WILLIAM ADKINS – is a native of Kentucky, having been born in Boyd county on September 5, 1831; both of his parents were among the early settlers of Lawrence county, coming here in 1832; their names were Pleasant and Mary (Freeman) Adkins; the father died in February 1841, and the mother in August 1851.
George Adkins, a brother of William, met with an accident on November 11, 1873; he took his gun to kill some owls that were killing off his chickens; he supposed the gun was not loaded and placed his foot on the trigger and drew the hammer back and at the same time blew in the barrel of the gun, the hammer at the same moment fell, and the gun was discharged, killing him instantly; he left a wife and four children to mourn his loss.
William Adkins was married in this county, June 5, 1853, to Anna Hatcher, who was born in Lawrence county June 23, 1838; her parents, Charles and Sarah J. (Melvin) Hatcher, came to this county in 1811; the father died in December, 1867; the mother is still living at the age of 80.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Adkins are:
- Mary A. (Bruce), born April 21, 1854, resides in this county;
- Malinda, July 26, 1856, died October 16, 1865;
- William H., December 12, 1858, resides in this county;
- Milton D., May 20, 1861, resides in Saline county, Missouri;
- Lafayette, October 2, 1863, resides at home;
- Charles B., January 16, 1867, resides at home.
Mr. Adkins was in the war of 1861, a member of the 188th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he enlisted in 1865 and served to the close of the war; his brother, Alfred, was a member of the 5th Virginia Infantry, serving three years and receiving an honorable discharge. A brother of Mrs. Adkins, Charles H. Hatcher, was also a member of the 188th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served to close the war.
Mr. Adkins is engaged as a farmer, gardener, and stock-raiser in Fayette township; his address is South Point, Lawrence county, Ohio.
NOTE: Not sure if this obituary is the same person, but I added it to this file, just in case they are connected.
Broken Neck Is Fatal to Farmer Adkins, Thrown From Mule Sunday, Died Last Night
Ironton Evening Tribune
Thurs., June 1, 1933
William Adkins, a 70-year-old farmer of Big White Oak, Ky., who suffered a broken neck Sunday when he was thrown from a mule, died at the Marting Hospital last night. His case was practically hopeless from the start.
Mr. Adkins is survived by the following children: Mrs. W. R. Keaton and J.H. Adkins of Lynn, Ky., Ernest, Mrs. Grace Franklin, Mrs. Henry Fealty, B. L. Adkins, and Mrs. Della Dickson of Harmony, Okla. Funeral services will be conducted at Eureka Baptist church at 10:30 a.m. Friday, with burial in Whetstone cemetery in charge of Undertaker Stapf.
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