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Stephen and Hannah Adkins papers

3 boxes, 3 folders (4.75 linear feet)

(1883, 1999)

bulk 1964-1999

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2000.016
Creator(s) Adkins, Hannah; Adkins, Stephen
Acquisition

Stephen and Hannah Adkins collection was donated to the Nabb Research Center by Stephen Adkins III in 2000, Hannah Adkins in 2002 and Carolyn Adkins in 2010.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Kenneth Forest, October 2018
Related Materials

Adkins Family papers (1860 – 1996)
Separated Materials

Oversized materials have been housed in the Nabb Center’s flat file system.
Abstract

Stephen and Hannah Adkins collection consists of the genealogical research of Stephen and Hannah Adkins from 1964-1999. It contains genealogical charts, manuscripts, notes, extracts, photographs and newspaper clippings documenting families of the Delmarva Peninsula. It includes copies of the service records of Cornelius and Samuel Coffin, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The collection also contains a ledger from the A.S. Lewis General Store in Vienna, Maryland from 1883.

Biographical History

Stephen Lambert Adkins Jr was born October 28, 1918 in Salisbury, Maryland, the son of Stephen and Ethel Adkins. He served in the US Army during World War II. He worked as an engineer at the Delmarva Power electrical plant at Vienna, Maryland, for 40 years. Adkins died on April 22, 2000.

Hannah LeCompte Adkins was born May 30, 1925 in Vienna, Maryland, the daughter of H. Percy and Olga LeCompte. She worked as a homemaker, and died on July 17, 2005.

The couple married in 1944 and had two sons and two daughters. They were avid genealogists, and conducted research for over 30 years.

 Citation: Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) Obituaries, April 24, 2000 and July 22, 2005

Scope and Content Note

The collection documents the genealogical research of Stephen and Hannah Adkins from 1964-1999.

Series I: Family Genealogy (1863-1999)

Series II: Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) History (1883-1999)

Arrangement Statement

The collection is arranged into two series: Family Genealogy and Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) History. Series I is arranged by family and by materials. Series II is arranged by materials.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Adkins Family
    • Coffin Family
    • Genealogy
  • Personal Names
    • Adkins, Hannah (1925-2005)
    • Adkins, Stephen (1918-2000)
  • Location Terms
    • Salisbury (Md.)
    • Vienna (Md.)
    • Eastern Shore (Md.)
    • Eastern Shore (Va.)
    • Delaware

Inventory List

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Series I Family Genealogy

Box 1

  1. Genealogical Charts, Adams Family, undated

  2. Manuscript, “Family History of Bessie Lillian Adams,” Herbert Fox, undated

  3. Manuscript, Adams and Williamson Families, unsigned, undated

  4. Notes and Extracts, Adams Family, undated

  5. Genealogical Charts, Adkins Family, undated

  6. Manuscript, Adkins Family, unsigned, undated

  7. Manuscript, “Genealogical and Historical Sketch, The Adkins Family and Its Name,” The Media Research Bureau, undated

  8. Manuscript, Adkins Family, West Virginia, unsigned, undated

  9. Manuscript, “History of West Virginia Adkins, 1700-1990,” Pauline Adkins, 1990

  10. Manuscript, Adkins Family, Stephen Adkins, 1994

  11. Notes and Extracts, Adkins Family, undated

  12. Notes and Extracts, Adkins Family, undated

  13. Notes and Extracts, Adkins Family, undated

  14. Notebook, Adkins Family, undated

  15. Notebook, Adkins Family, undated

  16. Notebook, Adkins Family, undated

  17. Notebook, Adkins Family, undated

  18. Extracts, John Adkins, 1928

  19. Deed, Estate of Benjamin Adkins to Charles Ellinghaus, 1927

  20. Service records and Correspondence, Charles Adkins, US Army, 1970

  21. Photocopy, Last Will and Testament, Thelma Adkins, 1995

  22. Correspondence, Adkins Family, 1964-1998

  23. Photographs, Photocopies, Adkins Family, circa 1890-circa 1980

  24. Photograph, Stephen Adkins, 1966

  25. Photograph, Isobel Dickinson, 1992

  26. Certificate and Photographs, Erwin Walker, 1912-circa 1950

  27. Photograph, Florence Peed, circa 1930

  28. Notes and Extracts, Bounds Family, undated

  29. Manuscript, “The Bradley Family,” J. Howard Adkins, 1982

  30. Manuscript, “Persucia Jane Bradley and John Thomas Adam’s Family,” unsigned, undated

  31. Manuscript, “Bradley Family History,” Victoria Todd, undated

  32. Notes and Extracts, Bradley Family, undated

  33. Genealogical Charts, Coffin Family, undated

  34. Manuscript, “The Worcester County Coffins,” Melanie Ayres Merryweather, 1995

  35. Notes and Extracts, Coffin Family, undated

  36. Notes and Extracts, Coffin Family, undated

  37. Notes and Extracts, Coffin Family, undated

  38. Notes and Extracts, Coffin Family, undated

 

Box 2

 

