Reuben G. Adkins was born in 1835 to Mary Margaret Wade (Porter) and Thomas M. Adkins in Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama. His siblings were Corilla Margaret and Mitchell Thomas Porter, Lucy Ann, Thomas, George and Woodson Adkins.
He married Mary Elizabeth Starnes, daughter of George W. and Mary May Starnes on Sept. 16, 1857 in Jefferson County at the age of 22. Born to this marriage were Thomas M., Elvira May, Corilla Gertrude, Catherine Elizabeth 'Katie', Mary Caroline 'Callie' and Maria Antonett 'Nettie'.
After his mother's death in 1856, Reuben's father, siblings, along with his Uncle Woodson Wade and family left Alabama and settled in Texas. They are listed on the 1860 Cherokee County, Texas Census. The third child of Reuben and Mary, Corilla Gertrude, is born January 29, 1863 and her birth is recorded by her mother, MEAdkins. 1863 and 1864 Land Assessments for Reuben Adkins give proof of residency in Cherokee County, Texas. The other children's births are recorded as Louisiana giving proof of Louisiana residency beginning in 1865.
Reuben died 10 months after the last child, Nettie, was born possibly of typhoid fever as there was a siege of the dreaded fever during this time period and several letters written by MEAdkins to her children in Texas mentions to make sure they get medicine if they got fever. Another possibility mentioned by a great grandson was a leg infection which also kept him home from the Civil War.
It is not known exactly where Reuben is buried. One possibility has been mentioned as Saint Frances of Pointe Coupee Catholic Church. The cemetery for his burial time was lost to the Mississippi River.
He married Mary Elizabeth Starnes, daughter of George W. and Mary May Starnes on Sept. 16, 1857 in Jefferson County at the age of 22. Born to this marriage were Thomas M., Elvira May, Corilla Gertrude, Catherine Elizabeth 'Katie', Mary Caroline 'Callie' and Maria Antonett 'Nettie'.
After his mother's death in 1856, Reuben's father, siblings, along with his Uncle Woodson Wade and family left Alabama and settled in Texas. They are listed on the 1860 Cherokee County, Texas Census. The third child of Reuben and Mary, Corilla Gertrude, is born January 29, 1863 and her birth is recorded by her mother, MEAdkins. 1863 and 1864 Land Assessments for Reuben Adkins give proof of residency in Cherokee County, Texas. The other children's births are recorded as Louisiana giving proof of Louisiana residency beginning in 1865.
Reuben died 10 months after the last child, Nettie, was born possibly of typhoid fever as there was a siege of the dreaded fever during this time period and several letters written by MEAdkins to her children in Texas mentions to make sure they get medicine if they got fever. Another possibility mentioned by a great grandson was a leg infection which also kept him home from the Civil War.
It is not known exactly where Reuben is buried. One possibility has been mentioned as Saint Frances of Pointe Coupee Catholic Church. The cemetery for his burial time was lost to the Mississippi River.
Reuben G. Adkins was born in 1835 to Mary Margaret Wade (Porter) and Thomas M. Adkins in Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama. His siblings were Corilla Margaret and Mitchell Thomas Porter, Lucy Ann, Thomas, George and Woodson Adkins.
He married Mary Elizabeth Starnes, daughter of George W. and Mary May Starnes on Sept. 16, 1857 in Jefferson County at the age of 22. Born to this marriage were Thomas M., Elvira May, Corilla Gertrude, Catherine Elizabeth 'Katie', Mary Caroline 'Callie' and Maria Antonett 'Nettie'.
After his mother's death in 1856, Reuben's father, siblings, along with his Uncle Woodson Wade and family left Alabama and settled in Texas. They are listed on the 1860 Cherokee County, Texas Census. The third child of Reuben and Mary, Corilla Gertrude, is born January 29, 1863 and her birth is recorded by her mother, MEAdkins. 1863 and 1864 Land Assessments for Reuben Adkins give proof of residency in Cherokee County, Texas. The other children's births are recorded as Louisiana giving proof of Louisiana residency beginning in 1865.
Reuben died 10 months after the last child, Nettie, was born possibly of typhoid fever as there was a siege of the dreaded fever during this time period and several letters written by MEAdkins to her children in Texas mentions to make sure they get medicine if they got fever. Another possibility mentioned by a great grandson was a leg infection which also kept him home from the Civil War.
It is not known exactly where Reuben is buried. One possibility has been mentioned as Saint Frances of Pointe Coupee Catholic Church. The cemetery for his burial time was lost to the Mississippi River.
He married Mary Elizabeth Starnes, daughter of George W. and Mary May Starnes on Sept. 16, 1857 in Jefferson County at the age of 22. Born to this marriage were Thomas M., Elvira May, Corilla Gertrude, Catherine Elizabeth 'Katie', Mary Caroline 'Callie' and Maria Antonett 'Nettie'.
After his mother's death in 1856, Reuben's father, siblings, along with his Uncle Woodson Wade and family left Alabama and settled in Texas. They are listed on the 1860 Cherokee County, Texas Census. The third child of Reuben and Mary, Corilla Gertrude, is born January 29, 1863 and her birth is recorded by her mother, MEAdkins. 1863 and 1864 Land Assessments for Reuben Adkins give proof of residency in Cherokee County, Texas. The other children's births are recorded as Louisiana giving proof of Louisiana residency beginning in 1865.
Reuben died 10 months after the last child, Nettie, was born possibly of typhoid fever as there was a siege of the dreaded fever during this time period and several letters written by MEAdkins to her children in Texas mentions to make sure they get medicine if they got fever. Another possibility mentioned by a great grandson was a leg infection which also kept him home from the Civil War.
It is not known exactly where Reuben is buried. One possibility has been mentioned as Saint Frances of Pointe Coupee Catholic Church. The cemetery for his burial time was lost to the Mississippi River.
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