William E. Adkins
1904–1975 (Age 71)
Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States
The Life of William E.
When William E. Adkins was born on 7 February 1904, in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States, his father, Jake Adkins,Sr., was 35 and his mother, Pearl Pinkleton, was 26. He died on 19 December 1975, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 71.
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Family Time Line
Jake Adkins,Sr.
1869–
Pearl Pinkleton
1877–1931
Mary Adkins
1896–
Hattie Adkins
–
Herman Adkins
–
Pinkelton Adkins
–
Elic Adkins
1903–
William E. Adkins
1904–1975
Eugene P. Adkins
1905–1975
Manuel Adkins, Sr.
1906–2003
Walter Adkins
1909–
Clinton E Adkins
1910–
Jake Adkins, Jr.
1918–
Parents & Siblings
- Jake Adkins,Sr.
1869–Male
- Pearl Pinkleton
1877–1931Female
siblings
(11)
- Mary Adkins
1896–Female
- Elic Adkins
1903–Male
1904–1975Male
1905–1975Male
1906–2003Male
+6 More Children
World Events (3)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 2
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1906 · Licencing Butchers
Age 2
A law that makes it a crime to misbrand meat being sold as food, and ensures that the meat is slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
1931 · The Parthenon is Built
Age 27
In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Adkin, a pet form of Adam that was in use particularly in the English Midlands, + patronymic -s. Compare Atkins .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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