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A. Amos Adkins born in Northumberland, NY, 1780. B. Isaac Karr Adkins born in Cayaga Co., NY, 1817. C. Amos takes his family to Grimsby, Ontario in March, 1819. D. Amos Adkins relocates to Newport, Ohio, c. 1835. Dies 1851.

"Other names appearing among stray notices and cattle-mark records are John Clements, Joseph Clements, Cornelius Clements, James Reynolds, Benjamin Clements, David Carr, Benjamin Phillips, Jonathan Carr, Michael Washburn, Aaron Martin, Daniel Prendle, Isaac Vandewerker, John McDowell, Tobias Clements, John M. Berry, - his entry dated at Snoek Kill Falls, - Richmond Carr, George Lewis, Ebenezer Marks, Nehemiah Dunbar, Joseph Knapp, Israel Phillips, Eli Mead, Ithamas Clothier, Solomon Phillips, Dr. Phillips, John Davis, John Brisbin, John Serill, Jonathan Newberry, Stafford Carr, Samuel Perry, Isaac Perry, Samuel Adkins. These names are from 1790 to 1795."

The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879 by Elliot Storke page 363
Town of Springport / Union Springs

"James S. Allen came in from Greenfield, Saratoga county, in the winter of 1818, and settled on the Big Gully, two miles east of Union Springs, where he took up forty acres, selected for its water privilege, the fall being about twenty feet, and erected a carding and fulling-mill, and manufactory of woolen machinery, which business he carried on till 1830, when he removed to the village and engaged in the manufacture of thrashing machines. He was succeeded in 1842 by his son A. W. Allen, who carried on the business nine years, and who then engaged in other undertakings. The farm on which Allen first settled, now belongs to the Seneca Allen estate. He died here March 28th, 1868.

TOWN OFFICERS.--The first town meeting was held at the house of John Yawger, inn-keeper, the first Tuesday in April, 1823, and the following named officers were elected: Wm. Cozzens, Supervisor; Wm. G. Harkness, Clerk; Giles Robinson, Henry Crane and Gilbert Goodrich, Assessors; Thomas A. Buddington, Giles Robinson and Samuel Wisner, Commissioners of Highways; John S. Toan and Moses Wisner, Poormasters; Asa N. Burnham, Jonathan Carr and Alexander Thompson, Commissioners of Common Schools; Stephen Mosher, Hiram Hunt and Asa N. Burnham, Inspectors of Common Schools; Wm. Sherd and Peter Flinn, Commissioners of Public Lands; Samuel Marsh, Collector; Samuel Marsh and Ephraim Sharp, Constables."

index by Leslie Luther
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Page transcriptions by Linda Jasztal, Ronnie Aungst, Joelle Cabal Vitale, and Susan Corcoran

Adkins Amos--died 23 Aug 1851--aged 71y
Adkins Mary--w/o Amos Adkins--died 22 Sept 1847--aged 64y

Inscription on tombstone of Amos Adkins, 1780-1851. Newport Cemetery.

With honest purpose, heart sincere,
The weary path of life he trod;
"'Tis right," he said when death was near;
And found supporting hope in God.
Death's gloomy veil he calm surveyed.
Nor feared to travel the dismal shade.

Inscription on tombstone of Mary [née Carr] Adkins, 1783-1847.
Newport Cemetery.

Her last words were, "I'm going to Jesus."
Triumphing in faith, she yielded her breath.
"I'm going to Jesus," she whispered in death.

One of the real delights since coming on board at Marietta College in September has been the opportunity to meet so many dedicated and loyal members of The Long Blue Line. It has been a constant through our Homecoming celebration and Alumni Association Board meeting and in many other settings as well.

Just the other day, I met two more graduates. I was introduced by our college archivist, Linda Showalter. I met Erastus Adkins '39 and Samuel Hall '38.

I have to confess that as a former history major, I was immediately intrigued by the fact that Marietta College's alumni organization was founded almost twenty years prior to the Civil War. There are not many colleges or universities that can claim a similar vision on the part of its graduates and I wanted to learn more about these early pioneers, if you will, and how they came together to author a constitution establishing what they called a "society."

