Family Group Sheet
NameMitchell B. Adkins
BirthApr 1825, Kentucky
Death24 Jan 1913, Elliott Co., Kentucky
FatherRichard Caswell Adkins (1801-1852)
MotherNancy Adkins (~1807-~1832)
Marriage22 Mar 1845, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseSarah Rowe
Birth18 Oct 1826, Kentucky
Death7 Mar 1904, Elliott Co., Kentucky
BurialWes Adkins Cemetery, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Children
SpouseJames Albert Kissinger
BirthApr 1848, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birth9 Jun 1852, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death25 Jun 1899, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseWilliam G. “Bill” Fannin
Birth19 Apr 1853, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseArvaline Whitt
Birth1 Apr 1857, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death1 Mar 1927, Sandy Hook, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Birthabt Nov 1859, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birth9 Jun 1861, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1864, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Mitchell B. Adkins
His death certificate records Mitch B. Adkins, age 91, born 1822 in Kentucky, died 24 Jan 1913 in Martinsburg precinct, Elliott Co., Kentucky, married, farmer, father Koze Adkins, mother’s maiden name not known, both born in Ky, cause of death “from history an organic lesion of heart mitral regurgitation”, informant J. M. Adkins, Sandy Hook, burial in Adkins graveyard.
Notes for Sarah Rowe
Dates of birth and death are from her gravestone.
Census Notes for Mitchell B. & Sarah (Family)
1850 census of Morgan Co., Ky, enumerated 8 Sep, lists on p. 107 as family #695:
Mitchell Adkins, 25, farmer; Sarah, 24; Martha, 4; Caswell, 2. All born in Kentucky.
The preceding household is that of Wiley Adkins age 22, with wife Sarah age 17, and the one before that is Caswell Adkins age 49 with wife Margaret age 32.
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 1, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 25 July, lists on p. 93 as family #575/569:
Mitchel B. Adkins, 35, farmer; Sarrah, 34; Martha, 14; Caswell, 12; Mary, 10; Elizabeth, 7; John, 5; Delinda, 3; Robert W., 7/12. All born in Kentucky.
1870 census of Elliott Co., Ky, precinct 3, Sandy Hook P.O., enumerated 8 July, lists on p. 1 as family #9:
Adkins, M. B., 42, farmer; Sarah, 43; Sarah, 22; Mary, 20; John, 15; Delinda, 10; Louisa, 8; Sarah, 6. All born in Kentucky.
I do not know the relationship of the Sarah age 22.
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky Martinsburg precinct, enumerated 17 June, lists on p. 26 as family #197:
Adkins, Mitch B., 54, farmer; Sarah, 53, wife; Louisa, 18, dau; Eveline, 16, dau. Roe, Charles, 11, boarder, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio. Adkins, Ambrose, 21, nephew, farm laborer. All except Charles Roe born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Sandy Hook precinct, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 9B as family #145/146:
Adkins, Mitch B., 74, b. Apr 1826, Ky Va Va, farm laborer; Sarah, 73, b. Oct 1826, Ky Va Va, married 51 years, mother of 9 children, 6 living. Click, Oscar, grandson, 11, b. Nov 1888; Jessie M., granddau, 9, b. Nov 1890; Vesty, granddau, 7, b. Apr 1893. All grandchildren born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by their son Caswell, listed as age 52 born Apr 1848.
Mitchell Adkins, 25, farmer; Sarah, 24; Martha, 4; Caswell, 2. All born in Kentucky.
The preceding household is that of Wiley Adkins age 22, with wife Sarah age 17, and the one before that is Caswell Adkins age 49 with wife Margaret age 32.
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 1, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 25 July, lists on p. 93 as family #575/569:
Mitchel B. Adkins, 35, farmer; Sarrah, 34; Martha, 14; Caswell, 12; Mary, 10; Elizabeth, 7; John, 5; Delinda, 3; Robert W., 7/12. All born in Kentucky.
1870 census of Elliott Co., Ky, precinct 3, Sandy Hook P.O., enumerated 8 July, lists on p. 1 as family #9:
Adkins, M. B., 42, farmer; Sarah, 43; Sarah, 22; Mary, 20; John, 15; Delinda, 10; Louisa, 8; Sarah, 6. All born in Kentucky.
I do not know the relationship of the Sarah age 22.
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky Martinsburg precinct, enumerated 17 June, lists on p. 26 as family #197:
Adkins, Mitch B., 54, farmer; Sarah, 53, wife; Louisa, 18, dau; Eveline, 16, dau. Roe, Charles, 11, boarder, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio. Adkins, Ambrose, 21, nephew, farm laborer. All except Charles Roe born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Sandy Hook precinct, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 9B as family #145/146:
Adkins, Mitch B., 74, b. Apr 1826, Ky Va Va, farm laborer; Sarah, 73, b. Oct 1826, Ky Va Va, married 51 years, mother of 9 children, 6 living. Click, Oscar, grandson, 11, b. Nov 1888; Jessie M., granddau, 9, b. Nov 1890; Vesty, granddau, 7, b. Apr 1893. All grandchildren born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by their son Caswell, listed as age 52 born Apr 1848.
