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Edward Benjamin ATKINSON 1865–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1865

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 5 Aug 1948

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Atkinson

Mother: Penelope Byrd

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Edward Benjamin ATKINSON was born in 1865 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph Henry Atkinson And Penelope Mariah Byrd. Edward Benjamin ATKINSON passed away in 1948 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Benjamin ATKINSON was born in 1865 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph Henry Atkinson And Penelope Mariah Byrd.
  • Edward Benjamin ATKINSON passed away in 1948 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Edward ATKINSON's Ancestors

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Edward ATKINSON
1865–1948
Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Henry Atkinson
1825–1907
Leesville, Robeson County, North Carolina
Penelope (Mariah) Byrd
1838–1900
Bunnlevel, Stewarts Creek Township, Harnett County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Kinchen (Atkinson) Sr
1804–1878
Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina
Esther Purvis
1803–1881
Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Atkinson
1778–1805
Elizabeth Barnes
1782–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Britton Sr
1752–1818
Rachel Kennedy
1752–1835

Edward ATKINSON's Timeline

2 Records

1865
17 Feb 1865
Birth of Edward Benjamin ATKINSON in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1948
5 Aug 1948
Age 83
Death of Edward Benjamin ATKINSON in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1865
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1948
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

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