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William Neal Adkins

William Neal Adkins[1, 2, 3]

Male 1855 - 1927  (72 years)

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  • Name William Neal Adkins 
    Born 28 Apr 1855  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Sep 1927  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Family Burial Ground, near Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7638  My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds, Descendants of James Reynolds
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2019 

    Father Anderson Henderson Adkins,   b. 5 Aug 1806, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1876, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Nancy Booker Reynolds,   b. 15 Mar 1817, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1836 
    Family ID F2698  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family "Sallie Ann" Melissa Reynolds,   b. 2 Jul 1856, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1923, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 8 Apr 1880 
    Children 
     1. Claude James Adkins,   b. 16 Feb 1881,   d. 1 Jan 1948  (Age 66 years)
    +2. Lila Elizabeth Adkins,   b. 18 Apr 1883, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1971, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Nannie Love Adkins,   b. 1884,   d. 1884  (Age 0 years)
     4. Nannie Love Adkins,   b. Feb 1886, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1940, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years)
     5. William Barton Adkins,   b. 2 Oct 1888, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1954, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     6. Frances Booker "Fannie" Adkins,   b. 18 Apr 1891,   d. 19 Jan 1946  (Age 54 years)
     7. Ralph A. Adkins,   b. 6 Jun 1892, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1935, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     8. Samuel Gilmore Adkins,   b. 31 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1957, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     9. Robert Charles Adkins,   b. 31 Mar 1899,   d. 29 Sep 1946  (Age 47 years)
     10. Minnie R. Adkins,   b. 9 Mar 1903,   d. 6 Oct 1955  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F2636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    1908 Road builders
    1908 Road builders
    William Neal Adkins & Wife, Sallie Ann Melissa Reynolds - Photo courtesy of Deborah Wood Shelton
    William Neal Adkins & Wife, Sallie Ann Melissa Reynolds - Photo courtesy of Deborah Wood Shelton
    WmNealAdkins&SallieMalissaReynolds.jpg

    Documents
    World's Cemetery - Reynolds/Adkins Route 807 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
    World's Cemetery - Reynolds/Adkins Route 807 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
    Worlds_Cemetery_Burials.jpg
    Obit. for William Neal Adkins provided by Carter Powell from The Bee dated 9/26/1927
    Obit. for William Neal Adkins provided by Carter Powell from The Bee dated 9/26/1927
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    Death Certificate-William Neal Adkins
    Death Certificate-William Neal Adkins
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  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Cottagehill/Southside, http://www.cottagehill.com/southside/f10.htm#f17636.
      Betsy Adkins Family

    2. [S37] Death Certificate, William Neal Adkins.

    3. [S42] Obituary, William Neal Adkins.

    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111242327/malissa-m-adkins.
      Malissa M ?Sallie Ann? Reynolds Adkins
      Birth 2 Jul 1856
      Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Death 29 Jun 1923 (aged 66)
      Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Burial
      Worlds Cemetery
      Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

      Parents

      Photo
      William Barton Reynolds

      1827?1890

      Spouse
      William Neal Adkins, 1855?1927

      Siblings
      Elizabeth M Reynolds Reynolds, 1853?1926
      Nancy Ann Reynolds Reynolds, 1854?1924
      Hallie Reynolds Adkins, 1858?1902
      Mary Frances Reynolds, 1859?1861
      William Barton Reynolds, 1862?1938
      James Allen Reynolds, 1865?1938
      John T Reynolds, 1866 ? unknown
      Samuel Hughey Reynolds, 1869?1939
      Mary Frances Reynolds Yates, 1871?1936
      Roxanna Anna Reynolds Reynolds, 1874?1944

      Children
      Samuel Gilmore Adkins, 1895?1957
      Married William Neal Adkins on April 8, 1880 in Henry County, VA.

      Children of William and Melissa Reynolds:

      Claude J Adkins 1881 1948
      Lila Elizabeth Adkins 1883 1971
      Nannie Love Adkins 1884 1884
      Nannie Love Adkins 1886 xxxx
      William Barton Adkins 1888 1954
      Frances Booker Adkins 1891 1946
      Ralph A Adkins 1894 1935
      Samuel G Adkins 1895 1957
      Robert Charles Adkins 1899 1946
      Minnie R Adkins 1903 1955

    5. [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LW7N-RFQ/william-neal-adkins-1855-1927.
      William Neal Adkins
      April 1855?18 September 1927 (Age 72)

      Sallie Ann Malissa Reynolds, Female, 1856?1923,
      Marriage, 8 April 1880 Pittsylvania, Virginia

      Children (10)
      Claude James Adkins, 1881?1948,
      Lila Elizabeth Adkins, 1883?1971
      Nannie Love Adkins, 1884?1884
      Loise Adkins, 1886?1940
      William Barton Adkins, 1888?1954
      Frances Booker Adkins, 1891?1946
      Ralph Anderson Adkins, 1893?1935
      Samuel Gilmore Adkins, 1895?1957
      Robert Eldridge Adkins, 1899?1946
      Minnie Roxie Adkins, 1903?1965

      Parents
      Anderson Henderson Adkins, 1806?1876
      Nancy Booker Reynolds, 1817?1894

      Siblings (7)
      Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Adkins, 1834?1919
      Ralph Adkins, 1836?1914
      Henry A Adkins, 1841?1863
      Caleb Adkins, 1848?1916
      William Neal Adkins, 1855?1927
      Henry Gilmer Adkins, 1862?1940
      John Ward Adkins, 1864?Deceased