Individual Details

Luke Adkins

(1815 - )

Luke was in the Civil War fighting for the Union. His pension record states that he was five feet, six inches tall, light complected with blue eyes and dark hair. Prior to and after the war, Luke ran a blacksmith shop in the Union District of Lincoln County, West Virginia. This part of Lincoln County was in Boone County from 1847 to 1867.

Events

Birth1815Giles County, Virginia
Marriage20 May 1858Cabell County, Virginia - Cynthia Smith

Families

SpouseCynthia Smith (1823 - )
ChildJohn Wesley Adkins (1840 - )
ChildLewis Adkins (1842 - )
ChildEveline Adkins (1843 - )
ChildObediah Adkins (1845 - )
ChildRobert Adkins (1847 - 1865)
ChildDelphia Adkins (1849 - )
ChildArminta Adkins (1854 - )
ChildCynthia Adkins (1856 - )
ChildJames W. Adkins (1860 - )
FatherJoshua Adkins (1785 - 1860)
MotherAdelphia Adkins (1786 - 1860)
SiblingJoshua Adkins Jr. (1818 - )
SiblingMatthew Adkins (1824 - )
SiblingJohn Adkins (1828 - )

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