Benal Allen AtkinAge: 77 years1911–1989
- Name
- Benal Allen Atkin
- Given names
- Benal Allen
- Surname
- Atkin
 Birth | May 10, 1911 39 31 |
 Birth of a sister | Venie Lou Atkin May 10, 1911 |
| Death of a sister | Zelia Lillian Atkin November 11, 1912 (Age 18 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin August 29, 1914 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Verena Ann Atkin February 26, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida Verena Poore March 4, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Hoyal Albert Atkins May 26, 1925 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Claude William Atkins October 1, 1928 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 5, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Calvin Milford Atkins June 9, 1930 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Dewey Leroy Atkins January 3, 1932 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | Albert Allen Atkin June 18, 1933 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Edna Obident Sheriff — View this family estimated 1939 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 38 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 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Mall Anders Atkin December 22, 1968 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Newton Lamar Atkin July 18, 1973 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin May 24, 1984 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clinton Vernon Atkin November 22, 1986 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | February 4, 1989 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park |
| 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
Benal Allen Atkin Birth: May 10, 1911 39 31 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1989 — South Carolina, United States |
| twin 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 Edna Obident Sheriff |
| himself |
Benal Allen Atkin Birth: May 10, 1911 39 31 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1989 — South Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Edna Obident Sheriff Birth: February 11, 1912 — Pickens, South Carolina, United States Death: January 1, 1996 — Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1939 — |
Benal Allen Atkin 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 | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Allen Atkin - Household
Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Allen Atkin - Household
Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Benal Allen Atkin - Household
Green Street Duncan, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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