Oscar Pleasant Atkins Jr. (1922 - 2010)

Born 29 Mar 1922 in Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Edith Merle (Sparks) Atkins — married 23 Nov 1946 in Jasper, Walker, Alabama, United States

Died 8 Oct 2010 at age 88 in Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Oscar Atkins Jr. is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 1940-
World War II

Oscar Atkins Jr. was born in Appalachia, in Alabama.

Oscar Atkins was born March 29, 1922 to Oscar Atkins and Melinda Tidwell in Carbon Hill, Alabama.

He served the United States Army during World War II. He enlisted on November 25, 1940.^[1]

He married Edith Merle Sparks on november 23, 1946 in Jasper, Alabama.^[2] Their children were:

1. Richard Boyd Atkins^[3]

He died, at the age of 88, on October 8, 2010 in Carbon Hill, Alabama.^[4] He is buried at theMcDade Cemetery, Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama. ^[5]

Headstone

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946", National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 03443; Reel: 66, Ancestry Record 8939 #2963793 (accessed 22 July 2023), Name: Oscar Atkins; Race: White; Marital Status: Single, without dependents (Single); Rank: Private; Birth Year: 1922; Nativity State or Country: Alabama; Citizenship: Citizen; Residence: Jefferson, Alabama; Education: 3 years of high school; Civil Occupation: Architects; Enlistment Date: 25 Nov 1940; Height: 72; Weight: 141.
2. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-L9XL : 18 May 2023), Oscar Atkins and Merle Sparks, 1946.
3. ↑ "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017", Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2016; Roll: 01, Ancestry Record 60716 #65310126 (accessed 22 July 2023), Oscar Pleasant Atkins in death record for son Richard Boyd Atkins 5 Jan 2016, husband of Edith Atkins Sparks, in Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, USA.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPMH-1TR : 12 January 2021), Oscar Atkins, 08 Oct 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106016382/oscar-atkins: accessed 22 July 2023), memorial page for Oscar Atkins (29 Mar 1922–8 Oct 2010), Find A Grave: Memorial #106016382 citing McDade Cemetery, Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Diane Gravlee (contributor 47083760).

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3G6K-L6Z : accessed 22 July 2023), Oscar Atkins, Election Precinct 5 Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V15F-FCN : Tue Jul 11 14:52:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Oscar Atkins and Elma Atkins, 1940.
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSK-R6LC : Tue Jul 11 17:00:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Oscar Atkins and Edith M Atkins, May 4, 1950.
• Family Search Profile for Oscar Atkins