Newton A Adkison (1840 - aft. 1910)

Born 12 Oct 1840 in Coffee, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Private Newton Adkison served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co A, 6th Regiment Alabama Infantry

Newton was a Farmer.

CONFLATION WARNING: There may be some conflation in this profile. There was a Nathan A Adkinson and this Newton A Adkison, both served in Company A, 6th Alabama Infantry. This needs more research to ensure there is no conflation.

Early Life

Newton Adkison was born in 1840.

In the 1850 census Newton (age 10) was living with his mother Winniford Adkins and siblings in Coffee County, Alabama.^[1]

In the 1860 census Newton (age 21) was still living with his mother in Election Precinct 5, Coffee, Alabama.^[2]

Military Service

Newton enlisted in Company A, 6th Alabama Infantry as a private on September 4 or 24, 1862, in Coffee County, Alabama. Some records state the 4th and some the 24th of September.

On the muster roll for the period December 31, 1863, to June 30, 1864, Newton was listed as Absent at Hospital.^[3]

The following information is from Newton's record in the Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers:

Name: N. Adkerson

Alias: Newton Adkison

Military Beginning Rank: Private

Military Final Rank: Private

Military Side: Confederate

Military Unit: 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

Military Company: A

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: from 1861 to 1865

Event Place: Alabama, United States

Event Place (Original): Alabama ^[4][5]

Post War Life

In the 1910 census Newton (age 72) was the married head of household in Precinct 9, Coffee County, Alabama. He and his wife Mary reported that they had been married 44 years. Coffee County is a burned county and the marriage records were also lost from prior to 1877. So this is likely the best evidence we will have that Newton and Mary were wed in about 1866, not long after the war ended.

Mary had given birth to three children, of whom two were still living.

Both Newton and Mary's parents were born in Georgia.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census," database with images
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8054 #17982182 : accessed 26 July 2023)
   Newton Adkins (10) in Coffee, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
   citing The National Archives in Washington D.C., Record Group Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group Number 29, Series Number M432, Residence Date 1850, Home in 1850 Coffee, Alabama, Roll 3, Page 265b, Line Number 15.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," database with images
   (FamilySearch Record: MHD8-21J : accessed 26 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBJ-R7M
   Newton A Adkinson (21) in Election Precinct 5, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Ala.
   citing Page: 72; Affiliate Publication Number: M653.
3. ↑ Military - Fold3: "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama," The National Archives, Pub No. M311, CatID 586957, Rcd Grp 109, Roll 155. Six pages in file, imaged at fold3.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/11387151 : accessed July 27, 2023)
4. ↑ Military: "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database
   (FamilySearch Record: FSQF-W6V : accessed 26 July 2023)
   Name N. Adkerson, Military Service Date from 1861 to 1865, Military Service Place Alabama, United States, Military Beginning Rank Private, Military Company A, Miitary Final Rank Private, Military Side Confederate, Miitary Unit 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Misc Note Original filed under Newton/Adkison_
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Alabama.; Affiliate Publication Number: M374; Affiliate Film Number: 1; FHL microfilm: 821949; Record number: 1103.
5. ↑ Military: "Coffee County AlArchives Military, Civil War Soldiers in Coffee County," listed as Nathan A Adkinson. Online index at usgwarachives.com (http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/coffee/military/civilwar/other/vetburials.txt : Retrieved 26 Jul 2023)
6. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images
   (FamilySearch Record: MKQ3-7T1 : accessed 26 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVG-H2M
   Newton A Adkerson (72), married head of household in Precinct 9, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T624.