John Coleman Adkins

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Callands, Pittsylvania Co., VA, dated June 7, 1900, (ED#71, page 228B) records Mary A. Adkins (March 1868) with children Gracie (Sept 1894), Christina (April 1896), and Elijah (June 1898). Mary indicates she has been married for 6 years and has had 3 children; however, her husband, John Coleman Adkins, is not listed. Next door is Spencer and Elizabeth Adkins and family ... Elizabeth is John Coleman Adkins' aunt.

The 1910 Federal Census for Callands, Pittsylvania Co., VA, District 89, page 76A taken in April 1910 records John C. (38) and Mary E. (42) Adkins with children Gracie (15), Christine (14), Eliza [Elijah] (12), Asa O. (6), Claude S. (3), and twins Stanley and Stanford (5/12). Next door is his brother Thomas C. Adkins and family.

The 1920 Federal Census for Callands, Pittsylvania Co., VA, District 140, page 79A records Coleman (47) and Mary E. (50) Adkins with children ?Trenie? (23), Elijah (21), Asa O. (15), Claude S. (13), and twins Stanley and Stanford (10). Next door is Edgar (32) and Gracie (25) Mattox, probably John and Mary's daughter and her husband.

The 1930 Federal Census for Callands, Pittsylvania Co., VA, District 6, page 87B records J. C. (57) and Mary E. (61) Adkins with daughter Trenie C. (33). On either side are sons Stanford and Elijah Adkins with their families: Stanford (20) and Willie (17) have been married 1 year. Elijah (31) and Mary A. (28) with children Helen (7), Elizabeth (4), Margaret (3), and Batrise (5/12).

John married Mary E. circa 1893 in Pittsylavania Co., VA. (Mary E. was born in Mar 1868 in Virginia and died after 1930 in Callands, Pittsylvania Co., VA.)