Ella Adkins (1866 - 1930)

Born Sep 1866 in Maine, United States

Wife of Eldon Adkins — married before 1900 in Maine, United States [uncertain]

Died 14 Apr 1930 at age 63 in Maine, United States

Biography

Birth

Ella Adkins was born in September 1866;^[1] see the Research Note below. She was the daughter of Josiah Adkins and Mary Ann (Phillips) Adkins^[2], and was probably born at either Turner or Livermore, Maine.

Marriage

Ella Adkins married Eldon Adkins.^[2]

Death

A gravestone at the Lakeside Cemetery in Livermore, Maine, says that Ella Adkins died on 14 Apr 1830.^[3]

Research Note

The gravestone of Ella (Adkins) Adkins is inscribed with a birth date of 19 Sep 1861.^[3] That is clearly an error, contradicted by her age in multiple census records, which all point to a birth date on 1866 or 1867. (Research Note by WikiTree contributor Stu Bloom, 8 Sep 2020)

Sources

1. ↑ Eldon Atkins household, family #157, in United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Oxford > ED 182 Canton Town > image 13 of 19; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 60
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Photo of gravestone of Ella Adkins (Find A Grave: Memorial #20975237)