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Wesley Sylvester Atkins

Male 1836 - 1916  (80 years)


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  • Name Wesley Sylvester Atkins  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Born 20 Oct 1836  Grainger, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Sylvester  [3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Also Known As Wes  [6] 
    Census 1 Jun 1840  Grainger, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Census 16 Nov 1850  Subdivision 15, Knox, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 28 Jun 1860  Civil District 4, Knox, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Property 28 Jun 1860  [10] 
    the value of his personal estate was $15 at this time 
    Census 23 Jun 1870  Civil District 4, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Occupation 23 Jun 1870  [8] 
    day laborer 
    Property 23 Jun 1870  [8] 
    the value of his personal estate was $200 at this time 
    Census 8 Jun 1880  Civil District 4, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 8 Jun 1880  [9] 
    farmer 
    Census 2 Jun 1900  Civil District 4, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 2 Jun 1900  [4] 
    farmer 
    Property 2 Jun 1900  [4] 
    owned his home at this time 
    Census 21 Apr 1910  Civil District 4, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Occupation 21 Apr 1910  [11] 
    farmer 
    Property 21 Apr 1910  [11] 
    owned his home at this time 
    Died 30 Nov 1916  Luttrell, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 7] 
    Buried 2 Dec 1916  Kelly Cemetery, Luttrell, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7] 
    Person ID I6  Atkins Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2020 

    Father Elijah Atkins,   b. 4 May 1814, Tater Valley, Grainger, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880-1900, Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Mullins,   b. Abt 1813, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880-1900, Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emily Catherine Comer,   b. 27 Aug 1840, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1875, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1859  Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Jane Atkins
     2. Martha J. Atkins
     3. John L. Atkins
     4. Rachel E. Atkins
     5. William W. Atkins
     6. Elijah L. Atkins
     7. Colonel Atkins
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2019 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy Jane Zachary,   b. 1 Jan 1848, Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1917, Luttrell, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 15 May 1877  Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Tillman Cornelius Atkins,   b. 31 Jul 1878, Luttrell, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1956, Luttrell, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Robert Atkins
     3. Minnie M. Atkins
     4. Joseph G. Atkins
     5. Charles T. Atkins
    +6. James Arlie Atkins,   b. 22 Oct 1888, Luttrell, Union, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1968, Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2019 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]., Find A Grave, Inc., (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

    2. [S5] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 [database on-line]., FamilySearch, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    3. [S13] 1850 United States Federal Census, Subdivision 15, Knox County, Tennessee, National Archives Microfilm Roll M432_886; 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).

    4. [S27] 1900 United States Federal Census, Civil District 4, Enumeration District 156, Union County, Tennessee; 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004).

    5. [S8] Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008).

    6. [S29] Wes Atkins, Death Certificate No. 506, 30 Nov 1916, Luttrell, Union County, Tennessee, USA, Tennessee Department of Health.

    7. [S56] Sylvester Atkins, Gravestone Photo, Died 30 Nov 1916, Kelly Cemetery, Luttrell, Union County, Tennessee, USA, Find A Grave, Inc., (Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Find A Grave, Inc., http://www.findagrave.com).

    8. [S6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Civil District 4, Maynardville Post Office, Enumeration District 4, Union County, Tennessee, National Archives Microfilm Roll M593_1567; 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).

    9. [S26] 1880 United States Federal Census, Civil District 4, Enumeration District 113, Union County, Tennessee, National Archives Microfilm Roll 1283; 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, ( Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010).

    10. [S14] 1860 United States Federal Census, Civil District 4, Woodbourne Post Office, Knox County, Tennessee, National Archives Microfilm Roll M653_1259; 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).

    11. [S28] 1910 United States Federal Census, Civil District 4, Enumeration District 177, Union County, Tennessee, National Archives Microfilm Roll T624_1523; 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).

    12. [S19] 1840 United States Federal Census, Grainger County, Tennessee, National Archives Microfilm Roll 525; 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).


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