It’s Family Time~The Henry Alexander Atkinson Family

The exact birth date of Henry Alexander Atkinson is unknown, at present, but the various census shows he was born about 1862, a son of Wiley A. Atkinson and Sarah Ann Allen.

1n 1884, at the age of 22, Alexander met and married Susan Emma Eddins, age 23. Susan Emma was the daughter of John H. Eddins and Sarah Sellers. The 1900 Census shows that Henry Alexander and Susan Emma had been married 16 years and she had birthed 10 children of which four were living. After 1900, Susan had one additional child, a son. These 5 children are the only known children of Henry Alexander and Emma Susan Atkinson.

Henry Alexander Atkinson and Susan Emma Eddins had the following children:
    i.    Elizabeth "Lizzie" Atkinson, born 30 Jul 1889, Anson County, North Carolina; married John Dorsey Carpenter; died 29 Feb 1948.
     ii.    Henry A Atkinson, born 26 Jan 1893, Anson County, North Carolina; married Lottie Bell McCaskill; died 30 Jan 1973.
     iii.    Charlie Duncan Atkinson, born 10 Jun 1897, Anson County, North Carolina; married Allie Tucker; died 24 Nov 1934, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina.
     iv.    John Frank Atkinson, born 6 Dec 1899, Anson County, North Carolina; died 13 Jan 1929, McColl, Marlboro, South Carolina.
     v.    James Thomas "Jimmie" Atkinson was born on 15 Dec 1902 in Anson County, North Carolina; died 24 Nov 1985 at the age of 82 in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina.

The last record we have for Henry Alexander and Emma Susan Atkinson is the 1930 Census for Anson County. Both are listed in their late 60’s and living with their son, Henry A. and his wife Lottie Bell.

No death certificate or tombstones have been found for Henry Alexander or Emma Susan Atkinson.

I have yet to make a trip to Anson County to check the newspaper archives for obituaries. Therefore, I have no exact date for the death of Henry Alexander and Emma Susan Atkinson but I know they died between 1930 and 1940.

Emma Susan Eddins, the wife of Henry Alexander Atkinson, is my 1st Cousin 3 times removed.








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1. 1900 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0008, Page: 7/155 (Stamped); Line 33, Dwelling 105, Family 105, Household of Alexander ATKINSON; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 June 2019); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.
2. 1910  U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 006, Page: 12B/83 (Stamped); Line 85, Dwelling 221, Family 225, Household of Alex. ATKINSON; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 June 2019); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1096.
3. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Mount Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 44, Page: 15A/264(Stamped); Line 5, Dwelling 156, Family 156, Household of  Alex. ATKINSON; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 3 June 2019); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
4. 1930 U. S. Census, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0023, Page: 7A/97 (Stamped); Line 29, Dwelling 122, Family 122, Household of Henry A. ATKINSON; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 3 June 2019); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_Roll: 1672.
5. 1870 Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Township 3, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Page: 484A (stamped); Line 26, Dwelling 114, Family 112, Household of   John H. EDDINGS; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 January 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 1126.
6. 1880 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledges, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 003, Page: 363B (stamped); Line 5, Dwelling 49, Family 49, Household of Sarah EDINS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 January 2012); citing  National Archives Microfilm T9-951.