The Shemwell Family

James William “Billy” AtkinAge: 81 years19312013

Name
James William “Billy” Atkin
Given names
James William
Surname
Atkin
Nickname
Billy
Birth August 27, 1931 27 24
MarriageMary Elizabeth RobinsonView this family
unknown

Death of a paternal grandfatherAlbert Allen Atkin
June 18, 1933 (Age 21 months)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 10 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 18 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 14 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 motherCarrie Ethel McCoy
December 6, 1994 (Age 63 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Allen “R A” Atkin
February 12, 1995 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherJerry Walter Atkin
May 25, 1997 (Age 65 years)

Death of a brotherRobert Lee Atkin
August 22, 2003 (Age 71 years)
Death of a wifeMary Elizabeth Robinson
December 20, 2009 (Age 78 years)
Death March 28, 2013 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Carrie Ethel McCoy
Birth: September 2, 1906Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: December 6, 1994Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
elder brother
Allen Pressley Atkin
Birth: October 25, 1923 19 17Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: November 12, 1930Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
Jerry Walter Atkin
Birth: July 24, 1926 22 19Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: May 25, 1997
2 years
elder brother
Robert Lee Atkin
Birth: September 11, 1928 24 22Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: August 22, 2003Anderson, South Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
James William “Billy” Atkin
Birth: August 27, 1931 27 24Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 28, 2013Anderson, South Carolina, United States
brother
Private
Family with Mary Elizabeth Robinson - View this family
himself
James William “Billy” Atkin
Birth: August 27, 1931 27 24Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 28, 2013Anderson, South Carolina, United States
wife
Mary Elizabeth Robinson
Birth: July 25, 1933Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: December 20, 2009Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Marriage:

James William “Billy” Atkin has 24 first cousins recorded