Talk about getting things done. The interested alumni gathered in the college chapel on July 28, 1841, and immediately formed a three-person committee to draft a constitution. Erastus Adkins presided over this no-nonsense session and Samuel Hall was chosen to act as secretary. And, oh yes, they demanded that the constitution be drafted and ready for presentation less than twenty-four hours later!

Typical Marietta graduates, they made their deadline and on July 29, 1841, the alumni association was officially formed.

It's interesting to note Article II. Preserved with great care by Linda, the ledger containing the minutes of the meeting survives to this day. Its leather binding is worn, but still holds the document together much the same way that Adkins and Hall held their fellow graduates to a common purpose " …to confirm & perpetuate the bond of union to which we recur with so many grateful recollections as having subsisted among us during our college courses and to transmit an organization having such objects in view to the succeeding alumni of our Alma Mater."

The language of the times can be a challenge, but I am struck by the enduring message crafted by Adkins, Hall and their colleagues. Words like "bond," "union" and references to "grateful recollections" for the express purpose of perpetuating an organization for those coming after them are worthy of note. Like the leather binding on the ledger, those phrases still serve and I see that spirit of dedication and commitment alive and freely offered on behalf of Marietta College today.

Adkins, the scholar, and Hall, who would go on to become an abolitionist with zeal to rival John Brown, have left us something very special. They formed the front end point of The Long Blue Line. I'm excited by the opportunities associated with extending it toward the future.

The following is a letter written by Norris Torner to Marlene Adams Morris. It is dated October 5, 1975. He mailed a spoon from the silver set of Isaac and Sarah Adkins.

Dear Marlene,
As I have a little time this p.m., I will try and fill you in on the old spoon's history.

It seems that after Grandmother Adkins died her silver set was divided among her heirs. Here is the way it goes:

Isaac Adkins 1817-1905 married Sarah Jane Buckbee 1818-1903 some time in the 1830s at Grimsby Ontario Canada. For their honeymoon, they rode horse back from Grimsby to Newport and purchased the brick house which is now Dr. Gale's home and 150 acres of land.

Grandmother rode on a side saddle and I was told her skirt came nearly to the ground when she was mounted.

Their daughter--married 1861.
Mary Rebecca Adkins 1840-1929.

Their daughter married 1882
Jennie Greene 1863-1937 married Wm. V. Torner 1859-1941

Their daughter married 1919
Florence M. Torner 1886-1966

Their son Jack A. Adams married Betty Shupe

Their daughter Marlene...

You will have to fill in the dates. I do not remember.

So this figures out that your Sarah J. Adkins was your Great-Great-Great Grandmother. The Adkins, Greenes, and Torners are all buried in the Newport Cemetery.

Marjorie continues to lose both weight and strength. She is very thin and quite forgetful also too weak to be up anymore. She sleeps much of the time which helps her to pass the long hours of being bedfast.

I keep as usual.

We hope you are all settled in and enjoying your apartment.

Love from both of us.
M-N

Note: A heartfelt thank-you to the owners of the Adkins home. They opened their doors and invited strangers in for a tour. I understand this house was known as Temperance House and that William Henry Harrison delivered a campaign speech on its lawn. It's a beautiful home situated near the Ohio River.

These licenses were copied from Gordon Crause by Mrs. Stanley Tolon of Niagara Falls in 1950, and now in the possession of Mrs. Esther Summers.
For Marriages from the Grimsby area please see Volume #1 and #10 of "Annals of the Forty" published by The Grimsby Historical Society.

Mar. 27 Asa SMITH, Yeoman and Elizabeth SMITH, Saltfleet, Spinster
30 John TUFFORD, Clinton, Farmer, and Christy TINLINE, do, Spinster
Apr. 1 Laurence EVRETT, Clinton, Shoemaker, and Matilda JENNINGS, do, a Spinster
2 Isaac ATKINS, Ohio State, U.S., and Sarah Jane BUCKLEE, Grimsby, spinster.
3 William Young PETTIT, Grimsby, Farmer, and Mary Eliza NISON, do, spinster
29 Frederick DOCKSTATER, Caistor, Farmer, and Hannah MILLER, do, spinster
May 6 Jonathan PETTIT, Carpenter, Saltfleet, Yeoman, and Sarah PETTIT. do, spinster
7 James DOUGHARTY, Clinton, Shoremaker, and Elizabeth HOUSE, do, spinster

