I was born in Newark Ohio and do research for both sides of the family. My Mother was a Smith from Pennsylvania she was born in Brownsville Texas when my Grandmother Iona Pifer Smith had to go to Texas ( while she was pregnant for my Mother )because my Grandfather Arthur Smith was in jail there for bank robbery. My Father was a Adkins and he was from Greenup Co. Ky. His name was Arthur Adkins he was one of 11 children. His parents were Martin Adkins and Mary Alice Gillum. I do research on the names Adkins, Gillum, Stapleton, Salyers, Smith, and many other names.

I was born in Newark Ohio and do research for both sides of the family. My Mother was a Smith from Pennsylvania she was born in Brownsville Texas when my Grandmother Iona Pifer Smith had to go to Texas ( while she was pregnant for my Mother )because my Grandfather Arthur Smith was in jail there for bank robbery. My Father was a Adkins and he was from Greenup Co. Ky. His name was Arthur Adkins he was one of 11 children. His parents were Martin Adkins and Mary Alice Gillum. I do research on the names Adkins, Gillum, Stapleton, Salyers, Smith, and many other names.