Tipton County, Tennessee

Genealogy and History

Menu
  • Home
  • Places In TC
    • Cemeteries
    • Churches
    • Cities, Towns & Unicorporated
    • Schools
    • In Search of Information
  • TC Locals
    • Census
    • Marriages
    • Births
    • Recipes
    • Surnames
  • Newspapers
    • Advertisements from Back in the Day
    • Area News
    • Politics
    • True Crime Stories
  • Mr. Burt’s TN Trading Post
    • NRHP
    • Old Medical Terms
    • Posts
  • Veterans
  • Members
    • Authors Page
    • Login
    • Logout
    • Register
    • Profile
    • Account
  • Contact Me
Menu
Adkins, Henry

Adkins, Henry

Posted on March 26, 2019October 29, 2023 by ML Williams

Henry Adkins was born on February 2, 1795, in Sussex, Virginia. His father, William, was 31 and his mother, Sussanna, was 29. He married Peggy Stewart on December 19, 1814, in Sussex, Virginia. Later, he married Margaret J. Stewart (Stuart). *** See marriage record on Margaret J. Stuart’s post. *** They had six children: Ava Ann, Benjamin T., James L., Nancy, William Henry, and Charles Howell.

Henry served in the military during the War of 1812, which claimed the lives of 15,000 American soldiers. He was only 17 years old and was a private in the first Regiment of Allen’s Virginia Militia.

His wife Margaret J Stewart passed away on December 3, 1849, in Tipton County, Tennessee, at the age of 59. They had been married 34 years. She was born July 6, 1790.

Henry Adkins died on April 4, 1860, in Tipton County, Tennessee, at the age of 65.


The Star Spangled Banner

The Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain in New York occurred on September 11, 1814. The American navy solidly defeated the British fleet. Then Baltimore’s Fort McHenry, on September 13, 1814, withstood twenty-five hours of bombing by the British Navy.

The morning following this last mentioned battle, the fort’s soldiers raised an enormous American flag. This sight inspired Francis Scott Key to write a poem that would later be set to music and would become known as “The Star-Spangled Banner”.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Search

Share!

If you have stories or photos PLEASE share them with me. You can email me here.
If you have questions or comments, please feel free to email me.

Welcome!

Mary Lynne Williams with Kenny Faulk at Bozos Bar-B-Q in 2018
Mary Lynne Williams with Kenny Faulk at Bozos Bar-B-Q in 2018

My name is ML Williams. I am a hiking, fossil hunting, God loving, coffee drinking, hot fries eatin' middle school math teacher! I love researching my family history and, since my family is from Tipton County, I love researching the people and areas of Tipton.

Thanks for visiting my site and good luck in your quest!

Sister Site!

Surrounding Counties

Lauderdale County Haywood County Shelby County Fayette County TiptonCounty

Menu

Advertisements

All Posts by Date Posted

Area News

Biographies

Calendar

Cemeteries

Churches

Cities Towns and Unicorporated Communities

Crime Stories

Death Certificates

In Search of Information

Last Will and Testament

Marriages

National Register of Historical Places

Obituaries

Photo Gallery

Politics

Recipes

Tags

Tipton County Census Records


© 2018-2021 Tipton County, Tennessee
Mary Lynne Williams