The address given after each name is the Post Office Address
Abbreviations:
f-freeholder t-tenant bf- broken front g- gore
eg- East Gore r- Range

- ALPHABETICAL LISTING -

Adams A H Smithville f con 9 lot 9

Adams George " f 9 9

Adams G H " f 8 10

Adams G H " f 9 7

Adams Thomas " f 9 10

Adams Thomas " f 9 7

Adams W B " t 9 7

Adkin Edward " f 9 8

Adkin W M " t 9 8

Adkins A B Fulton f 9 36

Jane Adkins, widow of South Grimsby, died on May 20, 1916, and administration of her estate passed to Ida May Nelson, also of Grimsby, married woman and daughter. 1828

Surname	Given	Reference	Soundex
ADKINS	Elmo P.	NA-L-3340	A325
ADKINS	S. J. (Buckbee)	NA-L-3340	A325
ADKINS	Mary J.	NA-L-3340	A325
ADKINS	A. B.	NA-L-3340	A325
BUCKBEE	M. G.	NA-L-3340	B210
BUCKBEE	S. J.	NA-L-3340	B210
BUCKBEE	W. P.	NA-L-3340	B210
BUCKBEE	Peter	NA-L-3340	B210

Alice Dana Adkins Ewart F 09/20/1844 Marietta, OH 02/10/1898 02/12/1898 1111 4 93 Mrs. Frank Henry
Frances Adkins F 03/05/1877 05/28/1951 05/31/1951 3280 4 93
Frank (Rev.) Henry Adkins M 11/21/1841 08/18/1898 08/20/1898 1133 4 93
Mary Elinor Adkins Wrightson F 09/20/1880 Durham, England 09/05/1978 10/16/1978 4445 4 93 Mrs. Russell Erastus #2
Mary Ewart Adkins F 08/13/1870 Iowa City, IA 04/29/1940 05/05/1940 2817 4 93 Cremation

"......Mr. Ewart's first wife was a daughter of Mr. William Dana of Newport. She left four children, the names, Mary, the eldest, Thomas, next, Alice & William the youngest. Mary in Granville with three children, 1 son & 2 daughters. Alice, wife of Rev. Frank Adkins is living in Elyria has five children, three girls & two boys."

The class of Ninety-Six of the Newport High School held the Sixth annual Commencement at the M. E. Church June 5th, 1896. June, the most beautiful month of the year in our estimation, is said to be the ideal month for brides and graduates. And truly we would not wish to contemplate a more beautiful picture than one which burst upon our gaze as we entered the church upon the eventful evening of June 5th. A bevy of fair girls dressed in pure white, garlanded with beautiful roses, whose sweet faces only reflected the pure souls within, seated upon the rostrum surrounded by festoons of evergreen and rich foliage; a picture which will long remain with us in memory. The graduating class was composed of seven girls and two boys, whose motto is - "From Possiblity to Reality."

Literary Programme -
Miss Lilah Lauer, oration "Our Silent Friends,"
Miss Nora Greenwood, "Change,"
George Greene, "The Purse of Poverty,"
Miss Sylvia Snodgrass, "I slept and dreamed that Life was Beauty, I awoke and found that LIfe was Duty,"
Miss Henrietta Johnson, "Whitewash,"
Miss Grace Dana, "Underground,"
Raymond Hays, "Mules,"
Miss Alice Rea, essay, "We, The Heirs," and
Miss Effie Stewart, "The March of Death."

The several subjects were well handled and showed much thought and talent. Mr. Alvin Adkins, President Board of Education presented the Diplomas with a few adaptable remarks. The Class was honored by having on the Musical Programme a Quartet and Pianist from Marietta, Prof. and Mrs. James Bird, Miss Willa Ward and Mr. E. Frank Gates, with Mrs. Bertha D. Metcalf as Pianist, who treated us to some very fine selections both vocal and instrumental. We noticed several visitors from Marietta in the audience. Among whom we will mention the wife of Professor Smith and Mr. A.B. Little and wife

Misses Mary and Glenna McElHinney of New London, O., are both guests of relatives here.

