Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Lafayette “Bill Lafe” Adkins
BirthJan 1864, Kentucky
Marriageabt 1886, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Elizabeth Johnson
BirthAug 1865, Kentucky
Children
Birth6 Oct 1900, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Aug 1985, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio
SpouseFlora E. Quesinberry , 1C2R
Birth12 Apr 1887, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death19 Nov 1946, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Birth13 Feb 1903, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death4 Jul 1947, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SpouseIsaac Cecil Sturgill
Notes for William Lafayette “Bill Lafe” & Mary Elizabeth (Family)
This family is in my database because they are the parents of Charles D. Adkins who married my grandmother’s first cousin Flora E. Quesinberry. Their children James and Anna May are recorded mainly to provide evidence (via their death certificates) of Mary’s maiden name, and then the rest are included because I like to complete family groups if I have time.
Census
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Little Fork precinct, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 1A as family #10:
Adkins, Lafe, 36, b. Jan 1864, farmer; Mary E., wife, 34, b. Aug 1865; James W., son, 13, b. Apr 1877; Luema, dau, 10, b. Dec 1889; William, son, 8, b. Oct 1891; Itura J., dau, 4, b. Jan 1896. All born Ky Ky Ky.
This family is at the bottom of the page (Itura is on line 48), and the last two lines of the page image are cut off (and from all pages on the entire reel). The next page begins with an “America age 18 wife”, indicating that there was one more family member of Lafe and Mary on line 49, with America’s husband (probably John D. Porter) on line 50.
1910 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Littlefork precinct, enumerated 20 April, lists on p. 4B as family #62:
Adkins, Lafayett, 45, b. Ky Ky Va, farmer; Mary E., wife, 42, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 24 years, mother of 13 children, 9 living; James N., son, 22; Emma, dau, 10; William T., son, 18; Nerva (or Neeva), dau, 14; May, dau, 8; Joe, son, 5; Minnie, dau, 3; Linnie, dau, 6/12. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
Adkins, Lafe, 36, b. Jan 1864, farmer; Mary E., wife, 34, b. Aug 1865; James W., son, 13, b. Apr 1877; Luema, dau, 10, b. Dec 1889; William, son, 8, b. Oct 1891; Itura J., dau, 4, b. Jan 1896. All born Ky Ky Ky.
This family is at the bottom of the page (Itura is on line 48), and the last two lines of the page image are cut off (and from all pages on the entire reel). The next page begins with an “America age 18 wife”, indicating that there was one more family member of Lafe and Mary on line 49, with America’s husband (probably John D. Porter) on line 50.
1910 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Littlefork precinct, enumerated 20 April, lists on p. 4B as family #62:
Adkins, Lafayett, 45, b. Ky Ky Va, farmer; Mary E., wife, 42, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 24 years, mother of 13 children, 9 living; James N., son, 22; Emma, dau, 10; William T., son, 18; Nerva (or Neeva), dau, 14; May, dau, 8; Joe, son, 5; Minnie, dau, 3; Linnie, dau, 6/12. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
