Cecelia Antoinette (Nabrit) Adkins (1923 - 2007)

Born 3 Sep 1923 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

Died 2 Jan 2007 at age 83 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Cecelia (Nabrit) Adkins is a part of US Black heritage.

Cecelia (Nabrit) Adkins was born in Georgia.

Cecelia Nabrit Adkins was a sister of the celebrated Nabrit brothers, James, Samuel, and Henry. A 1943 Fisk University graduate, she partnered with her husband John in opening the J. W. Adkins Funeral Home (1948), still in operation today. A CPA, she was the first woman named to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Nashville branch, and was, notably, the first woman of color appointed to the Metro Nashville Board of Education. In 1975 Dr. Adkins, having worked her way up from junior accountant, was elected president of the Sunday School Publishing Board, National Baptist Convention, USA, thus becoming the first woman in the U.S. to head a religious publishing house. In her role as executive director of the Sunday School Publishing Board, she participated in the dedication of Nashville’s Baptist World Center on June 21, 1985. In 1988 she became the first woman to chair the Fisk University Board of Trustees. - written by Kathy Lauder for the Greenwood Project

Cecelia was also a member of the Alpha Delta Omega Graduate Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Sources

• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 57; Digital film/folder number: 004950348; FHL microfilm: 2340096; Image number: 625; Sheet number: 17; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03741-0
  FamilySearch Record: 3QYF-YMM (accessed 4 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR4D-35T
  Cecelia Nabrit (6), single daughter, in household of James M Nabrit (57 years) in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 78; Digital film/folder number: 005461292; Image number: 470; Sheet number: 16; Sheet letter: B
  FamilySearch Record: K44L-M6C (accessed 4 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9M1-86VL
  Cecelia Nabrit (16), single daughter, in household of J M Nabrit (62) in Civil District 12, Davidson, Tennessee, United States. Born in Georgia.
• Marriage: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  citing Page: 481; Digital film/folder number: 004486026_002_M9SW-PWF; FHL microfilm: 001994117; Image number: 313
  FamilySearch Record: KZ71-7DX (accessed 4 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-65S9-DWV
  Cecelia A Nabrit (20) marriage to John W Adkins (24) on 26 May 1944 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States.
• Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
  citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
  FamilySearch Record: VSS4-NY3 (accessed 4 November 2023)
  Cecelia N Adkins death 2 Jan 2007 (born 03 Sep 1923) residing in Davidson, Tennessee.
• Death: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
  FamilySearch Record: 6KQG-51R7 (accessed 4 November 2023)
  Cecelia Nabrit Adkins death 2 Jan 2007 (born 3 Sep 1923).
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #198331393 (accessed 4 November 2023)
  Memorial page for Cecelia “Cele” Nabrit Adkins (3 Sep 1923-2 Jan 2007), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Taneya Koonce (contributor 46908256).