His death certificate records Owen Adkins, age 36 years 3 months 23 days, born 20 Oct 1908 in Elliott Co., Ky, died 13 Feb 1945 at Eastern State Hospital, single, occupation farmer, father Tobe Adkins, mother’s maiden name Fannie Gillam, both born in Kentucky, cause of death pulmonary tuberculosis, contributory cause psychosis with mental deficiency, informant hospital records, burial in Morehead, Ky.

The reported date of birth is off by one year; he was recorded as age 8 months in the 1910 census.

1940 census of Elliott Co., Ky, ED 32-2 (outside Martinsburg), enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 4B as family #63:
Adkins, Owen, 32, single, farmer; Tobe, father, 74; Fannie, mother, 67. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.