A History of Coles County Illinois
ADKINS, William Francis
farmer, Lafayette Township, Coles County, was born in Wheatland, Knox County, Ind., July 17, 1862, the son of William E, and Rebecca (Long) Adkins, natives of Tennessee and Indiana, respectively. The father served as a soldier in the Mexican War, and also for four years in our Civil War.
In 1866 the family removed to Princeton, Ind., and here the subject of this sketch received his education and spent his youth.
In 1883 he came to Mason County, Ill., where for four years he was engaged in farming. Then he went west but returned in 1892 to Mason County, finally locating in Coles County in October of 1894.
On April 29, 1897, Mr. Adkins was united in marriage to Miss Alice (McPherson) Montgomery, and to them has been born one daughter – Ruth Marion.
Mr. Adkins is affiliated with the Democratic party in his political views, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity, connected with the Blue Lodge at Mattoon. He belongs to the Cumberland Presbyteriann church.
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1900 Census Coles county IL
William F 38
Alice 40
Ruth Adkins 1
William A Montgomery 20
Lura A Montgomery 13
Robert D Montgomery 8
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1910 Wichita Sedgwick Co Kansas
William 47
Alice 51
Robert 17
Ruth 10
(Robert is listed as Adkins)
ADKINS, William Francis
farmer, Lafayette Township, Coles County, was born in Wheatland, Knox County, Ind., July 17, 1862, the son of William E, and Rebecca (Long) Adkins, natives of Tennessee and Indiana, respectively. The father served as a soldier in the Mexican War, and also for four years in our Civil War.
In 1866 the family removed to Princeton, Ind., and here the subject of this sketch received his education and spent his youth.
In 1883 he came to Mason County, Ill., where for four years he was engaged in farming. Then he went west but returned in 1892 to Mason County, finally locating in Coles County in October of 1894.
On April 29, 1897, Mr. Adkins was united in marriage to Miss Alice (McPherson) Montgomery, and to them has been born one daughter – Ruth Marion.
Mr. Adkins is affiliated with the Democratic party in his political views, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity, connected with the Blue Lodge at Mattoon. He belongs to the Cumberland Presbyteriann church.
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1900 Census Coles county IL
William F 38
Alice 40
Ruth Adkins 1
William A Montgomery 20
Lura A Montgomery 13
Robert D Montgomery 8
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1910 Wichita Sedgwick Co Kansas
William 47
Alice 51
Robert 17
Ruth 10
(Robert is listed as Adkins)
A History of Coles County Illinois
ADKINS, William Francis
farmer, Lafayette Township, Coles County, was born in Wheatland, Knox County, Ind., July 17, 1862, the son of William E, and Rebecca (Long) Adkins, natives of Tennessee and Indiana, respectively. The father served as a soldier in the Mexican War, and also for four years in our Civil War.
In 1866 the family removed to Princeton, Ind., and here the subject of this sketch received his education and spent his youth.
In 1883 he came to Mason County, Ill., where for four years he was engaged in farming. Then he went west but returned in 1892 to Mason County, finally locating in Coles County in October of 1894.
On April 29, 1897, Mr. Adkins was united in marriage to Miss Alice (McPherson) Montgomery, and to them has been born one daughter – Ruth Marion.
Mr. Adkins is affiliated with the Democratic party in his political views, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity, connected with the Blue Lodge at Mattoon. He belongs to the Cumberland Presbyteriann church.
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1900 Census Coles county IL
William F 38
Alice 40
Ruth Adkins 1
William A Montgomery 20
Lura A Montgomery 13
Robert D Montgomery 8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1910 Wichita Sedgwick Co Kansas
William 47
Alice 51
Robert 17
Ruth 10
(Robert is listed as Adkins)
ADKINS, William Francis
farmer, Lafayette Township, Coles County, was born in Wheatland, Knox County, Ind., July 17, 1862, the son of William E, and Rebecca (Long) Adkins, natives of Tennessee and Indiana, respectively. The father served as a soldier in the Mexican War, and also for four years in our Civil War.
In 1866 the family removed to Princeton, Ind., and here the subject of this sketch received his education and spent his youth.
In 1883 he came to Mason County, Ill., where for four years he was engaged in farming. Then he went west but returned in 1892 to Mason County, finally locating in Coles County in October of 1894.
On April 29, 1897, Mr. Adkins was united in marriage to Miss Alice (McPherson) Montgomery, and to them has been born one daughter – Ruth Marion.
Mr. Adkins is affiliated with the Democratic party in his political views, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity, connected with the Blue Lodge at Mattoon. He belongs to the Cumberland Presbyteriann church.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1900 Census Coles county IL
William F 38
Alice 40
Ruth Adkins 1
William A Montgomery 20
Lura A Montgomery 13
Robert D Montgomery 8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1910 Wichita Sedgwick Co Kansas
William 47
Alice 51
Robert 17
Ruth 10
(Robert is listed as Adkins)
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