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Nellie Jane (Josephine) Atkinson 1881–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1881

Birth Location: McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 27 Mar 1918

Death Location: Pocahontas, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States

Father: David Atkinson

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Ernest Newland

Children(s): Mildred Newland, James Newland, Melvin Newland, Vilean Newland, Eula Newland, Ralph Newland

The story of Nellie Jane (Josephine) Atkinson began in 1881 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States. Nellie Jane (Josephine) Atkinson married Ernest Newland, and had children including Eula Ilene Newland, James Calvin Slim Newland, Melvin Thurman Newland, Mildred Elizabeth Newland, Ralph Fentress Newland, Vilean Newland. Nellie Jane (Josephine) Atkinson passed away in 1918 in Pocahontas, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Nellie Jane (Josephine) Atkinson began in 1881 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States.
  • Nellie Jane (Josephine) Atkinson married Ernest Newland, and had children including Eula Ilene Newland, James Calvin Slim Newland, Melvin Thurman Newland, Mildred Elizabeth Newland, Ralph Fentress Newland, Vilean Newland.
  • Nellie Jane (Josephine) Atkinson passed away in 1918 in Pocahontas, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Atkinson
1845–1928
Birth Location: Wayne, Tennessee, United States
DA
Elizabeth Smith
1849–1912
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, United States
ES

Spouses(s)

Ernest Newland
1871–1945
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
EN

Children(s)

Mildred Newland
1913–2000
Birth Location: Pocahontas, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
MN
James Newland
1907–1990
Birth Location: Hardeman Co, Tennessee
JN
Melvin Newland
1908–1964
Birth Location: Pocahontas, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
MN
Vilean Newland
1911–1961
Birth Location: Pocahontas, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
VN
Eula Newland
1911–1995
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
EN
Ralph Newland
1916–1998
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RN

Nellie Atkinson's Ancestors

Self
Nellie Atkinson
1881–1918
Birth Place: McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Parents
David James Atkinson
1845–1928
Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (Rachel Jane) Smith
1849–1912
Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
John Atkinson
1814–1876
Tennessee, USA
Zelphie Martin
1817–1890
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Adkinson
1771–1863
Elizabeth Prince
1774–1867
Nathaniel Martin
1755–1841
Frances Turner
1765–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atkinson
1749–1769
Frances Wilber
1748–1845
William Prince
1752–1810
Elizabeth Mitcherson
1736–1781
Benjamin MARTIN
1734–1754
Arabella MORGAN
1730–1774
Henry Turner
1721–1809
Nancy Kimbrough
1739–1843

Nellie Atkinson's Descendants

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Nellie (Jane (Josephine)) Atkinson (29 Mar 1881–27 Mar 1918) m. Ernest Newland (15 Jan 1871–12 Oct 1945)
  1. 1. Mildred (Elizabeth) Newland 1913–2000 m. Elery (Lemire) Prince 1906–1975
    1. 1. Nellie (Estelle) Prince 1932–2019 m. Douglas (Albert) Burgett 1935–2017 m. Donald (Allen) Lorraine 1933–1996
    2. 2. Earl (Ray) Prince 1945–1945
    3. 3. Alice (Fay) Prince 1945–1945
    4. 4. Hurshell (Lemire) Prince 1929–2011
    5. 5. Travis (Eugene) Prince 1935–2021
    6. 6. Troy Prince 1939–1939
    7. 7. Elizabeth Prince 1937–1938
  2. 2. James (Calvin "Slim") Newland 1907–1990
  3. 3. Melvin (Thurman) Newland 1908–1964
  4. 4. Vilean Newland 1911–1961
  5. 5. Eula (Ilene) Newland 1911–1995
  6. 6. Ralph (Fentress) Newland 1916–1998

Nellie Atkinson's Timeline

2 Records

1881
29 Mar 1881
Birth of Nellie Jane (Josephine) Atkinson in McNairy, Tennessee, United States
McNairy, Tennessee, United States
1918
27 Mar 1918
Age 37
Death of Nellie Jane (Josephine) Atkinson in Pocahontas, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
Pocahontas, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1881
    Event Place: McNairy, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
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