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Jollie Dan “J D” AtkinAge: 69 years19141984

Name
Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin
Given names
Jollie Dan
Surname
Atkin
Nickname
J D
Birth August 29, 1914 43 34
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 months)

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 2 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 3 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 5 years)
Birth of a sisterVerena Ann Atkin
February 26, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Death of a motherIda Verena Poore
March 4, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherHoyal Albert Atkins
May 26, 1925 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-brotherClaude William Atkins
October 1, 1928 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherCalvin Milford Atkins
June 9, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherDewey Leroy Atkins
January 3, 1932 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherAlbert Allen Atkin
June 18, 1933 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 35 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 sisterBessie Dee Atkins
August 27, 1955 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherMall Anders Atkin
December 22, 1968 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherNewton Lamar Atkin
July 18, 1973 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 sisterZora Bell Atkins
March 10, 1978 (Age 63 years)
Death May 24, 1984 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
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father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1896
13 months
elder sister
Clara Lee Atkins
Birth: January 17, 1897 25 16Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 18, 1998Greenville, South Carolina, United States
22 months
elder sister
Bessie Dee Atkins
Birth: November 20, 1898 27 18Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: August 27, 1955Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
21 months
elder sister
22 months
elder brother
Newton Lamar Atkin
Birth: July 10, 1902 31 22Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: July 18, 1973Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
20 months
elder brother
Clinton Vernon Atkin
Birth: February 27, 1906 34 25Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: November 22, 1986Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Mall Anders Atkin
Birth: February 20, 1908 36 27Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: December 22, 1968Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama, United States
20 months
elder sister
Zelia Lillian Atkin
Birth: October 9, 1909 38 29South Carolina, United States
Death: November 11, 1912South Carolina, United States
19 months
elder brother
Benal Allen Atkin
Birth: May 10, 1911 39 31Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: February 4, 1989South Carolina, United States
elder sister
Venie Lou Atkin
Birth: May 10, 1911 39 31South Carolina, United States
Death: April 9, 1994Greenville, South Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin
Birth: August 29, 1914 43 34Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: May 24, 1984Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
6 years
younger sister
Verena Ann Atkin
Birth: February 26, 1920 48 39Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Death: October 13, 1996Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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father
step-mother
half-brother
Hoyal Albert Atkins
Birth: May 26, 1925 53 23Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: September 2, 2004Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States
3 years
half-brother
Claude William Atkins
Birth: October 1, 1928 57 26Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: December 27, 2007Greenville, South Carolina, United States
20 months
half-brother
Calvin Milford Atkins
Birth: June 9, 1930 58 28Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: April 7, 1995Martin, Stephens, Georgia, United States
19 months
half-brother
Dewey Leroy Atkins
Birth: January 3, 1932 60 30Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: July 5, 2019York, South Carolina, United States
half-brother
Private
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himself
Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin
Birth: August 29, 1914 43 34Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: May 24, 1984Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
wife
Margaret Elizabeth Donehue
Birth: October 25, 1919Hampton, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 9, 2005Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
son
Private

Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Allen Atkin - Household

Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Atkin, A EheadMW48MNCNCNCFarmerFarm
Atkin, IdawifeFW39MSCSCSC
Atkins, ClaradaughterFW22SSCNCSC
Atkins, BessiedaughterFW21SSCNCSC
Atkins, ZoradaughterFW19SSCNCSC
Atkin, NewtsonMW17SSCNCSC
Atkin, R AsonMW15SSCNCSC
Atkin, ClintsonMW12SSCNCSC
Atkin, MallsonMW11SSCNCSC
Atkin, Ben AllensonMW8SSCNCSC
Atkin, VeniedaughterFW7SSCNCSC
Atkin, J DsonMW5SSCNCSC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Allen Atkin - Household

Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Atkin, A AheadMW59M25SCSCSCFarmerGeneral Farm
Atkin, JaniewifeFW29M23SCSCSC
Atkin, ClintonsonMW24SSCSCSCLaborerFilling Station
Atkin, VeniedaughterFW19SSCSCSC
Atkin, BenalsonMW18SSCSCSCLaborerFilling Station
Atkin, J DsonMW15MSCSCSCFarmerGeneral Farm
Atkin, VerenadaughterFW10MSCSCSC
Atkin, HoyalsonMW4-10mSSCSCSC
Atkins, ClaudesonMW1-6mSSCSCSC