His death certificate records Rufus Adkins, age about 77, born about 1847 in Elliott Co., Ky, died 10 Jan 1925 in Worthington precinct, Greenup Co., Kentucky, widowed, farmer-trader, retired 2 years, father Braderick Adkins, mother’s maiden name not known, cause of death kidney trouble, informant John Adkins (son), Chinnville, Ky, burial in Lick Run Cemetery, Greenup, Ky.