George B. Adkins/Eliza Graves; AL to TX
George B. Adkins, ~ *Architect; Judge* ~ b. October 16, 1819 in S.Hampton Co. VA; d. January 30, 1875 in Marshall, Harrison Co. TX.
(Note: We also have alternative years for George as 1810 & 1876, & alternative birth-state as NC, ~ although South Hampton VA is close to the border, which could explain this.)
(Note: We also have alternative years for George as 1810 & 1876, & alternative birth-state as NC, ~ although South Hampton VA is close to the border, which could explain this.)Marries Eliza Graves on January 17, 1833 in Mobile, AL
(Eliza Graves, b. March 7, 1816; d. May 1850, a few months after the birth of their 5th child. She is dau of John Graves & Eliza ? from Salem, GA; & one notation says they may have come from MS.) ~
(Eliza Graves, b. March 7, 1816; d. May 1850, a few months after the birth of their 5th child. She is dau of John Graves & Eliza ? from Salem, GA; & one notation says they may have come from MS.) ~
He m. 2nd ~Sally Macon Ward on June 5, 1851. She will raise the children, & some of the grandchildren will carry her name.(Sally ~ from Warrington, PY; the dau. of Seth Ward & Sallie Macon Green.)
He m. 2nd ~Sally Macon Ward on June 5, 1851. She will raise the children, & some of the grandchildren will carry her name.(Sally ~ from Warrington, PY; the dau. of Seth Ward & Sallie Macon Green.)*A Harrison County TXpioneer -- appointed by President Lamar as first Chief Justice and conducts the county's first election.
*A Harrison County TXpioneer -- appointed by President Lamar as first Chief Justice and conducts the county's first election.*An architect; In 1857 he builds the Adkins House, a hotel in Marshall, reputedly the finest hotel west of the Mississippi.In recognition of the role the hotel played during the Civil War, the name of the Adkins
House is changed in 1866 to Capitol Hotel.
*He would also build the birthplace/childhood home of Ladybird Johnson, near Marshall, in Karnack, TX.
My own Grandfather would live in that home.
House is changed in 1866 to Capitol Hotel.
*He would also build the birthplace/childhood home of Ladybird Johnson, near Marshall, in Karnack, TX.
My own Grandfather would live in that home.
Children of George B. Adkins/Eliza Graves:
John E. Adkins, George B. Adkins, Jr., [sometimes listed as "George A."--especially on military documents], Virginia Eliza Adkins, Dr.William Pinkney Adkins, & Timothy Young Adkins.
John E. Adkins, George B. Adkins, Jr., [sometimes listed as "George A."--especially on military documents], Virginia Eliza Adkins, Dr.William Pinkney Adkins, & Timothy Young Adkins.
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Re: George B. Adkins/Eliza Graves; AL to TX
Mim Shea 12/03/04