Zora Bell AtkinsAge: 77 years1900–1978
- Name
- Zora Bell Atkins
- Given names
- Zora Bell
- Surname
- Atkins
- Married name
- Zora Bell Gambrell
 Birth | August 28, 1900 29 20 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | William Benjamin Franklin Atkin 1900 |
| Birth of a brother | Newton Lamar Atkin July 10, 1902 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Allen “R A” Atkin June 25, 1904 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clinton Vernon Atkin February 27, 1906 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Emaline Shemwell January 31, 1908 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Mall Anders Atkin February 20, 1908 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zelia Lillian Atkin October 9, 1909 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benal Allen Atkin May 10, 1911 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Venie Lou Atkin May 10, 1911 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zelia Lillian Atkin November 11, 1912 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin August 29, 1914 (Age 14 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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/ |
 Marriage | Paul Kay Gambrell — View this family estimated 1919 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Verena Ann Atkin February 26, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida Verena Poore March 4, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Rev. Ansel Kay Gambrell May 21, 1924 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Hoyal Albert Atkins May 26, 1925 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margie Lee Gambrell January 10, 1926 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ellen Pauline Gambrell June 1, 1928 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Claude William Atkins October 1, 1928 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Herbert Bradley Gambrell March 9, 1929 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a son | Herbert Bradley Gambrell March 11, 1929 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Margie Lee Gambrell March 29, 1929 (Age 28 years) Cause: Extensive Burns - Fell in Fireplace Note: 1930 Census recorded after individual died |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 18, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Calvin Milford Atkins June 9, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Dewey Leroy Atkins January 3, 1932 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | George Allen Gambrell April 2, 1932 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | Albert Allen Atkin June 18, 1933 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Ernest Olin Gambrell September 16, 1934 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Alma Gambrell July 16, 1937 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 29, 1940 (Age 39 years) Address: 1940 Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina - Paul K Gambrell |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Sara Belle Gambrell June 19, 1941 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 |
| Census | April 13, 1950 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sara Belle Gambrell September 30, 1951 (Age 51 years) Cause: car accident |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 54 years) |
| Death of a husband | Paul Kay Gambrell January 4, 1957 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Dennis A Gambrell 1958 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Dennis A Gambrell 1958 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Mall Anders Atkin December 22, 1968 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Newton Lamar Atkin July 18, 1973 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 | March 10, 1978 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East View Cemetery |
| 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 herself |
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 Paul Kay Gambrell |
| husband |
Paul Kay Gambrell Birth: August 26, 1898 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: January 4, 1957 — Ware Shoals, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: estimated 1919 — |
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5 years son |
Rev. Ansel Kay Gambrell Birth: May 21, 1924 25 23 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: August 26, 2010 — Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Margie Lee Gambrell Birth: January 10, 1926 27 25 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: March 29, 1929 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ellen Pauline Gambrell Birth: June 1, 1928 29 27 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: November 10, 2017 — North Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
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9 months son |
Herbert Bradley Gambrell Birth: March 9, 1929 30 28 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: March 11, 1929 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
George Allen Gambrell Birth: April 2, 1932 33 31 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: March 19, 2018 — Greenwood, South Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Ernest Olin Gambrell Birth: September 16, 1934 36 34 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: May 26, 1991 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Alma Gambrell Birth: July 16, 1937 38 36 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: April 16, 2016 — South Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Sara Belle Gambrell Birth: June 19, 1941 42 40 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: September 30, 1951 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
| 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 - Paul Kay Gambrell - Household
Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Paul Kay Gambrell - Household
Honeapath S C Rt. 3 from Princeston Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Paul Kay Gambrell - Household
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina
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