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Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson 1944 – 2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1944

Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 21 Sep 2021

Death Location: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Father: Joseph Atkinson

Mother: Helen Atkinson

Spouse(s): Gwen Welch

Children(s): Julie Atkinson

In 1944, Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. entered the world in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America, born to Joseph Benton Atkinson and Helen Lorene Kendrick Atkinson. In 1950, Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. resided in Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA. Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. married Gwen Marie Welch, and had children including Julie Renea Atkinson. Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. passed away in 2021 in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1944, Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. entered the world in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America, born to Joseph Benton Atkinson and Helen Lorene Kendrick Atkinson.
  • In 1950, Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. resided in Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA.
  • Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. married Gwen Marie Welch, and had children including Julie Renea Atkinson.
  • Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. passed away in 2021 in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Atkinson's Ancestors

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Joseph Atkinson
1944 – 2021
Birth Place: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Benton Atkinson
1890 – 1964
Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA
Helen (Lorene Kendrick) Atkinson
1917 – 1984
Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Jow Cephas) Atkinson
1862 – 1931
Alabama, USA
Frances ("Fannie" B.) Carden
1862 – 1910
Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA
Wales (Wallace Wellington) Kendrick
1872 – 1952
Wilsonville, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Mollie (B) Ray
1879 – 1945
Chilton County, Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Atkinson
1837 – 1865
Cassina West
1838 – 1918
Benjamin Carden
1836 – 1883
Columbia Herron
1841 – 1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Atkinson
1786 – 1850
Mary Pinson
1798 – 1880

Joseph Atkinson's Descendants

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Joseph (Benton 'Ben') Atkinson (12 April 1944 – 21 Sep 2021) m. Gwen (Marie) Welch
  1. 1. Julie (Renea) Atkinson m. Hugh (Wingard) Reynolds
    1. 1. Samuel (Hugh) Reynolds

Joseph Atkinson's Timeline

3 Records

1944
12 April 1944
Birth of Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 6
Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. resided here in Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
2021
21 Sep 2021
Age 77
Death of Joseph Benton 'Ben' Atkinson Jr. in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1944
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 2021
    Event Place: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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