This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AJ.2ADIB/2489.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Debbie,Morris Adkins lived next door to Ben and Drusilla in 1860 ,Ben and Drusilla's 1st son Wm. R wasn't even a year old yet. Morris was 55yrs.Dorothy was 52.Winny 33,Evelyn 18,Thomas 14,Mathew 11,Vicey 4,Randolph 2,Philip 22 that was in Clay county.In the 1880 census in Sherman in Boone county was William Estep (Wesley's) and he had Nancy B 17 wife,Virginia 55 Mother,Eli 21 Brother,Mary E 10 niece,John Adkins 17 nephew and the household right beneath it was Virginia's father and mother followed by Isom Adkins 35,Nancy 30 wife,Rufina 10 dau.,Setha 7 dau.,Charles 4 son and I do not have the rest.There were so many Adkins Dad gave me a verbal list and I know that Clara was an Adkins and I am really interested in finding out how these pieces fall into place.There were Adkins in my Sparks side also but my granfather lived with a family of Adkins,The names were John ,Ellen,Marchie,Floyd,Dolly,Dellie,Margorie and I found that in the 1930 Fayetteville census.Next page of that c! ensus was my Grandmother Living with John and Maggie Adkins with James and Melvina ,Eli Persinger ,then my grandmother and her 2 sisters whom were Laura,A udrey,and Myrtle Sparks.I will see if I can get all these names that were given to me by my father,Bubby,Bo,Budgy,Cricket,Blue Hole,There were a few othersand I will see if I can find the book i had written them down in.At any rate I will keep in touch. Thank You.