Manuscript Collection
Adkins and Related Families - Accession 715 no. 35
Identifier
Accession 715 no. 35
Inclusive Dates
1990
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1 bound volume; 170 pages
Language
English
Historical Note
The earliest Adkins ancestors traced in the book, Thomas Adkins and Richard Adkins, arrived in the colony of Virginia between 1635 and 1640.
Scope and Content Note
The Adkins and Related Families: Three Hundred Fifty Years in America by Barney Mack Hunter traces the families from the 1600s to the 1980s and covers the states of Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Virginia. Other surnames include Almand, Craighead, Fortson, Harvill, Horn, Hunter, Kendrick, Knight, Merritt, Sansing, Shepherd, Spangler, Taylor, Tinsley, and White among others. In addition to genealogical information, the book also includes photographs, family stories, historical information and an index. Please see the attached Table of Contents and Index.
Provenance
Gift of Marcia Adkins Horton.
Keywords
Genealogy, Adkins Family
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Adkins and Related Families - Accession 715 no. 35". Finding Aid 816.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/816
LC Subject Headings
Atkins family; Southern States--Genealogy
Additional Notes
The book is inscribed with the following: "To Mrs. Jean Agee for presentation to Winthrop College Archives, Rock Hill, S.C. In loving memory of: Miss Maggie Querry, Clover, S.C.; Mr. Leonard Andre, Columbia, S.C.; Mrs. Louise Crowder, Chester, S.C.; and in honor of: Mrs. Jean Agee, Richburg, S.C. and Mrs. Mary Boulware, Blair, S.C. All of the above have done research for me on the Adkins-Santsing families beginning 1963 thru 1989. Marcia Adkins Horton.