Miss Nellie Scraberry, of Maksburg, is visiting Miss Carrie Ker.

George and Louis Harness, of Sand Hill; were the guests of Marshal Rea.

Miss Lois Dana, of Grantsville, O., is with friends in town.

Mr. Roy Peck, of New York; will remain here with friends until after the banquet, given by the graduates, at the home of Hon. J. B. Greene.

Miss Mamie Lang is quite ill - but her friends hope for a speedy recovery.

Rev. C. J. Felt, our pastor of former years, but now of Waynesburg. Pa., was here attending services on Decoration day, and giving the address to the comrades in blue.

Carrie K Chewer

Alvin Adkins, 73, life long resident of Newport, died at his home at
9:30 Monday night, following an extended illness with complications
incident to advanced years. The deceased was a prominent farmer and
highly esteemed citizen of the Newport district.

Mr. Adkins was born in Newport in the house in which he died, October
9, 1853, the son of the late Issac K. And Sarah Jane Adkins. He was
a member of the Baptist church and active in the welfare of the
community.

Surviving the death are his wife, three children, Elgin and Eleanor
at home, and Homer, a chemistry professor at Wisconsin University,
Madison, WI; one sister, Mrs. J.B. Greene of Marietta; and four
grandchildren.

Funeral services were held from the home at 3:00 Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. Charles McGarry of Byesville, officiating. Interment was made
in the Newport Cemetery.

Adkins, Homer Burton 1892 - 1949
DEGREE: PhD DATE: 1918 PLACE: Ohio State
TEACHER/RESEARCH ADVISOR: Evans

World authority on the hydrogenation of organic compounds; studied the catalytic action of metal oxides in the hydrogenation of esters to alcohols, developing the copper chromite catalyst in the process; developed new methods for preparing catalysts by heating various aluminum alkoxides, thus obtaining aluminum oxides with different spacings; coined the word hydrogenolysis to describe processes in which hydrogen reacts on the catalyst surface to split off two new molecules; investigated comparative reactivities, particularly the relation of structure, oxidation potential, and other chemical and physical properties; during WWII, involved in work on vesicants, lachrymators, sternutators, detoxifying agents (esp. protective clothing and ointment for use against vesicants) and anti-malarial agents.

1. American Chemists and Chemical Engineers; Miles, W. D., Ed.; American Chemical Society: 1976; vol. 1, p5-7.
2. Dictionary of American Biography; Malone, D., Ed.; Charles Scribner's Sons: 1946-1950; suppl. Vol. 4, p5-7.
3. Biog. Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci. 1952, 27, 293-317.
4. Science 1949, 110, 200.
5. Chem. Eng. News 1949, 27, 2436.

One of the world's best chemists died at age 57. Dr. Adkins was born at Newport, Ohio January 16, 1892. He was the son of Alvin Adkins and Emily Middleswart Adkins of Newport, Ohio. He graduated from Denison University, Granville, Ohio in 1915. He was a Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Master's from Ohio State and his Ph. D. in 1918.

He was first an associate professor at University if Wisconsin and was made a full professor four years later in chemistry department. He specialized in the field of catalysis. In 1938, Denison University conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree upon him. In recognition of his outstanding researches in organic chemistry, particularly in the field in the National Academy in 1942. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the London Chemical Society.

He was the research director of students in organic chemistry at the University at his death. He was the author or co-author of three chemistry texts. 160 scientific papers, and 30 formal reports issued by the U. S. Office of Scientific Research and Development or transmitted to the Secretary of War.

The Presidential Medal of Merit was awarded to Dr. Adkins in 1948 in recognition of this outstanding work as official investigator in charge of four research contacts between the University of Wisconsin and the U. S. Office of Scientific Research.

He was generally recognized as one of the most outstanding and most prolific organic chemists America has produced. As a teacher he was precise, lucid, and interesting. As a research man he was brilliant. His published papers and books were models of clear scientific exposition.

