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    3. Looking for information on the following family. Pat Nelson nels095@ibm.net Descendants of Adkins Generation No. 1 1. ADKINS1 He married JANE. Child of ADKINS and JANE is: 2. i. JOHN F2 ADKINS, b. Abt. 1860; d. Aft. 1932. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN F2 ADKINS (ADKINS1) was born Abt. 1860, and died Aft. 1932. He married ALICE H SCARLETT 08 November 1883 in Oregonville, NC, daughter of ROBERT SCARLETT and SARAH MCKINNEY. She was born 16 November 1859, and died 27 May 1932. Notes for JOHN F ADKINS: Had a brother who owned a lot of land, Oregon Hill. He owned a feed store. More About JOHN ADKINS and ALICE SCARLETT: Marriage: 08 November 1883, Oregonville, NC Children of JOHN ADKINS and ALICE SCARLETT are: i. ROBERT B.3 ADKINS. More About ROBERT B. ADKINS: Fact 1: of Danville ii. BRUCE ADKINS. More About BRUCE ADKINS: Fact 1: died before John W. iii. FRANK F. ADKINS. More About FRANK F. ADKINS: Fact 1: died before John W. iv. FELIX L. ADKINS. More About FELIX L. ADKINS: Fact 1: died before John W. v. NANNIE ADKINS, m. SLATE. More About SLATE: Fact 1: of Ringo, VA vi. MAGGIE ADKINS, m. SMITH. More About SMITH: Fact 1: of Danville, VA 3. vii. JOHN WESLEY ADKINS, b. 02 June 1888, Rockingham County, NC; d. 13 February 1959, Rockingham County, NC. viii. DAVID B. ADKINS. ix. LULA BELL ADKINS, m. DIX. Generation No. 3 3. JOHN WESLEY3 ADKINS (JOHN F2, ADKINS1) was born 02 June 1888 in Rockingham County, NC, and died 13 February 1959 in Rockingham County, NC. He married CATTIE SUE APPLE 03 July 1909, daughter of RICHARD APPLE and PHOEBA SUTTON. She was born 28 December 1890 in Guilford County, NC, and died 22 December 1973 in Virginia Beach, VA. More About JOHN WESLEY ADKINS: Fact 1: buried Greenview Cemetery, Reidsville, NC Fact 2: 02 August 1888, date I originally listed as birthdate More About CATTIE SUE APPLE: Fact 1: buried Greenview Cemetery, Reidsville, NC Fact 2: 2 infants also buried at Greenview More About JOHN ADKINS and CATTIE APPLE: Marriage: 03 July 1909 Children of JOHN ADKINS and CATTIE APPLE are: i. VIOLA S. OLIVE4 ADKINS, b. 08 April 1910; d. 02 October 1956; m. JOHN CALVIN LONDON. More About VIOLA S. OLIVE ADKINS: Fact 1: buried Greenview Cemetery, Reidsville, NC More About JOHN CALVIN LONDON: Fact 1: buried Pennisula Mem. Park, Newport News,VA Fact 2: died at 54 years of age Fact 3: shriner ii. ESTHER PAULINE ADKINS, b. 12 November 1911, Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC; d. 08 September 1999, Newport News, VA; m. VIRGIL NUCHOLLS NELSON, 19 April 1930, Danville, VA; b. 13 February 1905, Carroll County, VA; d. 03 August 1990, Newport News,VA. Notes for ESTHER PAULINE ADKINS: HEADLINE: ESTHER PAULINE NELSON DailyPress , Newport News, VA Published: Friday, September 10, 1999 Section: Obituaries Page: C6 BYLINE: Compiled by J.L. PHILLIPS Daily Press TEXT: Esther Pauline Nelson, 87, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999. A native of Reidsville, N.C., she had been a Peninsula resident since 1942. She was a member of Ivy Farms Church of the Brethren in Newport News. Mrs. Nelson was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil, and her granddaughter, Heather. Survivors include three daughters, Mary Chapman of Lutz, Fla., Bette Miller of Huntsville, Ala., and Linda Griffin of Pittsburgh, Pa.; four sons, Bill Nelson of Raleigh, N.C., Bob Nelson of Richmond and Ben Nelson and Don Nelson, both of Newport News; and 18 grandchildren,16 great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild. The family will receive friends Friday, Sept. 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday by the Rev. Teri Greiser at the funeral home. Burial will be in Peninsula Memorial Park. More About ESTHER PAULINE ADKINS:Burial: 11 September 1999, Peninsula Cemetary, Newport News, VA More About VIRGIL NELSON and ESTHER ADKINS:Marriage: 19 April 1930, Danville, VA iii. ELEANOR MAE ADKINS, b. 15 December 1918; d. 28 December 1963; m. BRACKET JACKSON; d. 14 January.

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