ THACKER (from Greasy Creek?) a son of Joseph and Elizabeth ′Betty′ JONES THACKER marrying into the same ADKINS family in 1836. I am very much inclined to think that these Betsys and Betty are all the same person, but because it is impossible to determine the certain truth from the available data, I have included three records in the database. [Webmaster]
Notes for Henry ADKINS Daniels p.9. Had two land grants on Greasy Creek: 50 acres on 11 Feb 1842; 50 acres on Joe's Fork of Greasy Creek on 12 Aug 1851. Bought additional land on Greasy Creek from his father in 1836 and 1840. [55]
Sources | 55. | Book, Joseph T Daniels, 1988, Adkins of Eastern Kentucky and surrounding areas, Private publication, Library of Congress LC control #:88194814 |
| 74. | Email, Steven Gering, 28 February 2009 |
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