Clara Lee AtkinsAge: 101 years1897–1998
- Name
- Clara Lee Atkins
- Given names
- Clara Lee
- Surname
- Atkins
- Married name
- Clara Lee Mason
 Birth | January 17, 1897 25 16 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 months)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 |
 Birth of a sister | Bessie Dee Atkins November 20, 1898 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Zora Bell Atkins August 28, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Benjamin Franklin Atkin 1900 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Newton Lamar Atkin July 10, 1902 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Allen “R A” Atkin June 25, 1904 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clinton Vernon Atkin February 27, 1906 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Emaline Shemwell January 31, 1908 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Mall Anders Atkin February 20, 1908 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zelia Lillian Atkin October 9, 1909 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benal Allen Atkin May 10, 1911 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Venie Lou Atkin May 10, 1911 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zelia Lillian Atkin November 11, 1912 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin August 29, 1914 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 20 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Verena Ann Atkin February 26, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida Verena Poore March 4, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | George W Mason — View this family estimated 1925 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Hoyal Albert Atkins May 26, 1925 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Claude William Atkins October 1, 1928 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 21, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Calvin Milford Atkins June 9, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Dewey Leroy Atkins January 3, 1932 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Albert Allen Atkin June 18, 1933 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a sister | Bessie Dee Atkins August 27, 1955 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a husband | George W Mason May 18, 1958 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | Mall Anders Atkin December 22, 1968 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | Newton Lamar Atkin July 18, 1973 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a sister | Zora Bell Atkins March 10, 1978 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin May 24, 1984 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clinton Vernon Atkin November 22, 1986 (Age 89 years) |
| Death of a brother | Benal Allen Atkin February 4, 1989 (Age 92 years) |
| Death of a sister | Venie Lou Atkin April 9, 1994 (Age 97 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Allen “R A” Atkin February 12, 1995 (Age 98 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Calvin Milford Atkins April 7, 1995 (Age 98 years) |
| Death of a sister | Verena Ann Atkin October 13, 1996 (Age 99 years) |
 Death | March 18, 1998 (Age 101 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Albert Allen Atkin Birth: June 30, 1871 26 30 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1933 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Ida Verena Poore Birth: March 10, 1880 — Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: March 4, 1920 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1896 — |
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13 months herself |
Clara Lee Atkins Birth: January 17, 1897 25 16 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: March 18, 1998 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Bessie Dee Atkins Birth: November 20, 1898 27 18 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: August 27, 1955 — Beaufort, South Carolina, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Zora Bell Atkins Birth: August 28, 1900 29 20 — Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: March 10, 1978 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Newton Lamar Atkin Birth: July 10, 1902 31 22 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: July 18, 1973 — Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Robert Allen “R A” Atkin Birth: June 25, 1904 32 24 — South Carolina, United States Death: February 12, 1995 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Clinton Vernon Atkin Birth: February 27, 1906 34 25 — Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: November 22, 1986 — Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Mall Anders Atkin Birth: February 20, 1908 36 27 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: December 22, 1968 — Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Zelia Lillian Atkin Birth: October 9, 1909 38 29 — South Carolina, United States Death: November 11, 1912 — South Carolina, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
Benal Allen Atkin Birth: May 10, 1911 39 31 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1989 — South Carolina, United States |
| younger sister |
Venie Lou Atkin Birth: May 10, 1911 39 31 — South Carolina, United States Death: April 9, 1994 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin Birth: August 29, 1914 43 34 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1984 — Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Verena Ann Atkin Birth: February 26, 1920 48 39 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States Death: October 13, 1996 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Nettie Janie McCoy |
| father |
Albert Allen Atkin Birth: June 30, 1871 26 30 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1933 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Nettie Janie McCoy Birth: October 26, 1901 — South Carolina, United States Death: August 11, 1985 — South Carolina, United States |
| half-brother |
Hoyal Albert Atkins Birth: May 26, 1925 53 23 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: September 2, 2004 — Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Claude William Atkins Birth: October 1, 1928 57 26 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: December 27, 2007 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
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20 months half-brother |
Calvin Milford Atkins Birth: June 9, 1930 58 28 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: April 7, 1995 — Martin, Stephens, Georgia, United States |
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19 months half-brother |
Dewey Leroy Atkins Birth: January 3, 1932 60 30 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: July 5, 2019 — York, South Carolina, United States |
| half-brother |
Private |
| Family with George W Mason |
| husband |
George W Mason Birth: August 18, 1877 — Georgia, United States Death: May 18, 1958 — Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States |
| herself |
Clara Lee Atkins Birth: January 17, 1897 25 16 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: March 18, 1998 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1925 — |
Clara Lee Atkins has 6 first cousins recorded
Father's family (6)
Parents Jacop Henry Mangum + Laura Wendeline Atkin
Parents Anderson M Atkins + Lucy M E Norville
Parents Arney Lee Atkins + Amanda Corene Stone
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Albert Allen Atkins - Household
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Albert Allen Atkin - Household
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Allen Atkin - Household
Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George W Mason - Household
McCalla Road East Pleasant, Jefferson, Alabama
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George W Mason - Household
622 Bryant Street Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama
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