Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Mason “Mace” Adkins
Birth16 Jan 1886, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death30 Mar 1976, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Wesley “Bud” Adkins (1862-1922)
MotherAnna Lea Epperhart (~1869-)
Marriageabt 1913, Kentucky
SpouseLeora Fraley
Birth26 Nov 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death13 Oct 1981, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherJasper Newton Fraley (1852-)
MotherMary McDaniel (1851-1926)
Children
Birth28 Dec 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth22 Jul 1915, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth6 Jul 1919, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death14 Oct 1980, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMildred Loraine Petitt , 2C1R
Notes for John Mason “Mace” Adkins
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records John Mason Adkins, age 33, residence Minor, Rowan Co., Ky, born 16 Jan 1885, occupation farming, nearest relative Leora Adkins, same address.
The SSDI lists Mason Adkins, born 16 Jan 1886, died Mar 1976, last residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists Mason Adkins, age 90, died 30 Mar 1976 in Rowan Co., residence same.
The SSDI lists Mason Adkins, born 16 Jan 1886, died Mar 1976, last residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists Mason Adkins, age 90, died 30 Mar 1976 in Rowan Co., residence same.
Notes for Leora Fraley
The SSDI lists Leora Adkins, born 26 Nov 1892, died Oct 1981, last residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists Leora F. Adkins, age 88, died 13 Oct 1981 in Rowan Co., residence same.
An abstract of her obituary on file at the Rowan County Library lists Leora Fraley Adkins, with the above dates, gives parents as Jasper and Mary McDaniel Fraley, and mentions a daughter Lennie Johnson. It says that she married Mason Adkins, who died in 1976.
The Kentucky death index lists Leora F. Adkins, age 88, died 13 Oct 1981 in Rowan Co., residence same.
An abstract of her obituary on file at the Rowan County Library lists Leora Fraley Adkins, with the above dates, gives parents as Jasper and Mary McDaniel Fraley, and mentions a daughter Lennie Johnson. It says that she married Mason Adkins, who died in 1976.
Census Notes for John Mason “Mace” & Leora (Family)
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 6 Jan, lists on p. 1B as family #13/15:
Adkins, Mace, 34, farmer; Lee, wife, 27, Linda, dau, 6; Earl, son, 4 6/12; Delbert, son, 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
They are sharing a house with Leora’s parents, who are numbered as 13/15.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 9B as family #154/156:
Fraley, Jasper, 81, widowed, age at first marriage 22, farmer; Adkins, Mase, son in law, 44, age at first marriage 27, farmer; Leora, dau, 37, age at first marriage 20; Lenna M., granddau, 16; Earl, grandson, 14; Della, grandson, 10. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Adkins, Mace, 34, farmer; Lee, wife, 27, Linda, dau, 6; Earl, son, 4 6/12; Delbert, son, 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
They are sharing a house with Leora’s parents, who are numbered as 13/15.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 9B as family #154/156:
Fraley, Jasper, 81, widowed, age at first marriage 22, farmer; Adkins, Mase, son in law, 44, age at first marriage 27, farmer; Leora, dau, 37, age at first marriage 20; Lenna M., granddau, 16; Earl, grandson, 14; Della, grandson, 10. All born Ky Ky Ky.
