Brief Life History of Ellis Greer
When Ellis Greer Adkins Sr was born on 31 August 1910, in Honaker, Russell, Virginia, United States, his father, James D Atkinson, was 38 and his mother, Eliza Pinion, was 32. He married Mildred Gladys Colley on 28 March 1929, in Clinchco, Dickenson, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Sand Lick District, Dickenson, Virginia, United States in 1950 and Clinchco, Dickenson, Virginia, United States in 2001. He died on 8 August 1995, in Franklin, Warren, Ohio, United States, at the age of 84.
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Sources (18)
- Ellis Adkins, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ellis Adkins, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Ellis Adkins, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1917 · Post office established
Clinchco's post office was established in 1917.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Adkin (a pet form of Adam formed with the suffix -kin) + genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This name was particularly common in the English Midlands. Compare Atkins .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Ellis Greer Adkins Sr
Always had a chew of tobacco . he chewed the twist kind. Loved to fish and hunt ginseng . Killed a bear had the head mounted . Never drove. Worked in the mines . Had a little minnow pool outside the k …
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