The Adkins Family of Alabama:Information about Samuel Adkins


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Samuel Adkins (son of Jesse Adkins and Catherine Unknown) was born 30 Nov 1834 in Tennessee, and died 18 Sep 1916 in Marion Co. Alabama.He married Barbara Jane Logan.
 Includes NotesNotes for Samuel Adkins:
Samuel and wife, Barbara Jane Logan were conscientious objectors and refused to preform military services in the Civil War.Samuel stayed hidden in the woods near their home during the entire war and his family slipped him food and the necessities to live there.
Samuel amassed large real estate holdings and was considered a man of moderate wealth.He was, also, an expert hunter and trapper and supplemented their income by selling the furs.Barbara Jane was a kind hearted and gentle lady who enjoyed having visitors in her home.She was a large, strong woman before she had a stroke and was bedridden until her death.
Arlander Adkins, grandson of Samuel and Barbara Jane, bought his grandfather's estate and lived there until his death in 1975.His wife still has the property. (copyright 1984)
I had always heard this story, but I never knew who they were talking about.Barbara Jane Logan Adkins had several brothers that fought for the Union and Samuel refused to fight against his brother-in-laws.One or two of her brothers were killed in the war.
This is from the book "Corkren Logan Ancestries" by
Esther Mae Mays Stewart of Sikeston, MO.Copyright 1984
John J Adkins, Jr.
More About Samuel Adkins:
Burial: Unknown, Adkins Logan Cemetery Near Twin, Alabama Marion Co..
Children of Samuel Adkins and Barbara Jane Logan are:
  1. Matilda Mae Adkins, b. 20 Jul 1859, Marion Co. Alabama, d. date unknown.
  2. +Sarah Jane Adkins, b. 1862, Marion Co. Alabama, d. 22 Feb 1911, Marion Co Alabama.
  3. Mahallie Catherine Adkins, b. 18 Mar 1864, Marion Co. Alabama, d. date unknown.
  4. Martha Ellizabeth Adkins, b. 28 Jan 1866, Marion Co. Alabama, d. date unknown.
  5. +John Robert Adkins, b. 24 Nov 1868, Marion Co. Alabama, d. 24 Dec 1944, Marion Co. Alabama.
  6. Dorah A Adkins, b. 1872, Marion Co. Alabama, d. date unknown.
  7. Nancy J Adkins, b. 1875, Marion Co. Alabama, d. date unknown.
  8. James O Adkins, b. 1876, Marion Co. Alabama, d. date unknown.
  9. Harm Franklin Adkins, b. 11 Apr 1877, Marion Co. Alabama, d. date unknown.