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Abner Atkins 1788 – 1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jan 1788

Birth Location: Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1826

Death Location: Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

Father: Francis Atkins

Mother: Jane Yeldell

Spouse(s): Sarah Gilder

Children(s): Salina Atkins, Jerome Atkins, Charlotte Atkins, Sarah Atkins, Jane Atkins, Robert Atkins, Luther Atkins, Luann Atkins, Sophia Atkins, James Gilden

The story of Abner Atkins began in 1788 in Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA. Abner Atkins married Sarah Ann Carrole Gilder, and had children including Salina Atkins, Jerome Atkins, Charlotte Caroline Atkins, Sarah Ann Atkins, Jane L Atkins, Robert Atkins, Luther Atkins, Luann Atkins, Sophia Cornelle Atkins, James Gilden. Abner Atkins passed away in 1826 in Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abner Atkins began in 1788 in Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA.
  • Abner Atkins married Sarah Ann Carrole Gilder, and had children including Salina Atkins, Jerome Atkins, Charlotte Caroline Atkins, Sarah Ann Atkins, Jane L Atkins, Robert Atkins, Luther Atkins, Luann Atkins, Sophia Cornelle Atkins, James Gilden.
  • Abner Atkins passed away in 1826 in Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Atkins
1738 – 1818
Birth Location: Harpers Ferry, Virginia, United States
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Jane Yeldell
1741 – 1814
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Gilder
1778 – 1827
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Salina Atkins
1811 – 1880
Birth Location: Newberry District, South Carolina, USA
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Jerome Atkins
1813 – 1847
Birth Location: Newberry District, South Carolina, USA
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Charlotte Atkins
1813 –
Birth Location: Newberry District, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Atkins
1815 – 1879
Birth Location: Newberry District, South Carolina, USA
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Jane Atkins
1817 – 1891
Birth Location: Newberry District, South Carolina, USA
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Robert Atkins
1818 – 1906
Birth Location: Newberry South, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
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Luther Atkins
1822 – 1920
Birth Location: Newberry District, South Carolina, USA
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Luann Atkins
1822 –
Birth Location: –
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Sophia Atkins
1822 –
Birth Location: –
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James Gilden
Birth Location: –
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Abner Atkins's Ancestors

Self
Abner Atkins
1788 – 1826
Birth Place: Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Francis Robert Atkins
1738 – 1818
Harpers Ferry, Virginia, United States
Jane Yeldell
1741 – 1814
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Francis Atkins
1700 – 1798
London,London,England,Great Britain
Robert Yeldell
1716 – 1789
Loudown, Virginia, USA
Phoebe Cosper
1720 – 1752
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Major CALDWELL
1704 – 1761
Rebecca Walkup
1707 – 1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Caldwell
1682 – 1750
Mary Phillips
1685 – 1748
Jacque Parque
1687 –
Margery Mitchell
1680 –

Abner Atkins's Descendants

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Abner Atkins (07 Jan 1788 – 28 Oct 1826) m. Sarah (Ann Carrole) Gilder (07 Jan 1778 – 1827)
  1. 1. Salina Atkins (08 Jul 1811 – 02 Feb 1880)
  2. 2. Jerome Atkins (17 Mar 1813 – ABT 1847) m. Fatima ((Thyme)) Mills (1810-1820 – After 1845)
    1. 1. Silas (Jerome) Adkins (May 1836 – After 1920) m. Virginia (Zenobia) Curtis (1836 – 1891) m. Martha McCune (Dec 1845 – )
      1. 1. Mattie (E.) Adkins (SEP 1860 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Florence) Adkins (About 1862 – Feb 1892)
      3. 3. Samuel (Simmons) Adkins (21 Feb 1865 – 16 Mar 1947) m. Dora Knapp (03 Jul 1875 – 15 Mar 1967)
        1. 1. Samuel (J) Adkins (22 Aug 1894 – 30 Sep 1902)
        2. 2. Samuel (Jerome) Adkins (22 August 1894 – 26 September 1902)
        3. 3. Esther Adkins (23 Oct 1896 – 13 Feb 1955) m. Francis (Albert) Kirchhoff (16 Jun 1887 – 11 Aug 1950)
        4. 4. Robert (Lee) Adkins (27 Jul 1899 – 06 Oct 1902)
        5. 5. Paul Adkins (22 May 1902 – 22 Jun 1902)
      4. 4. William (Lee) Adkins (10 Feb 1866 – 11 Sep 1935)
      5. 5. Inez Adkins (About 1868 – Bef. 1880)
      6. 6. Eva (L.) Adkins (About 1874 – )
      7. 7. Jessie (R.) Adkins (Oct 1876 – )
      8. 8. Capitola Adkins (abt 1877 – )
      9. 9. Jesse (R) Akins (Oct 1876 – )
    2. 2. Thomas (Russell) Atkins (30 Oct 1840 – 2 August 1901)
    3. 3. Thedocia Atkins (ABT 1845 – 25 June 1912)
  3. 3. Charlotte (Caroline) Atkins (17 Mar 1813 – )
  4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Atkins (03 May 1815 – 19 Jul 1879)
  5. 5. Jane (L) Atkins (06 Jan 1817 – 04 Mar 1891)
  6. 6. Robert Atkins (18 Jul 1818 – 22 Feb 1906)
  7. 7. Luther Atkins (1822 – 1920)
  8. 8. Luann Atkins (03 Jul 1822 – )
  9. 9. Sophia (Cornelle) Atkins (03 Jul 1822 – )
  10. 10. James Gilden

Abner Atkins's Timeline

2 Records

1788
07 Jan 1788
Birth of Abner Atkins in Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1826
28 Oct 1826
Age 38
Death of Abner Atkins in Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1788
    Event Place: Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1826
    Event Place: Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
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