Rebecca Wilson1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19584, (1903 - 1931)
FatherJoseph Wilson4 (abt 1860 - )
MotherElizabeth Hampton5 (abt 1870 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Mar 1903, Genoa, West Virginia6,7,8
Marriage: 7 Jan 1917, Genoa, Wayne Co., West Virginia, John William Adkins (20 Mar 1896 - 24 Jun 1973)9,10
Death: 21 Oct 19316

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Narrative:

     
Rebecca and Willie Adkins
courtesy Larry McWilliams
Rebecca Wilson was born on 3 Mar 1903 in Genoa, West Virginia.6,7,8
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Wayne Co., West Virginia, in the household of her parents, Joseph Wilson and Elizabeth Hampton.4
     Rebecca married John William Adkins, son of Hiram Adkins and Delilah Young, on 7 Jan 1917 in Genoa, Wayne Co., West Virginia, with Rev. W. S. Walker officiating.9,10
     Willie and Rebecca claimed to be age 21 and 18 respectively when they applied for a marriage license when he was actually 20 and she was 13. Presumably they did so to avoid getting the consent of their parents since they were both minors.3
     Rebecca and John moved to Ohio in Mar 1917 after their marriage.
     Rebecca and Willie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Wayne Co., West Virginia, enumerated 2 May 1930, reporting that they were renting their farm, and did not own a radio. Their children William, Ray and Virginia were listed as living with them.11
     Rebecca died on 21 Oct 1931 at age 28.6

Children:
     Children with John William Adkins:

Citations

  1. [S5615] Virginia Maxine Adkins, Certificate of Birth, shows name as Rebecca Wilson.
  2. [S5606] Willie Adkins household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., West Virginia, shows name as Rebecca Adkins.
  3. [S5608] Marriage Licenses, Wayne Co., West Virginia, 12:191, Willie Adkins and Rebecca Wilson.
  4. [S5609] Joseph Wilson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., West Virginia.
  5. [S5609] Joseph Wilson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., West Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Elizabeth's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  6. [S5610] Rebecca Adkins grave marker, shows date.
  7. [S5609] Joseph Wilson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., West Virginia, shows age 7 and state.
  8. [S5615] Virginia Maxine Adkins, Certificate of Birth, shows age 24 at birth of Virginia, 27 Jun 1927, town, and state.
  9. [S5608] Marriage Licenses, Wayne Co., West Virginia, 12:191, Willie Adkins and Rebecca Wilson, shows date, town, county, state, and officiant.
  10. [S5606] Willie Adkins household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., West Virginia, shows married, with his first marriage at age 18 and hers at 14.
  11. [S5606] Willie Adkins household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., West Virginia.
  12. [S5606] Willie Adkins household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., West Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband.
  13. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for William Edgar Adkins, citing cert. no.207, shows mother's maiden name as Wilson.
  14. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Ray Adkins, citing cert. no. 100502, shows mother's maiden name as Wilson.
  15. [S5615] Virginia Maxine Adkins, Certificate of Birth.
  16. [S5606] Willie Adkins household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., West Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Rebecca's husband.
  17. [S5542] William Henry Morris and Virginia Maxine Adkins, Marriage Record.