Burkett Atkinson (1831 - aft. 1904)

Born 4 Nov 1831 in Henry County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Angeline (Willougby) Atkinson — married 12 Nov 1856 in Clarke County, Georgia. USA

Descendants

Died after 21 Mar 1904 after age 72 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

This profile is part of the Atkinson Name Study.

Burkett was born in Georgia to Archibald Atkinson and Martha F. Dean. In 1850, the family was living in Henry County, Georgia.^[1]

His father wrote a detailed Atkinson Family History in 1879 in which he and his wife and children are mentioned. According to the history, Burkett married Betsy Willet of Clark County, Georgia in Nov 1856. They had nine children: Joseph, Mattie, Lula, James, Sallie, Willie, Charles, Johnny and Carrie.^[2] However, they actually had ten children - there was another daughter, Dora E, born a month after the history was written.

However, in Nov 1856, there is a marriage record of Burkett to a Ruth Willougby in Clark County.^[3] This may have been the person Archibald refers to as Betsy Willet. Archibald may have been confused regarding the last name, and Ruth may have had the nickname of Betsy. The marriage date and her being from Clark County all match. Also, Ruth shows up in all the census records and the grave sites as Burkett's wife. No records have been found, other than the Atkinson Family History by Archibald Atkinson, to connect a Betsy to Burkett.

In 1870, the family was living in Spalding County, Georgia. Children listed with them included Ellis, Martha (aka Mattie), Mary L (aka Lula?), James, Sallie and William.^[4] An Ellis was not mentioned in the Atkinson Family History, but in looking at other records he appears to be the Joseph E that was mentioned in the history.

In 1880, the family was in Coweta County, Georgia.^[5]

In 1900, Burkett was living with his youngest child, Dora, out in California.^[6]

Burkett passed away in 1904 in Louisiana. Burial was in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana.^[7] His wife, Ruth, is buried there also.

Both Burkett and Ruth are mentioned in the death record of their daughter, Lula, in 1936.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYR-Z2V : 9 November 2014), B Adkinson in household of A Adkinson, Henry county, Henry, Georgia, United States; citing family 893, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Atkinson Family History" by Archibald Atkinson, written March 3, 1879, published by the D.A.R., 1965.
3. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW6L-S8N : 24 December 2014), Burket Atkinson and Ruth A. Willougby, 12 Nov 1856; citing Clarke,Georgia; FHL microfilm 0214494 V. D-E.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC35-HT2 : 17 October 2014), Burket Atkinson, Georgia, United States; citing p. 62, family 491, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,672.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L2-QSB : 12 July 2016), Bruket Atkinson, District 691, Coweta, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 39, sheet 466B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0142; FHL microfilm 1,254,142.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GY-R46 : 6 March 2015), Burket Atkinson, Precincts 3 and 4 Ventura city, Ventura, California, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 246, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,116.
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 16599454 [1]
8. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX9-MWWS : 4 April 2016), Burquett Atkinson in entry for Lula Atkinson Schell, 29 Oct 1936; citing Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States, Georgia Archives, Morrow; FHL microfilm .

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Janet Brown for creating WikiTree profile Atkinson-1899 through the import of Brown Family Tree 03062013.ged on Mar 6, 2013.

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