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Benjamin Bowen Atkins 1846–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 AUG 1846

Birth Location: Estill Springs, Franklin, Tennessee

Death Date: 31 DEC 1925

Death Location: Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States

Father: John Atkins

Mother: Susannah Renfro

Spouse(s): Martha Ray

Children(s): Lucy Atkins, Robert Atkins, Martha Atkins

The story of Benjamin Bowen Atkins began in 1846 in Estill Springs, Franklin, Tennessee. In 1850, Benjamin Bowen Atkins was recorded in the census in District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, United States. In 1860, Benjamin Bowen Atkins was recorded in the census in Beat 8, Cherokee, Texas, United States. Benjamin Bowen Atkins married Martha Jane Ray, and had children including Lucy Ray Atkins, Martha Ella Atkins, Robert Lee Atkins. Benjamin Bowen Atkins passed away in 1925 in Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Bowen Atkins began in 1846 in Estill Springs, Franklin, Tennessee.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Bowen Atkins was recorded in the census in District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1860, Benjamin Bowen Atkins was recorded in the census in Beat 8, Cherokee, Texas, United States.
  • Benjamin Bowen Atkins married Martha Jane Ray, and had children including Lucy Ray Atkins, Martha Ella Atkins, Robert Lee Atkins.
  • Benjamin Bowen Atkins passed away in 1925 in Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Atkins
1797–1871
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina
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Susannah Renfro
1806–1885
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Ray
1853–1886
Birth Location: –
MR

Children(s)

Lucy Atkins
1879–1951
Birth Location: Lebanon, Bee, Texas, United States
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Robert Atkins
1881–
Birth Location: Texas, United States
RA
Martha Atkins
1884–1960
Birth Location: Live Oak County, Texas, United States
MA

Benjamin Atkins's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Atkins
1846–1925
Birth Place: Estill Springs, Franklin, Tennessee
Parents
John A Atkins
1797–1871
Laurens County, South Carolina
Susannah ("Susan") Renfro
1806–1885
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Robert Atkins
1765–
Abington, Washington, Virginia, United States
Winifred Camp
1776–1830
Jackson, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Atkins
1735–1811
Susannah Brockman
1736–1811
Benjamin Camp
1757–1832
Elizabeth Dykes
1759–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Atkins
1708–1798
Mary Jackson
1694–1763
John Brockman
1715–1755
Mary Collins
1717–1758
Thomas Camp
1717–1798
Winifred Starling
1720–1761

Benjamin Atkins's Descendants

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Benjamin (Bowen) Atkins (10 AUG 1846–31 DEC 1925) m. Martha (Jane) Ray (1853–1886)
  1. 1. Lucy (Ray) Atkins 1879–1951 m. Sidney Smith 1874–1974
    1. 1. Edith (Virginia) Smith 1909–2002 m. Robert (Randolph) Stanley 1904–1963
      1. 1. Sidney Stanley 1928–2001 m. William (Frank) Beasley 1923–1997
    2. 2. Leonard (Clifton) Smith 1904–
    3. 3. Martha (E) Smith 1913–
  2. 2. Robert (Lee) Atkins 1881– m. Mattie Eads 1882–
    1. 1. Robert (Lee) Atkins 1917–2004
  3. 3. Martha (Ella) Atkins 1884–1960 m. Adolf Quinn 1875–
    1. 1. Pat (William) Quinn 1922–

Benjamin Atkins's Timeline

8 Records

1846
10 AUG 1846
Birth of Benjamin Bowen Atkins in Estill Springs, Franklin, Tennessee
Estill Springs, Franklin, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 4
Benjamin Bowen Atkins appeared in census in District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
1860
1860
Age 14
Benjamin Bowen Atkins appeared in census in Beat 8, Cherokee, Texas, United States
Beat 8, Cherokee, Texas, United States
1870
1870
Age 24
Benjamin Bowen Atkins appeared in census in Bee County, Texas, United States
Bee County, Texas, United States
1880
1880
Age 34
Benjamin Bowen Atkins appeared in census in Precinct 2, Bee, Texas, United States
Precinct 2, Bee, Texas, United States
1900
1900
Age 54
Benjamin Bowen Atkins appeared in census in Justice Precinct 7, Live Oak, Texas, United States
Justice Precinct 7, Live Oak, Texas, United States
1910
1910
Age 64
Benjamin Bowen Atkins appeared in census in Justice Precinct 7, Live Oak, Texas, United States
Justice Precinct 7, Live Oak, Texas, United States
1925
31 DEC 1925
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Bowen Atkins in Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States
Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1846
    Event Place: Estill Springs, Franklin, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Beat 8, Cherokee, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bee County, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Bee, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Live Oak, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Live Oak, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 DEC 1925
    Event Place: Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com
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