James Adkins was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia circa 1838. Dorratia was born in 1836 in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia. They were married December 06, 1855 in Franklin County. Dorratia was also called Dorothy and Dolly.
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...