GEORGE G. ADKINS – was born in Bedford county, Virginia, on May 2, 1826, and married in this county on August 20, 1851, to Elizabeth Miller, a native of this county, born May 15, 18__.
Their family comprised:
- John W., born January 1, 1853, resides in Ashland, Kentucky;
- Mary A., March 20, 1855, resides in this county;
- Jerry P., March 7, 1857, resides at home;
- George F., May 2, 1859, died August 20, 1864;
- Joseph M., September 10, 1861, died August 28, 1864;
- Lizzie, February 20, 1864, resides at home.
The parents of Mr. Adkins were Pleasant and Mary (Freeman) Adkins, settlers of this county in 1830; he died in February 1841, and she in August 1851.
The parents of Mrs. Adkins came to this county in 1779; her father, Jacob Miller, held the office of justice of the peace for thirty years; her mother’s name was Anna (McKnight) Miller.
The grandfather of Mrs. Adkins, John Miller, was born in Germany in 1715 and came to America in 1726; he died in Lawrence county, at the age of 95, in 1820.
Her grandmother, Eleanor Miller, was born in Ireland in 1736, coming to America when very young; she died in this county in 1823 at the age of 87 years.
George G. Adkins, the subject of this sketch, came to his death in a very sudden manner on November 11, 1873; he had taken his gun to kill some owls which were killing his chickens; he supposed the gun was not loaded and pulled back the hammer with his foot and blew down the barrel when his foot slipped throwing the trigger down and discharging the gun; his death was instantaneous; it was a very severe blow to his wife and family. He was a farmer and gardener, and his widow and sons still manage the farm.
Two of Mr. Adkins’ brothers were in the late war—William in the 188th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Alfred in the 5th Virginia Infantry– both honorably discharged.
Mrs. Adkins’ address is South Point, Lawrence county, Ohio.
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