Back to TopDescriptive Summary
- Repository
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
- Creator
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Adkins family.
Davis family.
Fulton family.
- Title
- Adkins, Davis, and Fulton Family Papers, 1856-1921
- Call Number
- 5203
- Language of Materials
- Materials in
English
- Extent
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- Items: About 800
- Linear Feet: 1.5
Abstract
James Davis Jr. of Stokes County, N.C., married Elizabeth McAnally in 1817. Together they had 13 children including Mary Ann
Davis, Emily Caroline Davis, and James William Davis. Mary Ann Davis married Wilson Fulton in 1841, and they had nine children.
The Fulton family moved to Texas shortly before the Civil War. Emily Caroline Davis married Hiram Adkins, a tutor for the
Davis family children, in 1858. Hiram became a preacher in the Davis family chapel and helped with its operations as well
as running other businesses in Stokes County, N.C., including lumber mills.
The collection contains family papers of the related Adkins, Davis, and Fulton families. Correspondence includes letters to
and from Hiram Adkins, Emily Caroline Davis Adkins, and their children. There is also correspondence of James William Davis
and other Davis family members. Letters discuss family affairs; life in Stokes County, N.C.; finances; and travel. There is
also correspondence among the children of Mary Ann Davis Fulton and Wilson Fulton, and letters to Mary Ann Davis Fulton, living
in Texas, from her siblings James William Davis and Luretta Campbell Davis in Stokes County, mainly discussing family affairs.
Other materials include deeds and probate materials; a 1921 notebook, author unknown, documenting business travel around North
Carolina possibly selling insurance; an account book listing family names and insurance information; bills and receipts for
lumber mills run by Adkins and Davis family members; and a list of parishioners and financial records of the chapel on Davis
property. There are also annotated typed transcriptions of family letters and research notes compiled by J. Daniel Mahar in
2005, donor-generated compact discs that duplicate some items in the collection and may include additional items, and other
items.
Back to TopAdministrative Information
- Restrictions to Access
- No restrictions.
- Acquisitions Information
- Received by Daniel Mahar in April 2005 (Acc. 100039)
- Processing Information
- Processed by: Kathryn Roth, March 2008
- Encoded by: Kathryn Roth, March 2008
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the Adkins, Davis, and Fulton Family Papers #5203, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson
Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Copyright Notice
- Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright
law.
Back to TopOnline Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Adkins family.
- Business travel--North Carolina.
- Davis family.
- Family--North Carolina--Religious life and customs.
- Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
- Family--Texas--Social life and customs.
- Fulton family.
- Insurance--North Carolina.
- Lumber trade--North Carolina.
- Stokes County (N.C.)--Commerce.
- Stokes County (N.C.)--History.
- Stokes County (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
Back to TopBiographical Note
James Davis Jr. of Stokes County, N.C., married Elizabeth McAnally in 1817. Together they had 13 children including Mary Ann
Davis, Emily Caroline Davis, and James William Davis.
Mary Ann Davis, also known as "Polly," married Wilson Fulton in 1841, and they had nine children. The Fulton family moved to Texas shortly before the Civil War.
Emily Caroline Davis married Hiram Adkins, a tutor for the Davis family children, in 1858. Hiram became a preacher in the
Davis family chapel and helped with its operations as well as running other businesses in Stokes County, including lumber
mills. The children of Emily Caroline Davis and Hiram Adkins included J.P. "Jimmie" Adkins, Sarah Louretta "Lizzie" Adkins, Nancy Margaret Eliza "Nannie" Adkins, Henry Adkins, Edwin Miles "Ed" Adkins, Charles Hiram Adkins, William "Jay" Adkins, and Susan Emily Vines "Susie" Adkins.
