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William Woodrow Akins 1919–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1919

Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 25 Jun 1993

Death Location: Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, USA

Father: William Akins

Mother: Mamie Crofton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Little

Children(s):

William Woodrow Akins was born in 1919 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA, the child of William Henry Akins And Mamie Florence Crofton. In 1920, William Woodrow Akins resided in Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA. In 1930, William Woodrow Akins resided in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA. William Woodrow Akins married Elizabeth C Little, and had children including Jim Akins. William Woodrow Akins passed away in 1993 in Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Woodrow Akins was born in 1919 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA, the child of William Henry Akins And Mamie Florence Crofton.
  • In 1920, William Woodrow Akins resided in Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1930, William Woodrow Akins resided in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
  • William Woodrow Akins married Elizabeth C Little, and had children including Jim Akins.
  • William Woodrow Akins passed away in 1993 in Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Akins
1894–1971
Birth Location: Fairburn, Fulton, Georgia, USA
WA
Mamie Crofton
1896–1976
Birth Location: McRae, Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America
MC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Little
1925–2011
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
EL

Children(s)

William Akins's Ancestors

Self
William Akins
1919–1993
Birth Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Henry Akins
1894–1971
Fairburn, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Mamie (Florence) Crofton
1896–1976
McRae, Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Andrew Akins) Jr.
1855–1924
Georgia, USA
Syntha (Elizabeth) Black
1857–1934
Cobb County, Georgia, USA
J. (F.) Crofton
1852–1905
Maggie Crofton
1858–1921
Johnson County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Akins
1822–1902
Martha Card
1822–1904
Joseph Black
1822–1904
Sarah Lowry
1827–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Akins
1794–1887
Luvica Nicholson
1802–1870
George Card
1804–1850
Nancy Harris
1807–1870
John II
1802–1837
Elizabeth Heath
1806–1848
John Black
1804–1874
Tercey Ingram
1803–1850

William Akins's Timeline

9 Records

1919
13 Jun 1919
Birth of William Woodrow Akins in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
William Woodrow Akins resided here in Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
William Woodrow Akins resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
William Woodrow Akins resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 21
William Woodrow Akins resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1949
Abt. 1949
Age 30
William Woodrow Akins resided here in 1739 Clairmont Rd, Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
1739 Clairmont Rd, Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
William Woodrow Akins resided here in Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1993
1993
Age 74
William Woodrow Akins resided here in Stone Mountain, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Stone Mountain, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
1993
25 Jun 1993
Age 74
Death of William Woodrow Akins in Clark County, Nevada, USA
Clark County, Nevada, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00731; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 160-171
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Decatur, DeKalb, Geo

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00731; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 160-171

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00731; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 160-171

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1949
    Event Place: 1739 Clairmont Rd, Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 6 May 1949; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.045932528,0.9792475,0.15787606&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Decatur, DeKalb, Geo

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Stone Mountain, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1993
    Event Place: Clark County, Nevada, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Nevada, U.S., Death Index, 1980-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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