Family Group Sheet
NameIsom Adkins
Birth4 Nov 1861, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Jun 1940, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1880, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseLucinda Riddle
Birth7 Jul 1858, Floyd Co., Kentucky
Deathabt 1907, Elliott Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn W. Riddle (1825-1914)
MotherSusan A. Cunningham (or Lettingham) (?1828-1915)
Children
Birth11 Jun 1878, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death3 Dec 1925, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Notes for Isom Adkins
His death certificate records Isom Adkins, age 79 years 7 months 8 days, born 4 Nov 1861 in Elliott Co., died 12 June 1940 in rural Elliott Co., widowed, late wife Sallie Adkins, father Brack Adkins, mother’s maiden name Martha Adkins, both born in Elliott Co., cause of death chronic myocarditis, informant Emery Adkins, Lucille, Ky, burial in Lucille, Ky.
Notes for Lucinda Riddle
Birth register for Floyd Co., Ky, lists the birth on 7 July 1858 of Lucinda Riddle, father John Riddle, mother’s maiden name Susannah Cunningham. Although the birth is registered in Floyd Co., Ky, the birthplace is not Floyd Co.; it looks like Molington Co, Va, but there is no such county. The closest possibilities are Washington Co. and Monongalia Co.
Census Notes for Isom & Lucinda (Family)
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Sandy Hook precinct, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 7A as family #103/104:
Adkins, Isom, 38, b. Nov 1861, Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Lucinda, wife, 40, b. May 1860, Ky NC Va, married 20 years, mother of 8 children, 8 living; Mary B., dau, 18, b. Feb 1892; John B., son, 16, b. Apr 1884; Allamander, son, 15, b. May 1885; Sallie, dau, 13, b. Feb 1887; Malissa, dau, 9, b. May 1891; Charley, 8, b. Jan 1892; Susan, dau, 6, b. Feb 1894; Allice, dau, 3, b. Apr 1897; Victory, dau, 20, b. Mar 1880, widowed, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Wm J., grandson, 1, b. Dec 1898. All children born Ky Ky Ky. Riddle, John, father-in-law, 75, b. Apr 1825, NC NC NC; Susan A., mother-in-law, 72, b. Mar 1828, Va Va Va, married 53 years, mother of 3 children, 2 living.
1910 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Martinsburg precinct, enumerated 12 May, lists on p. 15B as family #253/257:
Adkins, Esam, 49, b. Ky Ky Ky, second marriage, married 6 years; Sarah, wife, 38, b. Ky Ky <unknown>; first marriage, married 6 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Charles, son, 18, b. Ky Ky Ky; Alice, dau, 14, b. Ky Ky Va; Malinda, dau, 7, b. Ky Ky Va; Lonzo, son, 3, b. Ky Ky Ky; Emery, son, 6/12, b. Ky Ky Ky; Riddle, John, father-in-law, 85, b. NC NC NC; Susan, mother-in-law, 83, b. Va Va Va, first marriage for both, married 63 years, mother of 3 children, 1 living.
John and Susan are not Sarah’s parents, but the parents of Isom’s first wife, Lucinda, who apparently died in 1903 or 1904, perhaps with the birth of Malinda. The 1 living child of John and Susan would be their daughter Mary.
Adkins, Isom, 38, b. Nov 1861, Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Lucinda, wife, 40, b. May 1860, Ky NC Va, married 20 years, mother of 8 children, 8 living; Mary B., dau, 18, b. Feb 1892; John B., son, 16, b. Apr 1884; Allamander, son, 15, b. May 1885; Sallie, dau, 13, b. Feb 1887; Malissa, dau, 9, b. May 1891; Charley, 8, b. Jan 1892; Susan, dau, 6, b. Feb 1894; Allice, dau, 3, b. Apr 1897; Victory, dau, 20, b. Mar 1880, widowed, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Wm J., grandson, 1, b. Dec 1898. All children born Ky Ky Ky. Riddle, John, father-in-law, 75, b. Apr 1825, NC NC NC; Susan A., mother-in-law, 72, b. Mar 1828, Va Va Va, married 53 years, mother of 3 children, 2 living.
1910 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Martinsburg precinct, enumerated 12 May, lists on p. 15B as family #253/257:
Adkins, Esam, 49, b. Ky Ky Ky, second marriage, married 6 years; Sarah, wife, 38, b. Ky Ky <unknown>; first marriage, married 6 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Charles, son, 18, b. Ky Ky Ky; Alice, dau, 14, b. Ky Ky Va; Malinda, dau, 7, b. Ky Ky Va; Lonzo, son, 3, b. Ky Ky Ky; Emery, son, 6/12, b. Ky Ky Ky; Riddle, John, father-in-law, 85, b. NC NC NC; Susan, mother-in-law, 83, b. Va Va Va, first marriage for both, married 63 years, mother of 3 children, 1 living.
John and Susan are not Sarah’s parents, but the parents of Isom’s first wife, Lucinda, who apparently died in 1903 or 1904, perhaps with the birth of Malinda. The 1 living child of John and Susan would be their daughter Mary.