Back to TopCollection Overview
The collection contains family papers of the related Adkins, Davis, and Fulton families. Correspondence includes letters to and from Hiram Adkins, Emily Caroline Davis Adkins, and their children. There is also correspondence of James William Davis and other Davis family members. Letters discuss family affairs; life in Stokes County, N.C.; finances; and travel. There is also correspondence among the children of Mary Ann Davis Fulton and Wilson Fulton, and letters to Mary Ann Davis Fulton, living in Texas, from her siblings James William Davis and Luretta Campbell Davis in Stokes County, mainly discussing family affairs. Other materials include deeds and probate materials; a 1921 notebook, author unknown, documenting business travel around North Carolina possibly selling insurance; an account book listing family names and insurance information; bills and receipts for lumber mills run by Adkins and Davis family members; and a list of parishioners and financial records of the chapel on Davis property. There are also annotated typed transcriptions of family letters and research notes compiled by J. Daniel Mahar in 2005, donor-generated compact discs that duplicate some items in the collection and may include additional items, and
other items.
Back to TopItems Separated
SV-5203/1
DCD-5203/1-9
Detailed Description of the Collection
Family papers, 1856-1921.
About 810 items.
Folder
1-8
Adkins and Davis family Correspondence, 1859-1921
Correspondents include Hiram Adkins, Emily Caroline Davis Adkins and their children J.P. "Jimmie" Adkins, Sarah Louretta "Lizzie" Adkins, Nancy Margaret Eliza "Nannie" Adkins, Henry Adkins, Edwin Miles "Ed" Adkins, Charles Hiram Adkins, William "Jay" Adkins, and Susan Emily Vines "Susie" Adkins. There is also correspondence of James William Davis and other Davis family members. Letters discuss family affairs;
Stokes County, N.C.; finances; and travel. Folders 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 correspond to DCD-5203/1-4.
Folder
9
Fulton family correspondence, 1861-1907
Correspondence is primarily among the children of Mary Ann Davis Fulton and Wilson Fulton. There are also letters to Mary
Ann Davis Fulton, living in Texas, from her siblings James William Davis and Luretta Campbell Davis in Stokes County, N.C.,
mainly discussing family affairs. This folder corresponds to DCD-5203/5.
Folder
10
Business records, 1856-1907
Bills and financial receipts for the mill and lumber businesses run by Adkins and Davis family members. This folder corresponds
to DCD-5203/6.
Folder
11
Davis chapel documents, 1875-1903
List of parishioners and financial records of the chapel on Davis property where Hiram Adkins was preacher. This folder corresponds
to DCD-5203/7.
Folder
12
Printed materials, 1900-1906
Fragments of newspaper clippings, articles, and other printed material.
Folder
13
Postcards, 1887-1913
Primarily from Adkins family members. This folder corresponds to DCD-5203/8.
Folder
14
Business and travel notebook, 1921
Contains notes documenting business travel around North Carolina possibly selling insurance. Author unknown.
Folder
15
"The Carolina Methodist," 1878
The front page of the 13 July 1878 issue of "The Carolina Methodist".
Folder
16
"Family Letters Stokes County and Granville County, North Carolina: Adkins, Davis, Fulton, Gooch, Jones, From Various Sources"
Volume of annotated typed transcriptions of letters compiled by J. Daniel Mahar in March 2005. The volume contains letters
whose originals are not included in this collection.
Folder
17
"Family Notes Stokes County North Carolina: McAnally, Davis, Fulton, and Redman along with associated families Covington, Eason,
Carter, Booth, Wright, Morgan, Dunlap, Estes, Gentry, Green, Hollingsworth, Smith, Vawter"
Research notes compiled by J. Daniel Mahar in 2005.
Oversize Volume
SV-5203/1
The Home Insurance Company Account Book
Lists family names and insurance information about Home Insurance Company members.
Data Compact Disc
DCD-5203/1-4
Adkins papers: Family letters
Data Compact Disc
DCD-5203/5
Fulton family papers: Letters, 1861-1907
Data Compact Disc
DCD-5203/6
Adkins papers: Business documents, 1856-1972
Data Compact Disc
DCD-5203/7
Adkins papers: Davis chapel documents
Data Compact Disc
DCD-5203/8
Adkins papers: Postcards, 1887-1913
Data Compact Disc
DCD-5203/9
James W. Davis papers: Deeds and probate materials
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