Lewis E AtkinsAge: 63 years1841–1904
- Name
- Lewis E Atkins
- Given names
- Lewis E
- Surname
- Atkins
 Birth | 1841 28 26 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary C Atkins calculated 1843 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Martin B Atkins 1845 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel T Atkins January 20, 1847 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Atkins calculated 1847 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a brother | William C Atkins about 1850 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | October 31, 1850 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Stephen Atkins October 24, 1852 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Millie A Atkins March 4, 1855 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Lucinda Matilda Burnett — View this family July 27, 1859 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | Martin B Atkins March 3, 1864 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Death of a brother | Elijah “Eli” Atkins 1866 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a father | Stephen Atkins 1866 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel T Atkins January 6, 1867 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 26 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 26 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 28 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Stephen Atkins December 3, 1883 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Millie Rector March 4, 1885 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | 1904 (Age 63 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunrise Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Stephen Atkins Birth: February 4, 1812 21 21 — Virginia, United States Death: 1866 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Millie Rector Birth: January 30, 1814 31 32 — Virginia, United States Death: March 4, 1885 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 2, 1831 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Jane Atkins Birth: July 29, 1832 20 18 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 8, 1922 — Powder Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Elijah “Eli” Atkins Birth: April 26, 1837 25 23 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: 1866 — Tennessee, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Henry Adkins Birth: March 13, 1839 27 25 — Powder Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1915 — Lincoln Park, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years himself |
Lewis E Atkins Birth: 1841 28 26 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: 1904 |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary C Atkins Birth: calculated 1843 30 28 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Martin B Atkins Birth: 1845 32 30 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1864 |
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2 years younger brother |
Samuel T Atkins Birth: January 20, 1847 34 32 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: January 6, 1867 — Tennessee, United States |
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11 months younger sister |
Sarah Atkins Birth: calculated 1847 34 32 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
William C Atkins Birth: about 1850 37 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Stephen Atkins Birth: October 24, 1852 40 38 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1883 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Millie A Atkins Birth: March 4, 1855 43 41 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with Lucinda Matilda Burnett |
| himself |
Lewis E Atkins Birth: 1841 28 26 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: 1904 |
| wife |
Lucinda Matilda Burnett Birth: February 1845 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: November 24, 1920 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 27, 1859 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Stephen Atkins - Household
Grainger, TN
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