Caleb Adkins

Est 1818 - 1893  (75 years)

• Name	Caleb Adkins
  	Killed by his Nephew, John Ward Adkins [1]
  Born	Est 1818	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Dec 1893	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  	per widow's pension
  Person ID	I19785	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	31 May 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Betsy" Napier,   b. Abt.1832, Vashti, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Oct 1850	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Children	+ 1. Witcher Keen Adkins,   b. 26 Jul 1852, Franklin Co., Virginia ,   d. 28 Jul 1918, Franklin County, Virginia  (Age 66 years)   2. 'Bett', Nancy Elizabeth Adkins,   b. 14 May 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 15 Sep 1944, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 79 years)   3. Caleb Monroe Adkins,   b. 5 May 1858, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 26 May 1932, @9am, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 74 years)   4. Benjamin F. [Franklin] Adkins,   b. 1873, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia ,   d. 10 Apr 1950, Danville, Virginia  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2022
  Family ID	F7345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Death Certificate-Witcher Keen Adkins adkinswitcherk.jpg
  		Widow's Pension issued to Bettie Adkins (application date) April 24, 1900 adkinsbettie.jpg
  		Death of a Murderer John Ward Adkins naI12077AdkinsJohnWrrd TheNorfolkLandmark Dec19,1903.jpg
  		Murderer Escapes John Ward Adkins oI12077 AdkinsJohnWard TheTimes Dec12,1894.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Newspaper Article, https://reynoldspatova.org/showmedia.php?mediaID=27166. Caleb Adkins murdered by Nephew John Ward Adkins [S37] Death Certificate, http://reynoldspatova.org/showmedia.php?mediaID=16769&medialinkID=25260. Death Certificate for son, Witcher K Adkins names parents as Caleb and Elizabeth Napier Adkins. Of further interest is the name of the doctor who certifies Witcher's death; it is Samuel H. Reynolds,MD, grandson/o Sallie Philpott and s/o Barton and Rutha Oakes Reynolds; Before removing to Missouri. [S211] State Select Marriages, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1VirginiaMarriages&h=217888&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7667. Name: Elizabeth Napier Gender: Female Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1850 Marriage Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia Spouse: Caleb Adkins FHL Film Number: 33326 Reference ID: Page 146