| Father | Elza Bryant Adkins |
| Mother | Opal Cummings (1904 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Janice Marcella Adkins (1925 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Russell Adkins (1926 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Wiser Fulton Adkins (1927 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Joann Adkins (1928 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Woodrow R. Adkins |
| Sibling | James Elliott Adkins Sr. |
| Sibling | Jack B. Adkins |
| Sibling | Patty Faye Adkins |
| Sibling | Betty Gaye Adkins |
| Sibling | Rosetta Adkins (1936 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Elza Bryant Adkins Jr. |
| Sibling | Francis Nadine "Dean" Adkins |
| Sibling | Mary Elenor Adkins |
| Sibling | Josh Lee Adkins (1941 - 1941) |
| Sibling | John Boyd "Johnny" Adkins |
| Sibling | Carolyn Sue Adkins |