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Wayne County (WV) News, 2 July 1931. Mariah (Vance) Adkins was born on the West Fork of Harts Creek in present-day Lincoln County, WV. She married Canaan “Cain” Adkins, a preacher, teacher, doctor, and justice of the peace.

Mariah Adkins grave at Community Memorial Gardens near Wayne, Wayne County, WV. 23 July 2016.
Mariah Jane (Vance) Adkins is/was my Maternal Great Great Grandmother. Lineage: Her daughter Mittie (Adkins) Adkins, my Great Grandmother, gave birth to my Grandfather, Alonzo “Lonnie” Adkins.