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Joel Emmett Atkinson 1846–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1846

Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1920

Death Location: Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Peter Atkinson

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Asenatha Rains

Children(s): Peter (Atkinson)

In 1846, Joel Emmett Atkinson entered the world in Fentress, Tennessee, USA, born to Peter Hammond Atkinson And Sarah Emaline Walker. Joel Emmett Atkinson married Asenatha Mary Kennedy Rains, and had children including Peter Francis Atkins Atkinson. Joel Emmett Atkinson passed away in 1920 in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Joel Emmett Atkinson entered the world in Fentress, Tennessee, USA, born to Peter Hammond Atkinson And Sarah Emaline Walker.
  • Joel Emmett Atkinson married Asenatha Mary Kennedy Rains, and had children including Peter Francis Atkins Atkinson.
  • Joel Emmett Atkinson passed away in 1920 in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Joel Atkinson's Ancestors

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Joel Atkinson
1846–1920
Birth Place: Fentress, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Peter Hammond Atkinson
1824–1915
Morgan, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Emaline) Walker
1825–1918
Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joel (H) Atkinson
1780–1833
Brunswick, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Standley
1782–1850
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
James Walker
1791–1836
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Sr.
1755–1837
Mary Armistead
1758–1856
Jno. Atkinson
1754–1799
Jane Pitman
1760–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hannah Harrison
1718–1770
Henry Atkison
1730–1775
Elizabeth Ann
1732–1775

Joel Atkinson's Descendants

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Joel (Emmett) Atkinson (4 Oct 1846–13 Dec 1920) m. Asenatha (Mary Kennedy) Rains (1843–1896)
  1. 1. Peter (Francis Atkins) (Atkinson) 1868–1955 m. Annie ((Elizabeth) Atkinson smith?) (Atkinson) 1873–1938
    1. 1. Ollie (Mae (Atkinson)) Crabtree 1907–1989 m. Edgar (Cicero) Crabtree 1907–1978
      1. 1. Jesse Crabtree 1934–2020 m. Sharon (Sue) Crabtree 1940–2009

Joel Atkinson's Timeline

2 Records

1846
4 Oct 1846
Birth of Joel Emmett Atkinson in Fentress, Tennessee, USA
Fentress, Tennessee, USA
1920
13 Dec 1920
Age 74
Death of Joel Emmett Atkinson in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1846
    Event Place: Fentress, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1920
    Event Place: Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

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