Individual Details
Lemach Adkins
(13 Dec 1819 - 27 May 1877)
Lemach and Christina lived on the Miller's Fork of the Beech Fork all of their lives. Lemach was a very successful farmer and businessman. Politically and financially he was one of the most prominent citizens of Wayne County. He served as Deputy Sheriff 8 years and was elected as the first sheriff after the Civil War.
Events
| Birth | 13 Dec 1819 | Cabell County, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | 10 Aug 1843 | Wayne County, Virginia - Christina Adkins | | ||
| Death | 27 May 1877 | Wayne County, West Virginia | | ||
| Burial | 30 May 1877 | The family cemetery on Miller's Fork |  | ||
| Occupation | Businessman | |
Families
| Spouse | Christina Adkins (1823 - 1891) |
| Child | Richard Adkins (1844 - ) |
| Child | Marion Adkins (1846 - ) |
| Child | Archibald "Archie" Adkins (1848 - ) |
| Child | Morris J. Adkins (1850 - ) |
| Child | Teletha "Letha" Adkins (1852 - ) |
| Child | Milton J. Adkins (1854 - ) |
| Child | Stanford Moore Adkins (1858 - ) |
| Child | Lemach Adkins Jr. (1861 - ) |
| Child | Magdalene Adkins (1866 - 1868) |
| Spouse | Sarah "Sac" Lawhorn |
| Child | Alexander "Uncle Alex" Adkins (1841 - 1931) |
| Father | William Joseph "Sleepy Billy" Adkins Sr. (1785 - 1866) |
| Mother | Magdalene Bowen (1787 - 1859) |
| Sibling | John "Blackhead" Adkins (1807 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Enoch C. Adkins (1809 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Betty" Adkins (1811 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Levon "Molly" Adkins (1813 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Nancy Barrett Adkins (1815 - 1880) |
| Sibling | William Joseph "Billy Joe" Adkins Jr. (1817 - ) |
| Sibling | Tillman Crockett Adkins (1822 - ) |
Notes
Burial
This cemetery was moved to the Bowen Cemetery when the Beech Fork lake was built.Occupation
Lemach Adkins was a very successful farmer and businessman. Politically and financially he was one of the most prominent citizens of Wayne County. He served as deputy sheriff 8 years and was elected as the first sheriff after the Civil War.Endnotes
1. Michael Dennis Smith (4189 W. Liberty Creek Dr., South Jordan, Utah, 84095).
2. Ronnie Adkins, "Adkins Land of York to Beech Fork" (3540 South Georgetown Drive Montgomery, AL 36109-2232; (334)-272-3813; ronmar@knology.net), Page 68.
3. Ronnie Adkins, "Adkins Land of York to Beech Fork" (3540 South Georgetown Drive Montgomery, AL 36109-2232; (334)-272-3813; ronmar@knology.net), Page 68.
4. Ronnie Adkins, "Adkins Land of York to Beech Fork" (3540 South Georgetown Drive Montgomery, AL 36109-2232; (334)-272-3813; ronmar@knology.net), Page 68.