1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Princess Mining Village; taken on 19 Apr 1930;
Page 243B; Image 25 of 35; Family #103/103.
Listed as Spencer C. Adkins; age 5 yrs, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Henry G. Adkins.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; E.D. 24-40; taken on 20 Apr 1940; Page
792A; Image 23 of 36; Household #155.
Listed as Spencer Adkins; age 15; born in WV; 2 yrs HS education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Henry G. Adkins.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Claude Adkins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 May 1924
Birth Place: Roderfield M, West Virginia
[Roderfield, West Virginia]
Death Date: 22 Nov 1994
Father: Henry G Adkins
Mother: Dolly Perry
SSN: 235460260
Notes: Dec 1947: Name listed as CLAUDE ADKINS"
4. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Claude Adkins
Race: White
Age at Death: 70
Birth Date: 29 May 1924
Death Date: 22 Nov 1994
Death Place: Pasco, Florida, United States"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma Hollow Road; taken on 9 Apr 1930;
Page 23A; Image 19 of 45; Family #189/198.
Listed as Walter Atkins (sic, Adkins); age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Walter Adkins.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1944); Page 46; Line #36; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Adkins, Jr; age 24; born in Keystone, WV; single; living at Worth, WV; married on 26 Dec
1944 at Bluefield, WV; Dorothy McKinney; age 28; born in Algoma, WV; single; living at Freman, WV.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Walter Adkins Jr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1920
Birth Place: Algoma McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 10 Aug 2005
Father: Walter Adkins
Mother: Alice Goad
SSN: 232460017
Notes: Mar 1947: Name listed as WALTER ADKINS JR;
17 Aug 2005: Name listed as WALTER ADKINS"
4. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: WALTER Jr Adkins
Service Info.: ADE3 US NAVY WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1922
Death Date: 10 Aug 2005
Cemetery: Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Cemetery Address: Princeton, WV 24740"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1944); Page 46; Line #36; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Adkins, Jr; age 24; born in Keystone, WV; single; living at Worth, WV; married on 26 Dec
1944 at Bluefield, WV; Dorothy McKinney; age 28; born in Algoma, WV; single; living at Freman, WV.
1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Buford Adkins
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Eckman, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1920
Residence Place: Bottom Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Poca Fuel
Weight: 130
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Mary Jane Adkins
Household Members:
Name Relationship
John Buford Adkins Self (Head)"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Buford Adkins
[John B Adkins]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1920
Birth Place: Eckman, West Virginia
Death Date: 4 Jun 1992
Father: Earnest Adkins
Mother: Mary Wilson
SSN: 236165941
Notes: Sep 1937: Name listed as JOHN BUFORD ADKINS;
11 Jun 1992: Name listed as JOHN B ADKINS"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Adkins
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1920
Death Date: 4 Jun 1992
SSN: 236165941
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 20 Nov 1941
Release Date 1: 21 Aug 1945"
4. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Buford Adkins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 72
Birth Date: abt 1920
Death Date: 4 Jun 1992
Death Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Spouse: M Adkins"
1. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Obit Posted
"Mary Elizabeth Louise Adkins, 75, of Curve Road in Pearisburg, Va., departed this life on Tuesday evening, April 7, 2009, at Pulaski Community Hospital in Pulaski, Va. Born in Pearisburg on October 25, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Houston and Elsie Mae Sadler Gautier. She was a member of Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Buford Adkins; and her sisters, Betty Nelson, Sue Hale and Judy Smith. She leaves to cherish her memory her daughters, Carolyn Snider, of Pearisburg, Regina and Nelson Reynolds, of Blacksburg, and Tammy and Raymond McGuire, of Pembroke; her son, Johnny and Darlene Adkins, of Pearisburg; her brother, "Bill" C.W. and Bonnie, of Pembroke; her sisters, Nettie Wilson, of Pearisburg, and Brenda Hodge, of Pearisburg; her grandchildren, Jinnifer Adkins, Stephanie Vaught, Josh Snider, J.C. McGuire, and Makayla McGuire; and her greatgrandson, Anthony Vaught. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2009, in the Kendall Funeral Home at 605 Snidow St. in Pembroke with Pastor Shahn Wilburn officiating. Burial will follow in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg."
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Buford L Turner
Residence Date 13 Jul 2001-10 Jan 2009
Residence Place Kingsport, Tennessee, United States
Birth Date 31 May 1918
Address Kingsport, Tennessee 37660
Possible Relatives Frankie T Surgenor
Record Number 392501614"
1. 1920 Census, Dickenson Co, VA; Clintwood; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page 15B; Image 30 of 34;
Family #170/172.
Listed as Claudia Adkins; age 1 mon; born in VA; in household of father, Henry C. Adkins.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Claudia A Turner
Residence Date 01 Dec 2006
Residence Place Kingsport, Tennessee, United States
Birth Date 13 Nov 1919
Address Kingsport, Tennessee 37660
Address Date 01 Dec 2006
2nd Address Kingsport, Tennessee 37660
2nd Address Date 28 Jan 1993-25 Mar 2008
3rd Address Kingsport, Tennessee 37662
3rd Address Date 01 Jul 1989
Possible Relatives Buford L Turner, Frankie S Turner, Frankie T Surgenor, Frankie Turner, Julia Turner, Nottingham Turner
Record Number 70320510"
1. 1920 Census, Dickenson Co, VA; Clintwood; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page 15B; Image 30 of 34;
Family #170/172.
Listed as Smith F. Faris; age 64; born in VA; widowed; in household of son-in-law, Henry C. Adkins.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Helen Lucille Adkins
[Helen Lucille Phares]
[Helen Phares]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1917
Birth Place: Hemphill, West Virginia
[Hamphill Mcd??, West Virginia]
Death Date: Jun 1993
Father: James Adkins
Mother: Della Sharp
SSN: 233240302
Notes: Apr 1938: Name listed as HELEN LUCILLE ADKINS;
Jan 1957: Name listed as HELEN LUCILLE PHARES;
10 Aug 1993: Name listed as HELEN L PHARES"
2. California, Death Index, 1940-1997; Aestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Helen Lucille Phares
[Helen Lucille Adkins]
Social Security #: 233240302
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1917
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 24 Jun 1993
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Sharp
Father's Surname: Adkins"