Born in Hull, England the son of Joshua and Harriet (Simms) Adkins. Veteran of the British Army - served in Afghanistan.
The 1900 census of Gardner reports that Charles and his wife Lizzie moved their family to the United States in 1887. Their first three kids were born in Canada. Mr. Adkins was a foreman at a toy shop. Lizzie had given birth to seven children in all and they were: Arthur D., 17, a reed winder at a shop, Cecelia M., 15, George E., 13, Charles H., 10, Hellen E., 8, Phoebe H., 5, and Annie E., 2. Their address was 63 Union Street in South Gardner.
The family had moved to 300 off West Broadway before 1910. Also, two more children had been born: Emma and Mildred. The oldest children had grown into their twenties and were finding employment. Arthur worked a band saw at a chair shop, George and Charles, Jr. were bench hands at chair factories and Helen was a bench hand at a toy shop (possibly at the one her father still worked at).
Cecelia or Celia was the first child to marry. She actually married two men in the span of three years. She wed, Preston Earl Baker, on March 21, 1904 and then Frank L. Curtis, Jr. on January 31, 1907. The end result was Mrs. Curtis was back at home with her parents in 1910. The census said she was still married but Mr. Curtis was not listed. She found work operating a sewing machine at a toy shop. Cecelia had a four-year-old daughter, named Alice M. Baker, who brought some new life to the Adkins home.
Sadly, Mrs. Lizzie Adkins passed away in 1913. Charles remained a widow for fourteen months. On February 20, 1915, in Gardner, he married Alice M. (Robinson) Osgood. They were enumerated in the 1920 census together along with Charles' two youngest: Emma, 17, and Mildren, 11. They rented at 68 South Main Street in South Gardner. Mr. Adkins was a laborer at a chair shop at the time.
The 1900 census of Gardner reports that Charles and his wife Lizzie moved their family to the United States in 1887. Their first three kids were born in Canada. Mr. Adkins was a foreman at a toy shop. Lizzie had given birth to seven children in all and they were: Arthur D., 17, a reed winder at a shop, Cecelia M., 15, George E., 13, Charles H., 10, Hellen E., 8, Phoebe H., 5, and Annie E., 2. Their address was 63 Union Street in South Gardner.
The family had moved to 300 off West Broadway before 1910. Also, two more children had been born: Emma and Mildred. The oldest children had grown into their twenties and were finding employment. Arthur worked a band saw at a chair shop, George and Charles, Jr. were bench hands at chair factories and Helen was a bench hand at a toy shop (possibly at the one her father still worked at).
Cecelia or Celia was the first child to marry. She actually married two men in the span of three years. She wed, Preston Earl Baker, on March 21, 1904 and then Frank L. Curtis, Jr. on January 31, 1907. The end result was Mrs. Curtis was back at home with her parents in 1910. The census said she was still married but Mr. Curtis was not listed. She found work operating a sewing machine at a toy shop. Cecelia had a four-year-old daughter, named Alice M. Baker, who brought some new life to the Adkins home.
Sadly, Mrs. Lizzie Adkins passed away in 1913. Charles remained a widow for fourteen months. On February 20, 1915, in Gardner, he married Alice M. (Robinson) Osgood. They were enumerated in the 1920 census together along with Charles' two youngest: Emma, 17, and Mildren, 11. They rented at 68 South Main Street in South Gardner. Mr. Adkins was a laborer at a chair shop at the time.
Born in Hull, England the son of Joshua and Harriet (Simms) Adkins. Veteran of the British Army - served in Afghanistan.
The 1900 census of Gardner reports that Charles and his wife Lizzie moved their family to the United States in 1887. Their first three kids were born in Canada. Mr. Adkins was a foreman at a toy shop. Lizzie had given birth to seven children in all and they were: Arthur D., 17, a reed winder at a shop, Cecelia M., 15, George E., 13, Charles H., 10, Hellen E., 8, Phoebe H., 5, and Annie E., 2. Their address was 63 Union Street in South Gardner.
The family had moved to 300 off West Broadway before 1910. Also, two more children had been born: Emma and Mildred. The oldest children had grown into their twenties and were finding employment. Arthur worked a band saw at a chair shop, George and Charles, Jr. were bench hands at chair factories and Helen was a bench hand at a toy shop (possibly at the one her father still worked at).
Cecelia or Celia was the first child to marry. She actually married two men in the span of three years. She wed, Preston Earl Baker, on March 21, 1904 and then Frank L. Curtis, Jr. on January 31, 1907. The end result was Mrs. Curtis was back at home with her parents in 1910. The census said she was still married but Mr. Curtis was not listed. She found work operating a sewing machine at a toy shop. Cecelia had a four-year-old daughter, named Alice M. Baker, who brought some new life to the Adkins home.
Sadly, Mrs. Lizzie Adkins passed away in 1913. Charles remained a widow for fourteen months. On February 20, 1915, in Gardner, he married Alice M. (Robinson) Osgood. They were enumerated in the 1920 census together along with Charles' two youngest: Emma, 17, and Mildren, 11. They rented at 68 South Main Street in South Gardner. Mr. Adkins was a laborer at a chair shop at the time.
The 1900 census of Gardner reports that Charles and his wife Lizzie moved their family to the United States in 1887. Their first three kids were born in Canada. Mr. Adkins was a foreman at a toy shop. Lizzie had given birth to seven children in all and they were: Arthur D., 17, a reed winder at a shop, Cecelia M., 15, George E., 13, Charles H., 10, Hellen E., 8, Phoebe H., 5, and Annie E., 2. Their address was 63 Union Street in South Gardner.
The family had moved to 300 off West Broadway before 1910. Also, two more children had been born: Emma and Mildred. The oldest children had grown into their twenties and were finding employment. Arthur worked a band saw at a chair shop, George and Charles, Jr. were bench hands at chair factories and Helen was a bench hand at a toy shop (possibly at the one her father still worked at).
Cecelia or Celia was the first child to marry. She actually married two men in the span of three years. She wed, Preston Earl Baker, on March 21, 1904 and then Frank L. Curtis, Jr. on January 31, 1907. The end result was Mrs. Curtis was back at home with her parents in 1910. The census said she was still married but Mr. Curtis was not listed. She found work operating a sewing machine at a toy shop. Cecelia had a four-year-old daughter, named Alice M. Baker, who brought some new life to the Adkins home.
Sadly, Mrs. Lizzie Adkins passed away in 1913. Charles remained a widow for fourteen months. On February 20, 1915, in Gardner, he married Alice M. (Robinson) Osgood. They were enumerated in the 1920 census together along with Charles' two youngest: Emma, 17, and Mildren, 11. They rented at 68 South Main Street in South Gardner. Mr. Adkins was a laborer at a chair shop at the time.
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