William Benjamin Franklin AtkinAge: 55 years1845–1900
- Name
- William Benjamin Franklin Atkin
- Given names
- William Benjamin Franklin
- Surname
- Atkin
 Birth | 1845 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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 |
 Marriage | Nancy Emaline Shemwell — View this family February 1, 1866 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Laura Wendeline Atkin December 5, 1866 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 22 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 22 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Anderson M Atkins March 1868 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 24 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 |
 Census | August 25, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Albert Allen Atkin June 30, 1871 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Arney Lee Atkins August 2, 1875 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 24, 1880 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Anderson M Atkins — Lucy M E Norville — View this family October 8, 1893 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Carrie Mae Mangum May 26, 1894 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Hettie Lee Atkins August 29, 1895 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Albert Allen Atkin — Ida Verena Poore — View this family estimated 1896 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Clara Lee Atkins January 17, 1897 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Charles “Charley” Atkins June 1897 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Bessie Dee Atkins November 20, 1898 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Zora Bell Atkins August 28, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
 Death | 1900 (Age 55 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sandy Springs Methodist Cemetery |
| Family with Nancy Emaline Shemwell |
| himself |
William Benjamin Franklin Atkin Birth: 1845 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1900 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Emaline Shemwell Birth: January 1841 50 46 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 31, 1908 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 1, 1866 — South Carolina, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Laura Wendeline Atkin Birth: December 5, 1866 21 25 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: April 30, 1941 — Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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16 months son |
Anderson M Atkins Birth: March 1868 23 27 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: 1909 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Albert Allen Atkin Birth: June 30, 1871 26 30 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1933 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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4 years son |
Arney Lee Atkins Birth: August 2, 1875 30 34 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: August 30, 1945 — Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Franklin Atkins - Household
Logans Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
Elizabeth has no last name - age wrong? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Franklin Atkin - Household
Logans Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
Arney is Disabled |