Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 1885,

Muhlenberg Co.



WILLIAM C. ADKINS, Muhlenburgh [sic] County, was born October 23, 1842,

in Rutherford County, Tenn., and is the eldest of four children born to 

William I. and Elizabeth (Aclin) Adkins, natives of Virginia and Tennessee, 

respectively.  William I. Adkins was the son of William Adkins, a farmer; 

Elizabeth Aclin was the daughter of William Aclin, a native of North 

Carolina and a farmer.  William C. was reared on a farm and lived with his 

grandparents until 1854, when he was brought to Muhlenburgh County by his 

father, with whom he lived until October, 1861, when he enlisted in Company 

I, Eleventh Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, took part in the battle of Shiloh, 

where he was wounded in the right hand; also in the battles at Sweet Water, 

east Tennessee, siege of Knoxville, Blaine's Cross Roads; was in numerous 

skirmishes; was discharged as corporal in December, 1864; returned home 

and engaged in farming, and now owns 175 acres of land, which he has 

acquired by his own energy.  Mr. Adkins received a common school education,

and located where he now resides in 1866.  He was married in December, 

1866, to Mary A. Wilcox, of Muhlenburgh County, a daughter of George and 

Tabitha E. (Hughes) Wilcox.  To this union eight children were born, six 

living: Rufus, Highland H., Elmer, Alva, Lillie, May, Oscar and Cleveland.  

Mr. and Mrs. Adkins are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.



Adkins Aclin Wilcox Hughes

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