Dear Ginger,
Joel Adkins
Birth 1756 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Death 1 Dec 1856 in , Morgan, Kentucky, USA
From all records from Morgan, County our Joel & Rachel Emmerson, marriage date are the same Atkinson, Joel 9 Apr 1780. Joel is reportedly the son of Richard Adkins and Mary Molly Littleberry. The family was in Morgan, Kentucky. Rachel is listed as the daughter of Samuel Emmerson & Mildred Potter.
The family came down through Floyd, Kentucky 1810, 1820, 1830 he is in Morgan, married to new wife Polly Adkins.
A huge percentage of the Morgan & Magoffin Adkins family believe Absalom Apperson “Apps” Adkins to be the son of Rachel and claim that Apperson as he wrote it was actually Emmerson, because their Grandma told them so. He spent more time with Thomas & Olly Morgan Adkins. He married ADKINS, Absolem ELSWICK, Delila 09-SEP-1830 in Pike, Kentucky as did most of Thomas & Olly & Joel & Rachel Emmerson’s children. Rachel is listed as dying in Lincoln.
Moses Adkins
Frederick Adkins 1790 – 1850
Howard Adkins 1795 – 1888
Lucas Adkins 1796 –
Nathan Adkins 1798 – 1860
Henry Adkins 1801 – 1860
Joel Parsons Adkins 1804 –
Joseph R. Adkins 1805 –
Betsy Adkins 1808 – 1828
Joel was alive and living with Joel Parsons Adkins
1850 United States Federal Census about Joel Adkins
Name: Joel Adkins
Age: 80
Birth Year: abt 1770
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Morgan, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Family Number: 648
Household Members:
Name Age
Joel P Adkins 46
Mary Adkins 42
Elizabeth Adkins 21
Myrena Adkins 18
Westena Adkins 16
Agness Adkins 13
Huldah Adkins 11
Susan Adkins 8
William Adkins 6
Joel Adkins 80
Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 about Joel Adkins
Name: Joel Adkins
Death Date: 1 Dec 1856
Death Location: Morgan
Residence Location: Morgan
Age: 100
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: abt 1756
Father’s Name: Richard Adkins
Mother’s name: Molly Adkins
The family all swears that Rachel Emmerson was the wife of Joel.
I’ll see what I can find.
Thanks for your comment,
Sheila Jean Adkins Metcalf