Family Group Sheet
NameJames Freelin Adkins
Birth5 Jan 1867, Kentucky
Death9 Sep 1926, Kentucky
BurialKegley Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Marriageabt 1907, Kentucky
SpouseMartha M. Sparks
Birth15 Nov 1886, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death4 Dec 1971, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialKegley Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherLeander C. Mauk (1856-1949)
MotherRachel Malinda Sparks (1861-)
Children
SpouseJewel Dillon
SpouseLillie Trent , 2C1R
Birth1 Aug 1912, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseLeslie Dillon
Birth19 Nov 1919, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death15 Jul 1998, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseOmer Lee Trent , Half 2C2R
Birth21 Mar 1922, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseHomer Johnson
7 FOpal Adkins
Birth12 Sep 1924, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseLowe
Notes for James Freelin Adkins
Dates of birth and death are from his gravestone, which has the inscription James F. Adkins. I cannot find him in the Kentucky death records.
Notes for Martha M. Sparks
Her gravestone in Kegley Cemetery has her name as Martha M. Adkins, with the dates Nov 15, 1885 - Dec 4, 1971.
Curiously, the SSDI has the matching birthdate but a different death date. It records Martha M. Adkins, born 15 Nov 1885, died 15 Jan 1972, last residence Elliottville, Rowan Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists Martha M. Adkins, age 85, died 4 Dec 1971 in Rowan Co., residence same.
Her obituary gives her birthdate as 15 Nov 1886, which is more consistent with the 1900 census, where she was listed as age 12, born Aug 1887.
That obituary, in the Elliott County News of 11 Dec 1971 reported
“MARTHA ADKINS OF ELLIOTTSVILLE DIES
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Adkins, 85, Elliottville, who died Friday, Dec. 3, were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the Stucky Funeral Home in Morehead by Rev. Clifford Price. Burial was in Kegley Cemetery.
Mrs. Adkins was born Nov. 15, 1886, a daughter of the late Lynn and Rachel (Sparks) Mauk. Her husband, James F. Adkins, preceded her in death.
Surviving are two sons, Charles Adkins of Elliottville and Ranzie Adkins of Bloomingsburg, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Trent of Morehead, and Mrs. Hattie Johnson of Elliottville and Mrs. Annie Dillon, address unknown; two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Conley of Olive Hill and Mrs. Alice Crose of Bloomington, Ill., 35 grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren.”
See http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kycarter/photos/people/m/mauk_martha.htm
Curiously, the SSDI has the matching birthdate but a different death date. It records Martha M. Adkins, born 15 Nov 1885, died 15 Jan 1972, last residence Elliottville, Rowan Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists Martha M. Adkins, age 85, died 4 Dec 1971 in Rowan Co., residence same.
Her obituary gives her birthdate as 15 Nov 1886, which is more consistent with the 1900 census, where she was listed as age 12, born Aug 1887.
That obituary, in the Elliott County News of 11 Dec 1971 reported
“MARTHA ADKINS OF ELLIOTTSVILLE DIES
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Adkins, 85, Elliottville, who died Friday, Dec. 3, were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the Stucky Funeral Home in Morehead by Rev. Clifford Price. Burial was in Kegley Cemetery.
Mrs. Adkins was born Nov. 15, 1886, a daughter of the late Lynn and Rachel (Sparks) Mauk. Her husband, James F. Adkins, preceded her in death.
Surviving are two sons, Charles Adkins of Elliottville and Ranzie Adkins of Bloomingsburg, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Trent of Morehead, and Mrs. Hattie Johnson of Elliottville and Mrs. Annie Dillon, address unknown; two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Conley of Olive Hill and Mrs. Alice Crose of Bloomington, Ill., 35 grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren.”
See http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kycarter/photos/people/m/mauk_martha.htm
Census Notes for James Freelin & Martha M. (Family)
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 6A as family #91:
Adkins, Freelin, 42, farmer; Martha, wife, 22, first marriage, married 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Johnny, son, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 8 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #21/24:
Adkins, J. F., 52, farmer; Martha, wife, 27; John, son, 12; Charlie, son, 9; Anna, dau, 7; Ranza, dau, 2 11/12; Dorotha, dau, 2/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 13A as family #220/230:
Adkins, Marthy, 40, widowed, age at first marriage 20; Johnie, son, 22; Charlie, son, 19; Ranzie, son, 13; Dortha, dau, 10; Hattie, dau, 8; Opal, dau, 6. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Adkins, Freelin, 42, farmer; Martha, wife, 22, first marriage, married 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Johnny, son, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 8 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #21/24:
Adkins, J. F., 52, farmer; Martha, wife, 27; John, son, 12; Charlie, son, 9; Anna, dau, 7; Ranza, dau, 2 11/12; Dorotha, dau, 2/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 13A as family #220/230:
Adkins, Marthy, 40, widowed, age at first marriage 20; Johnie, son, 22; Charlie, son, 19; Ranzie, son, 13; Dortha, dau, 10; Hattie, dau, 8; Opal, dau, 6. All born Ky Ky Ky.
