A Brief History of the Atkins, Stewart, and Smith Families - New Page 1
A Brief History of the Atkins, Stewart, and Smith Families - New Page 1
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Name Born In Died In<br />
George Morgan 10/6/1822 Franklin Co, TN 6/18/1904 Cherokee Co, TX<br />
<strong>Atkins</strong><br />
Nancy Mir<strong>and</strong>a <strong>Smith</strong> 3/15/1822 Wake Co, North 9/8/1890 Cherokee Co, TX<br />
Carolina<br />
William Thomas 11/17/1842 Franklin Co, TN 11/17/1917 OK<br />
John Britton 3/3/1845 Same 11/25/1933 Bee Co, TX<br />
Ira Bennett 4/12/1847 Same 1910 TX<br />
Susan Bethany 2/7/1851 Same 5/2/1924 Haskel, TX<br />
Martha E. 1853 Same<br />
Joseph Richmond 11/1856 Cherokee, TX<br />
Robert Bell 1860 Same 9/25/1951 OK<br />
Mary Caroline 4/8/1864 Same 9/14/1950 Limestone Co,<br />
TX<br />
Lucy (Inez) 1866 Same 1870<br />
Laura Jemima K. 9/6/1867 Same 11/21/1963 Limestone Co,<br />
TX<br />
Recall that George <strong>and</strong> Nancy married in Franklin Co, TN <strong>and</strong> began <strong>the</strong>ir family <strong>the</strong>re. It would<br />
appear that <strong>the</strong>y left TN between 1853 <strong>and</strong> 1856 <strong>and</strong> migrated to Jacksonville in Cherokee Co,<br />
TX, <strong>and</strong> stayed <strong>the</strong>re <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir lives.<br />
Ira Bennett <strong>Atkins</strong> continued this family line.<br />
1910<br />
In <strong>the</strong> 1910 census, we find Sarah J. <strong>Atkins</strong>, widow <strong>of</strong> Ira Bennett <strong>Atkins</strong>, living in Archer<br />
County, Texas:<br />
1910 Census<br />
Name Age Born In Notes<br />
Sarah J. <strong>Atkins</strong> 56 ~1854 MS Mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> William E.<br />
Phillip <strong>Atkins</strong> 21 ~1889 TX Occ: carpenter<br />
Bro<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> William E.<br />
Maude <strong>Atkins</strong> 19 ~1891 OK Occ: telephone switchboard<br />
Sister <strong>of</strong> William E.<br />
Ada M. <strong>Atkins</strong> 17 ~1893 OK Occ: telephone switchboard<br />
Sister <strong>of</strong> William E.<br />
Sarah is <strong>the</strong> wife <strong>of</strong> Ira <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> mo<strong>the</strong>r to William, Phillip, Maude, <strong>and</strong> Ada <strong>Atkins</strong>. Sarah is a<br />
widow in 1910. According to one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> public family trees, Ira died in 1910 probably sometime<br />
before <strong>the</strong> census was taken on 12 May 1910.<br />
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