William C Atkins1850–
- Name
- William C Atkins
- Given names
- William C
- Surname
- Atkins
 Birth | about 1850 37 35 |
 Birth of a brother | Stephen Atkins October 24, 1852 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Millie A Atkins March 4, 1855 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | August 28, 1860 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a brother | Martin B Atkins March 3, 1864 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Death of a brother | Elijah “Eli” Atkins 1866 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | Stephen Atkins 1866 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel T Atkins January 6, 1867 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 17 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 17 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 19 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Stephen Atkins December 3, 1883 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a mother | Millie Rector March 4, 1885 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 years)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 |
| Death of a brother | Lewis E Atkins 1904 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Adkins April 12, 1915 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 66 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 67 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 68 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Jane Atkins March 8, 1922 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 79 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 91 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 100 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 96 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Stephen Atkins Birth: February 4, 1812 21 21 — Virginia, United States Death: 1866 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Millie Rector Birth: January 30, 1814 31 32 — Virginia, United States Death: March 4, 1885 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 2, 1831 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Jane Atkins Birth: July 29, 1832 20 18 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 8, 1922 — Powder Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Elijah “Eli” Atkins Birth: April 26, 1837 25 23 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: 1866 — Tennessee, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Henry Adkins Birth: March 13, 1839 27 25 — Powder Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1915 — Lincoln Park, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Lewis E Atkins Birth: 1841 28 26 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: 1904 |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary C Atkins Birth: calculated 1843 30 28 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Martin B Atkins Birth: 1845 32 30 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1864 |
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2 years elder brother |
Samuel T Atkins Birth: January 20, 1847 34 32 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: January 6, 1867 — Tennessee, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Sarah Atkins Birth: calculated 1847 34 32 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years himself |
William C Atkins Birth: about 1850 37 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Stephen Atkins Birth: October 24, 1852 40 38 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1883 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Millie A Atkins Birth: March 4, 1855 43 41 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Stephen Atkins - Household
Grainger, Tennessee
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