Eugene Morrison Adkins Sr.

  General Notes:

See notes on Eugenes's father, John Peter Adkins, for 1930 census facts indicating Eugene is a widower.

V.M.I. Archives On Line Rosters Database
Eugene Morrison Adkins
V.M.I. Class of 1920
World War I record: Field Clerk, American Expeditionary Forces. Gassed in action.

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Eugene Adkins
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 Dec 1897
Death Date: 16 Nov 1971
SSN: 239095461
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 27 Jun 1918
Release Date 1: 10 May 1919

See general notes on his father for 1930 census facts ... Eugene is listed as a widower.

The 1938 Hill's Charlotte NC Directory records:
Mabel Adkins (wid John P) r906 E Worthington av
Eug M Adkins (Nellie G) asst mgr Sears Roebuck and Co h906 E Worthington av

The 1940 Hill's Charlotte NC Directory records:
R Wm Adkins (Margt F) clk Am Hdw & Equio Co h112 N Clarkson apt 1 [Eugene's brother]
Eug M Adkins (Nellie G) asst mgr Sears Roebuck and Co h906 E Worthington av

The 1940 Federal Census Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, District 60-55B, page 1037A, (image 5 of 42) dated April 19, 1940 records Eugene M. (42 - VA) and Nellie (46 - VA) Adkins living at 906 Worthington Avenue in a house they are renting at $40 / month. Eugene has 4 years of college while Nellie has 4 years of high school. They indicate that they were living in the Ashville, Buncombe Co., NC as of April 1, 1935. Also in the household are children: Morrison Adkins (18 - VA), Withers Clark Adkins (17 - VA), Nancy Preston Adkins (16 - VA), and Irvine Adkins (14 - VA). Eugene reports being a "wage or salary worker in private work" and is employed with Roebuck Department Store with a 52 week income of $2,210.


The 1941 Hill's Charlotte NC Directory records:
W Royall Adkins (Margt F) slsmn Charlotte Supply Co h304 Westwood av [Eugene's brother]
Eug M Adkins (Nellie G) mgr Southern Hdw Co h608 Louise av
E Morrison Adkins Jr r823 E Worthingham av

The 1944 Hill's Charlotte NC Directory records:
W Royall Adkins (Margt F) slsmn Char Sup Co h908 Lexington av [Eugene's brother]
Eug M Adkins (Nellie N) mgr Southern Hdw Co h608 Louise av

The 1945 Hill's Charlotte NC Directory records:
W Royall Adkins (Margt F) slsmn Char Sup Co h908 Lexington av [Eugene's brother]
W Royal Adkins jr USA r908 Lexington av
Eug M Adkins (Nellie N) mgr Sou Hdw Co h612 E Kingston av
Eug M Adkins jr USM r612 E Kingston av
Wither C Adkins USA r612 E Kingston av

The 1953 Hill's Charlotte NC Directory records:
W Royall Adkins (Margt F) slsmn Char Sup Co h908 Lexington av [Eugene's brother]


In family papers compiled by Harry T. Adkins in the 1950s the birth date for Eugene Adkins was given as December 3, 1897.
The SSDI records:
Eugene Adkins
SSN: 239-09-5461
Last Residence: 29646 Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina
Born: 3 Dec 1897
Died: Nov 1971
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)

Eugene married Nancy Preston Clark, daughter of Withers Paulette Clark and Lottie Bradley Preston, on 25 May 1921 in Lynchburg, VA..⁹⁶ (Nancy Preston Clark was born on 16 Feb 1899 in Lynchburg, VA, died on 5 Aug 1929 in Lynchburg, VA. and was buried on 7 Aug 1929 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Campbell Co., VA.) The cause of her death was Pelvic Peritonitis.

  Marriage Notes:

Check records in Lynchburg Clerk of Courts Office - asked for Katie on Friday January 22, 2010 for marriage record for Eugene Morrison Adkins
Hon. Ronald M. Irvine
Phone/Fax
Phone: (434) 455-2620

Circuit Court of the County of Campbell
The Circuit Court of the County of Campbell is part of the 24th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia. It is the court of record in the County and has general jurisdiction of all types of cases - civil, equity and criminal. In addition, the Circuit Court is the court to which appeals from the General District Court and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court are taken.
Deborah Hughes, Clerk
(434) 332-9517 ... ask for records room

Clerk's Office (sent a check for 50 cents)
Circuit Court Clerk
PO Box 7000
Rustburg, VA 24588 (self addressed stamped envelope)
A copy of the marriage license was recieved on January 27, 2010:
Eugene Morrison Adkins and Nancy Preston Clark are authorized to be married by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Campbell County, Virginia ... Given May 23, 1921
The Marriage Certificate is dated May 25, 1921 and gives Eugene's place of birth as Sandy River [Pittsylvania Co., VA] and his parents as John PRESTON Adkins and Mabel Clair Adkins. Nancy's place of birth is Campbell County, VA and her parents are Withers Paulette Clark and Lottie Preston Clark.
They were married by J. [John born ca 1880] M. Roberson, a minister in the Protestant Episcopal Church.

Eugene next married Nellie G. (Nellie G. was born circa 1894 in Virginia and died after 1940.)