During both World Wars he made important scientific contributions to the war effort. In World War II, particularly, he devoted nearly all of his time to the direction of war research in several centers throughout the United States.

He was married on February 21, 1917 to Louise Spivey who had been a Denison University classmate. They had three children, Susanna Dorothea (Mrs. Gordon Chadek), Nancy, (Mrs. Ellsworth Dailey), and Roger Adkins.

He was stricken on June 20, 1949, at the height of his career by a coronary occlusion, which occurred during a meeting of the Eleventh National Chemistry Symposium in Madison Wisconsin. The attack proved fatal on August 10, 1949. He was buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin. - Mrs. Elgin Adkins.

"A" Obits - Typed by Delores Knowles from hard copies provided by Bryan Doak Bills.

Alice S. Adkins, 83, of St. Marys, died in Camden-Clark Memorial
Hospital Wednesday morning.

She was born in Memphis, MO, daughter of the late Thomas and Mary
Smoot Sanders. She was a member of the Grace Episcopal Church and a
retired schoolteacher.

She is survived by a son, Lt. Col. John Adkins with the U.S. Air
Force in Tampa, FL; a stepson, Robert Adkins, and a stepdaughter,
Margaret Stanley of St. Marys; a sister, Mary Sanders of Memphis, MO;
and two grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 1pm Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church in St.
Marys. Burial will be in Newport, OH Cemetery.

He was born Dec. 24, 1914, in Marietta to the late Elgin and Dorothea
Holdren Adkins. He received his bachelor's degree from Salem College
and his master's degree from West Virginia University. He was a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II.

He taught two years at Newport High School and then taught for 37
years at St. Marys High School.

He was a 50-year member of St. Marys Lodge 41 AF&AM, a member of
Bedouin Shrine Temple in Oklahoma, a life member of the Masonic
Temple in Muskogee, OK, and the Marietta Shrine Club. He was a
member of Grace Episcopal Church in St. Marys, where he had served as
trustee and senior warden.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Gaynell Poston Adkins; one
sister Margaret Stanley; two nieces; and two nephews.

Services were Sunday at Grace Episcopal Church with the Rev. Jack
Neilson, Hayward Perkey and Richard Kellogg officiating. Burial was
in Newport Cemetery.

Robert Elgin Adkins
ST. MARYS - Robert Elgin Adkins, 84, of St. Marys died Sept. 2, 1999, in the Inn at Marietta, Reno, Ohio.

He was a graduate of Newport (Ohio) High School, received a bachelor's degree from Salem College and a master's degree from West Virginia University. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving with the 803rd Ordnance Company, the 88th Infantry Division, and the 788th Ordnance Company. He was a former schoolteacher at Newport High School and former teacher and assistant basketball coach at St. Marys High School. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 41, St. Marys, Bedouin Shrine in Oklahoma, Masonic Temple, Muskogee, Okla., Marietta Shrine Club and Marietta Beagle Club and was a trustee and senior warden at Grace Episcopal Church, St. Marys.

Surviving: wife, Gaynell Poston Adkins; sister, Margaret Stanley; two nieces and two nephews.

Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Grace Episcopal Church, St. Marys, with the Rev. Jack Neilson, the Rev. Hayward Perkey and the Rev. Richard Kellogg officiating. Burial will be in Newport Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Ruttencutter-Ingram Funeral Home, St. Marys. The family suggests donations to American Parkinson's Disease Association, 2609 David Circle, Fairmont, WV 26554, or Grace Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 67, St. Marys, WV 26170.

John Burton Adkins was a graduate of Denison University, Granville, Ohio. He served 22 years in the United States Air Force, retiring in June of 1987. He was assigned to MacDill AFB twice, with the joint Communications Support Element and with Special Operations Command Central, United States Central Command. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Was and also served overseas in Hawaii and Italy. He held the senior parachutist rating. Lt. Col. Adkins had been awarded the Bronze Star Medal, The defence Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, and the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster; he was a member of the Air Force Association and the [Armed Force, The communications Electronics Association.] After his retirement from the Air Force, he established and managed the Tampa office of Booz, Allen, and Hamilton, a major technical management consulting firm. He is buried at National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida.