Veteran Is Dead: Rufus G. Adkins
6 March 1923 · The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.)
Named here: Rufus Govan Adkins, Robert W Adkins, Rufus Mitchell Adkins, Mrs. Mattie Davis (daughter, San Antonio), Mrs. Claude Taylor (daughter, 512 Burleson Street, San Antonio), Mrs. Frank Dyer (daughter, Dallas), J. E. Adkins (son, Birmingham, Alabama), T. C. Adkins (brother, Lubbock, Texas), Mrs. Susan Grant (sister, Hubbard, Texas), Rev. Dr. Barrett, Riebe Undertaking Company
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VETERAN IS DEAD
Rufus G. Adkins Was Member of Twenty-seventh Alabama Infantry.
Rufus G. Adkins, 72, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Claude Taylor, 512 Burleson street, at 7:45 o'clock Monday night. He was a Confederate veteran being a member of the Twenty-seventh Alabama Infantry. Mr. Adkins was born in Alabama but had been in San Antonio several years.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Mattie Davis and Mrs. Claude Taylor, both of San Antonio, and Mrs. Frank Dyer of Dallas; three sons, R. W. Adkins of San Antonio, R. M. Adkins of Mt. Calm, Tex., and J. E. Adkins of Birmingham, Ala.; one brother, T. C. Adkins of Lubbock, Tex.; one sister, Mrs. Susan Grant of Hubbard, Tex.; 26 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held from the residence of Mrs. Taylor at 5 o'clock Tuesday, Rev. Dr. Barrett officiating. Interment will be in Mission Burial Park under the direction of the Riebe Undertaking Company.
Citation: "Veteran Is Dead: Rufus G. Adkins Was Member of Twenty-seventh Alabama Infantry," The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Texas), Tuesday, 6 March 1923, p. 18, col. 6; image, The Portal to Texas History (Texas Digital Newspaper Program), University of North Texas Libraries (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1592428/m1/18/).
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Govan Adkins | Death | Died at 7:45 on Monday night (5 March 1923) at the home of his daughter Mrs. Claude Taylor, 512 Burleson Street, San Antonio | Death 5 March 1923, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas | agrees (adds the hour and the house) |
| Rufus Govan Adkins | Age | 72 | Birth 21 March 1847 (he would have been 75) | conflicts (see notes) |
| Rufus Govan Adkins | Birthplace | Alabama | Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama | agrees |
| Rufus Govan Adkins | Military service | Confederate veteran, "a member of the Twenty-seventh Alabama Infantry" | Company D, 17th Alabama Infantry, 1864 (no source attached to the event) | conflicts (see notes) |
| Rufus Govan Adkins | Residence | "had been in San Antonio several years" | Nothing between 1880 (Mount Olive, Coosa County) and his death | new |
| Rufus Govan Adkins | Burial | Mission Burial Park, Riebe Undertaking Company; funeral Tuesday (6 March) at 5 o'clock from Mrs. Taylor's house, Rev. Dr. Barrett officiating | Burial 1923, Mission Burial Park, San Antonio | agrees |
| Rufus Govan Adkins | Daughters | Three: Mrs. Mattie Davis and Mrs. Claude Taylor, both of San Antonio, and Mrs. Frank Dyer of Dallas | One daughter, Martha C. (born 1876), with no marriage or death | new (see notes) |
| Rufus Govan Adkins | Siblings | One brother, T. C. Adkins of Lubbock, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Susan Grant of Hubbard, Texas | No parents or siblings recorded | new |
| Rufus Govan Adkins | Descendants | 26 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren | — | context |
| Robert W. Adkins | Residence | R. W. Adkins of San Antonio, son, 1923 | Residence 1910 and 1920, San Antonio Ward 6; died at Fort Sam Houston, Bexar County, 1931 | agrees |
| Rufus Mitchell Adkins | Residence | R. M. Adkins of Mt. Calm (Mount Calm, Hill County), Texas, son, 1923 | Residence 1920, Cold Springs, Elmore, Alabama; 1930, Limestone and Kaufman counties, Texas | new |
| John Franklin Adkins | Residence | "J. E. Adkins of Birmingham, Ala.", son | John Franklin Adkins, residence 1910–1930 Election Precinct 15, Jefferson County, Alabama (Birmingham's county); died there 1935 | agrees in place; the initial "E." conflicts with Franklin (see notes) |