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John J. Adkins
(1826-)
Malinda Keller
(Abt 1831-)
Joseph S. Shafer
(1812-1886)
Elizabeth Ellen Abrecht
(1820-1886)
Charles Martin Adkins
(1856-1929)
Ida Elizabeth Shafer
(1858-1944)
Harry Edgar Adkins
(1892-1975)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Rebecca Elizabeth Routzahn

Harry Edgar Adkins 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 2 March 1892, , Frederick County, MD 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Mary Rebecca Elizabeth Routzahn circa 1918 1
  • Died: 3 March 1975, , Frederick County, MD at age 83 2
  • Buried: After 3 March 1975, Middletown, MD
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of March 1891 and a birth location of , Frederick County, MD.

This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 21 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Page 12A, District 26, Dwelling 218, Family 224
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Harry E. Adkins..Son..8..Mar 1891..MD..At School
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - His birth date is believed to be 2 Mar 1892 instead of Mar 1891.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 29 April 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 57, Family 233, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Harry E. Adkins..Son..17..MD..Farm Laborer
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 2 Mar 1892, then his age should have been 18 instead of 17.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Election District 3, Frederick County, MD on 14 January 1920. 1

1920 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 66, Family 43, Roll 672
Election District 3, Frederick County, Maryland
Harry E. Adkins..Son..27..MD..Laborer, Home farm
(Living with wife and daughter at the home of his parents.)
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• He was buried after 3 March 1975 in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, MD.

Lot #594.


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Harry married Mary Rebecca Elizabeth Routzahn, daughter of Elmer Clayton Routzahn and Medora Lee Stone, circa 1918.1 (Mary Rebecca Elizabeth Routzahn was born on 3 November 1900 in , Frederick County, MD 1 2 and died on 19 September 1995 in , Frederick County, MD 2.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Election District 3, Frederick County, MD on 14 January 1920. 1

1920 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 66, Family 43, Roll 672
Election District 3, Frederick County, Maryland
Harry E. Adkins..Son..27..MD..Laborer, Home farm
Mary E. Adkins..Daughter-in-law..19..MD
Baby Adkins.Granddaughter...0m..MD

(Harry and his family were living at the home of his parents.)
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Sources


1 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Election District 3, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 11A, family 43, Harry Edgar Adkins and Mary Rebecca Elizabeth Routzahn; index and images (accessed 15 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.

2 Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409 : accessed 20 Sep 2013).

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 26, p. 12A, dwelling 218, family 224, Charles Martin Adkins and Ida Elizabeth Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 12A, family 233, Charles Martin Adkins and Ida Elizabeth Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.


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