Muhlenberg County Kentucky
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William C. Adkins
William C. Adkins, Muhlenberg County, was born October 23, 1842, in Rutherford County, Tenn., and is the eldest of four children born to William I. and Elizabeth (Aclin) Adkins, natives of Virginia and Tennessee, respectively. William I. Adkins, was the son of William Adkins, a farmer; Elizabeth Aclin was the daughter of William Aclin, a native of North Carolina and a farmer.
William C. was reared on a farm and lived with his grandparents until 1854, when he was brought to Muhlenberg County by his father, with whom he lived until October, 1861, when he enlisted in Company I, Eleventh Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, took part in the battle of Shiloh, where he was wounded in the right hand; also in the battles of Sweet Water, east Tennessee, siege of Knoxville, Blaine's Cross Roads; was in numerous skirmishes; was discharged as corporal in December, 1864; returned home and engaged in farming, and now owns 175 acres of land, which he has acquired by his own energy.
Mr. Adkins received a common school education, and located where he now resides in 1866. He was married in December, 1866, to Mary A. Wilcox, of Muhlenberg County, a daughter of George and Tabitha E. (Hughes) Wilcox. To this union eight children were born, six living: Rufus, Highland H., Elmer, Alva, Lillie, May, Oscar and Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Adkins are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: Battle, J.H., W.H. Perrin, & G.C. Kniffen. Kentucky: A History of the State. Louisville, KY: F.A. Battey, 1885, p. 894.
Updated April 23, 2024.