John Peter Adkins

   Cause of his death was Bronchial Asthma.

   Another name for John was John Preston Adkins.

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Lynchburg City, Campbell Co., Va., ED# 79, page 23B records John (Sept 1874-Book Keeper) and Mabel C. (Jan 1878) Adkins with son Eugene (Aug 1897) living at 411 Church Street. Also in the household is Mabel's brother, Roy Morrison (Sept 1882-Salesman)

John P. Adkins and family are living in the Brookville District of Campbell County, Va in the 1910 and 1920 Federal Census.

The 1910 Federal Census for Brookville, Campbell Co., Va., ED# 19, page 17A records John P. (35-Retail Merchant in a Warehouse) and Mabel C. (32) Adkins with children Eugene M. (12), John P. Jr. (9), William R. (7), Henry G. (4), Frederick S. (3), and Mabel M. (8/12) living on the Boonsboro Road.

The WWI Draft Registration Card for John Peter Adkins dated Sept 12, 1918 records his date of birth as September 27, 1874. He is living with his wife, Mabel Clare Adkins in Lynchburg, Campbell Co., VA and is a Merchant and farmer. His employer is Adkins Hardware Company. He is medium height and stoiut build with blue eyes and red hair. He signs his name John Peter Adkins.

The 1920 Federal Census for Brookville, Campbell Co., Va., ED# 70, page records John P. (45-Retail Merchant) and Mabel M. (42) Adkins with children Eugene M. (21), John P. Jr. (18), W. Royal (16), H. Gordon (14), Frederick S. (12), Mabel M. (10), Ella F. (8), Mildred (4 9/12), Carlton G. (3 1/12).

The 1930 Federal Census for Lynchburg, VA (ED#1, page 120B, 121A, dated April 5, 1930) records the widower Mabel Adkins (52) living with her children and grand children at 1861 Link Road in Lynchburg. Eugene (32) is listed as a widower and William R. (26) is listed as married with no wife listed in the houshold. Other children of Mabel Adkins living there include: John P. Jr. (28), Henry G. (24), Frederick (22), Mabel M. (20), Eleanor F. (18), and Mildred (15), all single. Grand children in the household include: Eugene Jr. (8), Withers C. (7), Nancy P. (6), and Abram J. (4). Eugene M. [Sr.] is employed in wholesale shoe mfg., John P. is a clerk in building construction, William R. is a salesman in radio, Henry G. is a clerk in oil distribution, Mabel M. is a stenogtrapher in insurance, while Eleanor F. is a clerk in a retail dry goods. Mabel was first married at 18, Eugene at age 23, and William at age 20.

John Adkins' death certificate records his name as "John Peter Adkins". He died of brichial asthma on Oct 25, 1922. Adkins family papers compiled by Harry T. Adkins in the 1950s, copies of which were given to his brothers and sisters, record family genealogy including Greenberry's Civil War Record. Greenberry's CW record is reported as "taken from the Adkins Bible, as written by his son, on May 18, 1920, namely by John Preston Adkins." Since Preston is also a family name, I decided John's middle name, in this genealogical record, must be Preston, even though his death ceretificate records "Peter". Then I uncovered his WWI Draft Registration Card dated September 12, 1918 and found his name as "John Peter Adkins". The document is even signed in his hand as John Peter Adkins. John's date of birth is listed as September 27, 1874 and he is living in Lynchburg, Campbell Co., VA. His wife is listed as Mabel Clare Adkins and he is employed as a Merchant and Farmer at Adkins Hardware Company in Lynchburg. His physical description is medium height and stout build with blue eyes and red hair. Although John may have been named "Preston" at birth, it is clear to this reseacher that he wanted to be known as "Peter". Note: The marriage cerificate for his son, Eugene Morrison Adkins, names his father as John Preston Adkins ... see marriage notes for Eugene Morrison Adkins.
Also, the death certificate for John P. Adkins' son, Frederick Stanley Adkins, records the name John Preston Adkins ... see medical notes for Frederick Stanley Adkins.

  Medical Notes:

John Adkins' death certificate records his name as "John Peter Adkins". He died of brochial asthma on Oct 25, 1922. He is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg, VA.
Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: John Peter Adkins
Residence: Lynchburg Road
Occupation: Merchant
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 48
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1874
Death Date: 25 Oct 1922
Death Place: Brookville, Campbell, Virginia
Burial: Oct 27, 1922 at Springhill Cemetery
Registration Date: 27 Oct 1922
Father: G B Adkins born in Callands
Mother: Martha E Lawrence born in Mountain Valley, Henry Co., VA
Spouse: Mable Morrison
Certificate Number: 1922021532
Informant: W. T. Adkins [brother]

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Book Keeper (1900) / Retail Merchant in a Warehouse (1910).

John married Mabel Clare Morrison, daughter of Henry Clay Morrison and Sallie A. Hines, on 10 May 1896. (Mabel Clare Morrison was born on 29 Jan 1878 in Lynchburg, Campbell Co., VA and died on 23 Jan 1955 in Lynchburg, Campbell Co., VA.) The cause of her death was Cerebral Hemorrhage.