  1. Notes and Extracts, Coffin Family, undated

  2. Photocopy, Service Record of Cornelius Coffin, UA Army, 1864

  3. Photocopy, Service and Pension Record of Samuel Coffin, US Army, 1863-1918

  4. Correspondence, Coffin Family, 1959-1999

  5. Newsletter, Coffin Family, 1985 February, August, 1989 February, August

  6. Genealogical Charts, Cooper Family, undated

  7. Notes and Extracts, Cooper Family, undated

  8. Transcript, Interview of Arrie Mills Mozingo by Russ and Phyllis Cooper, 1991

  9. Newspaper Clippings, William Cooper, 1927

  10. Photographs, Photocopies, Cooper Family, circa 1900-1987

  11. Genealogical Charts, Hall Family, undated

  12. Notes and Extracts, Holloway Family, undated

  13. Notes and Extracts, Houchin Family, undated

  14. Genealogical Charts, Hurley Family, undated

  15. Notes and Extracts, Hurley Family, undated

  16. Photographs, Photocopies, Hurley Family, circa 1900-circa 1960

  17. Manuscript, “Edward Briddell Jacobs,” unsigned, undated

  18. Genealogical Charts, Knowles Family, undated

  19. Notes and Extracts, Knowles Family, undated

  20. Notes and extracts, Laws Family, undated

  21. Manuscript, “The Genealogy of Anthony LeCompte,” Thomas and Daniel LeCompte, undated

  22. Notes and extracts, LeCompte Family, undated

  23. Manuscript, “Memories of Farm, Home, and My Childhood,” Elsie Huston, undated

  24. Manuscript, “To the McGee Descendants,” Elsie Huston, 1993

  25. Manuscript, “Kith and Kin of the John Megee Family,” Caleb Megee, 1963

  26. Manuscript, “Martin Genealogy,” Roger Martin, 1987

  27. Manuscript, “The Massey Family,” unsigned, undated

  28. Genealogical Charts, Melson Family, undated

  29. Notes and Extracts, Mills Family, undated

  30. Photographs, Photocopies, Mills Family, circa 1920-circa 1930

  31. Notes and Extracts, Tilghman Family, undated

  32. Manuscript, “Family Tree of the Descendants of Joseph and Katherine (Katie) Collins Wheatley,” Victoria Todd, 1989

  33. Genealogical Charts, White Family, undated

  34. Notes and Extracts, White Family, undated

  35. Photocopy, Estate Appraisal of Benjamin White, 1924

  36. Photographs, Photocopies, White Family, circa 1880-circa 1930

  37. Photograph, Russell White, circa 1965

  38. Newspaper Clippings, Photocopies, Engagement and Wedding Announcements, 1906-1991

  39. Newspaper Clippings, Photocopies, Death Notices and Obituaries, 1886-1999

  40. Brochures and Extracts, Maryland Genealogy, 1963-1995

  41. Extracts, “1776-1790 Dorchester, 1790 Worcester, County, Maryland,” Jody Powell, undated

  42. Manuscript, “Wicomico County, Maryland 1870 Census,” John Barnes, 1988

  43. Brochures and Extracts, Delaware Genealogy, 1909-1988

  44. Notebook, Presbyterian Church records, Lewes, Delaware, 1737-1856

  45. Brochures and Extracts, Virginia Genealogy, 1966-circa 1990

  46. Brochures and Extracts, Pennsylvania Genealogy, 1876-1988

  47. Brochures and Extracts, New Jersey and New York Genealogy, 1940-circa 1990

  48. Notebook, extracts and Newspaper Clippings, Quakers, 1966-1991

  49. Essays and Poetry, unsigned, undated

 

Series II Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) History

 

      50. Newspaper Clippings, Photocopies, 1886-1999

      51. Postcard, Power Plant, Vienna, Maryland, circa 1930

      52. Postcard, Photocopies, St. Francis de Sales Church, Salisbury, Maryland, circa 1930

      53. Brochure, “Tangier Island Cruises from Crisfield, Maryland,” circa 1990

      54. Ephemera, undated

 

Box 3

 

  1. Ledger, A. R. Lewis General Store, Vienna, Maryland, 1883

  2. Booklet, "The Story of a Sawmill," E.S. Adkins & Company, circa 1930

 

 

Oversize Folder 1

 

  1. Genealogy Charts, Adkins Family, undated

  2. Genealogy Charts, Bradley family, undated

  3. Genealogy Charts, Coffin Family, undated

  4. Genealogy Charts, Hurley Family, undated

  5. Genealogy Charts, Laws Family, undated

  6. Genealogy Charts, McGee Family, undated

  7. Photocopies, United States Census, Berlin, Maryland, 1900

 

Oversize Folder 2

 

  1. Newspaper Clippings, Photocopies, circa 1920-1999

 

Oversize Folder 3

 

  1. Photocopy, Broadside, “Trustee’s Sale,” 1889

  2. Maps, Delmarva Peninsula, circa 1950-circa 1999

  3. Maps, Baltimore County, Maryland, circa 1868-circa 1950

  4. Game, Fox and Geese, undated

 

 

 

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