The Shemwell Family

Frank Walton Adkins Jr.Age: 83 years19232006

Name
Frank Walton Adkins Jr.
Given names
Frank Walton
Surname
Adkins
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth November 4, 1923 33 27
Death of a maternal grandmotherIda May Mohon
January 14, 1929 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterGloria Adkins
January 10, 1937 (Age 13 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a maternal grandfatherArthur Davis Driskill
April 25, 1949 (Age 25 years)
Note: Death Certificate says mother was Miranda Bell Shemwell
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a fatherFrank Walton Adkins
October 19, 1969 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherNell Rhea Driskill
June 1, 1970 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death November 8, 2006 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Georgia National Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Frank Walton Adkins
Birth: May 1, 1890Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 19, 1969Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
mother
Nell Rhea Driskill
Birth: July 1, 1896 35 27Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1970Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Marriage:
himself
Frank Walton Adkins Jr.
Birth: November 4, 1923 33 27Windsor, Weld, Colorado, United States
Death: November 8, 2006Roswell, Fulton, Georgia, United States
13 years
younger sister
Family with Dorothy Katherine Vohn - View this family
himself
Frank Walton Adkins Jr.
Birth: November 4, 1923 33 27Windsor, Weld, Colorado, United States
Death: November 8, 2006Roswell, Fulton, Georgia, United States
wife
Dorothy Katherine Vohn
Birth: November 22, 1922Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Death: February 14, 2010Saint Charles, Kane, Illinois, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Frank Walton Adkins - Household

58 21 St S W Akron, Summit, Ohio

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Adkins, FrankheadMW39MKYKYKYPitt ManRubber Shop
Adkins, NellwifeFW33MKYKYKY
Adkins, Frank JrsonMW6SCOKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Frank Walton Adkins - Household

324 Florida Avenue Akron, Summit, Ohio

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Adkins, FrankheadMW49MKYSame HouseLaborerW P A
Adkins, NellwifeFW43MKYSame House
Adkins, Frank JrsonMW16SCOSame House
Adkins, GloriadaughterFW3SOHSame House