Husband: Benjamin Henry AKINS
aka: "Ben"
Birthdate: 14 Aug 1888
Birthplace: Sulligent, Lamar Co., AL
Death date: 10 Mar 1958
Place of Death: VA Hosp. Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
Burial: Bauxite Cemetery, Bauxite, Saline Co., AR
Father: John M. AKINS
Mother: Elizabeth Jane BLALOCK

Marriage date: 12 Mar 1919
Marriage place: Benton, Saline Co., AR

Wife: Lillian Arebella MAY
aka: "Lillie Belle"
Birthdate: 14 Sep 1903
Birthplace: Webster Co., MS
Death date: 12 Dec 1963
Place of Death: Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
Burial: Bauxite Cemetery, Bauxite, Saline Co., AR
Father: Benjamin Manier MAY
Mother: Mattie Lona "BigMa" McGARRH

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Henrie Mae AKINS
Sex: F
Birthdate: 21 Aug 1920
Birthplace: Bauxite, Saline Co., AR
Death date: 6 Jul 1983
Place of Death: Baptist Med. Center, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
Burial: Pincrest Memorial Cemetery, Alexander, Saline Co., AR
Marriage date: 17 Apr 1940
Marriage place: Benton, Saline Co., AR
Spouse's names: George Fred McGRAW

Child No. 2: Lloyd Elonzio Adrian AKINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 12 Feb 1923
Birthplace: Bauxite, Saline Co., AR
Death date: 12 Feb 1923
Place of Death: Bauxite, Saline Co., AR
Burial: Bauxite Cemetery, Bauxite, Saline Co., AR
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Child No. 3: John Thomas "Jack" AKINS, Sr.
Sex: M
Birthdate: 05 Feb 1924
Birthplace: Bauxite, Bauxite Township, Saline Co., AR
Death date: 04 Oct 1982
Place of Death: Doctors Hospital, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
Burial: Rest Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, No. Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
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Child No. 4: Robert Buckley "Bob" AKINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 05 Feb 1926
Birthplace: Bauxite, Saline Co., AR
Death date: 09 Jun 2000
Place of Death: Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
Burial: Rest Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, No. Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
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Child No. 5: Charles William "Chuck" AKINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 30 Aug 1928
Birthplace: Fordyce, Dallas Co., AR
Death date: 24 Aug 1991
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Pulaski Co., AR
Marriage date: 06 Sep 1953
Burial: Rest Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, No. Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
Marriage place: Mindon, Douglas Co., NV
Spouse's names: Rebecca Sue ELLIOTT
 
 
Documentation:
* Benjamin and Mattie MAY Family Bible;
* 1877 - 2003, Bible published 1896, M. A. Donohue & Company, Chicago;
* Marriage Licenses, State of Arkansas, Saline Co. Ben and Lillybell (MAY) AKINS;
* Death Certificates from AR Dept. of Health, Vital Records for Ben Henry AKINS, Lilly (MAY) AKINS, John T. AKINS, Henry Mae (AKINS) McGRAW,
* Personal interview with Mattie Lona "BigMa" (McGARRH) MAY;
* Personal interviews with Henrie Mae (AKINS) McGRAW, John Thomas "Jack", Robert Buckley "Bob", and Charles William "Chuck" AKINS.