Eakin Family Record
This collection contains a single manuscript compiled by Marion S. Adams titled "Eakin Family History." The document covers the Eakin family lineage beginning in Ireland in 1761 with the birth of John Eakin. Adams writes in an introduction that the Eakins family was once one of the most prominent families in Nashville. The document is 22 typed pages bound in a green folder. The manuscript is undated. Records Adams used from the Eakins family include the "Diary of Uncle William Eakin," "Uncle Eakin's History of the Eakin Family, August 21, 1865," "William Eakin, His Memoirs by Himself - Nashville, July 1st, 1846," and "Judge John R. Eakin," who wrote several chapters of a book about the family.
Dates
- undated
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains a single manuscript compiled by Marion S. Adams titled "Eakin Family History." The document covers the Eakin family lineage beginning in Ireland in 1761 with the birth of John Eakin. Adams writes in an introduction that the Eakins family was once one of the most prominent families in Nashville.
Biographical / Historical
No biographical information is available for Marion S. Adams.
Arrangement
This collection is in one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository