William Homer Adkins (1920 - 1992)

Born 7 Apr 1920 in South Pittsburg, Marion, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Jun 1992 at age 72 in Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Biography

William Adkins is a part of US Black heritage.

William Homer Adkins was born on 7 April 1920 in Marion County, Tennessee, the son of Bryant Adkins and Mary Green.

In the 1940 census, he was 20 years old and living with his parents and six siblings in South Pittsburg, Marion County, Tennessee.^[1]

On 2 June 1950, he married Mary Elizabeth Childress in Williamson County, Tennessee.^[2]

William Homer Adkins passed away on 24 June 1992 and was buried at Nashville National Cemetery.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 39; Digital film/folder number: 005461361; Image number: 88; Sheet number: 24; Sheet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: K4Z4-GWK (accessed 9 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-D9DK
   Homer Adkins (20), single son, in household of Bryant Adkins (52) in South Pittsburg, Marion, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.

   Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Bryant Adkins	M	Negro	52	Married	Head	Janitor	Alabama
   Mary Adkins	F	Negro	45	Married	Wife		Tennessee
   Homer Adkins	M	Negro	20	Single	Son	Hotel Manager	Tennessee
   Charles L Adkins	M	Negro	18	Single	Son		Tennessee
   Rose M Adkins	F	Negro	16	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Wilma Adkins	F	Negro	14	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Melba Adkins	F	Negro	13	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Joseph Adkins	F	Negro	10	Single	Son		Tennessee
   Samuel Adkins	F	Negro	6	Single	Son		Tennessee

2. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 005725696; FHL microfilm: 000453933; Image number: 492
   FamilySearch Record: QKH3-4Y3N (accessed 9 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893F-WZTZ
   William Homer Adkins (30) marriage to Mary Eliz Childress (29) on 2 Jun 1950 in Williamson, Tennessee, United States.
3. ↑ Find a Grave - database and images (accessed 21 June 2020), memorial page for William H Adkins (7 Apr 1920–24 Jun 1992), Find A Grave: Memorial #260703, citing Nashville National Cemetery, Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Sue Butterfield Picard (contributor 47207644) .

• World War II Draft Card: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #201541219 (accessed 9 February 2024)
  Name: William Homer Adkins; Race: Negro (Black); Age: 21; Birth Date: 7 Apr 1920; Birth Place: So.pittsburg, Tenn.; Residence Place: Chatt., Hampden, Tennessee; Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941; Registration Place: Chatt., Tennessee; Employer: Crane Enamel Ware Co.; Height: 5- 11 1/2"; Weight: 151; Complexion: Dark Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Mary Adkins;
  Household Members (Name):
  William Homer Adkins.
• World War II Enlistment Record: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
  citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
  FamilySearch Record: KMVK-F17 (accessed 9 February 2024)
  Name: William H Adkins; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Race: Negro; Military Service Date: 13 Dec 1942; Military Service Place: Cp Forrest, Tennessee, United States; Birth Date: 1922; Birth Place: TENNESSEE; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Branch Alpha Orig: BI; Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Branch Code Orig: 00; Civil Occupation Orig: 999; Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Component Orig: 7; Education: 1 year of college; Education Orig: 5; Enlistment Day: 13; Enlistment Month: Dec; Enlistment Month Orig: 12; Enlistment Place: CP FORREST TENNESSEE; Enlistment Place Orig: 4809; Enlistment Term: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Enlistment Term Orig: 5; Enlistment Year: 1942; Enlistment Year Orig: 42; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Grade Code: Private; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 9; Military Occupation: 7213; Reel Box Card: 08133.235; Serial Number: 34524272; Source: Civil Life; Source Orig: 0.
• Social Security Death Record: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
  FamilySearch Record: 6K79-VHRD (accessed 9 February 2024)
  William Homer Adkins death Jun 1992 (born 7 Apr 1920).
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 September 2018, 19:05), entry for William Homer Adkins(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L1GW-NMV); contributed by various users.
• "Jacob Reese Family Tree", Ancestry.com