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Elliott County Veterans Continued
The descendent does not mention the month and day of Samuel’s death, neither does he
state the place of death. I assume that he died and is buried somewhere in the Redwine area of
Morgan Co.
Spencer Adkins: This Civil War soldier indicated that he entered Co. G, Fifth Reg. Inf.,
Ky, Vol., in Piketon, KY, on Oct 28, 1862.
A Spencer Adkins is mentioned frequently in Elliott Co. records, however, I cannot be
sure that his the Confederate soldier mentioned in Civil War records.
Spencer Adkins is named on the roster of officers as the 3rd Sgt., then later as the 1st Sgt.
I do not find Spencer Adkins named in the 1860 Morgan Co. census or the 1870 Elliott
Co. census. A Spencer Adkins is found in the 1880 Elliott Co. census, however, if his age (24) is
correct, he could not have been in the Civil War. I am inclined to believe this was the Spencer
Adkins who was killed by Lewis Adkins around 1886 to 1888. This Spencer Adkins had
married Elizabeth Barker, daughter of Jeremiah and Catherine McMillan Barker.
As of this time, I am unable to positively identify the Spencer Adkins that served in the
Confederate Army.
Straley Adkins: On Oct 21, 1861, he enlisted at West Liberty and was a 4th Sgt., in Co.
B, Fifth Reg’t, Kentucky Volunteers. The last entry on his record reads : “Died Jan 20, 1862. A
good soldier.”
There is no indication of the cause of death or where he died. I assume that he was
buried somewhere near the place of his death.
Adkins family records show that a Straley Adkins, born around 1842, was a son of
Straley Sr. and Andocia Day Adkins.
This same record indicates that Straley and Spencer were brothers with Spencer having
been born in 1843; however, I find no further record that I can use to verify this.
Noten Adkins: Listed as Pvt., in Co. B, Fifth Reg’t, Ky Vol., his record indicates that he
enlisted Oct 25, 1861 at West Liberty.
The 1860 Morgan Co. census names a Noten Adkins, age 19, and living in the home of
James K. Hunter in Martinsburg (Sandy Hook). I do not find him mentioned again in any of my
Adkins records. I am assuming that he died young or moved away from this area.
(I am sure that there were many other members of the Adkins family that served in the
Civil War, however, this concludes the list as I have it in my records. If the readers of my
column know of other Adkins men who served, please let me know.)
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