Dr.
Simon
Green
Atkins
Born in Haywood, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Oleina Pegream
— married
3 Sep 1889 in Craven, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Russell Crowe Atkins, Harvey Bryan Atkins, Clarence Auter Atkins, Francis Loguen Atkins, Jasper Alston Atkins, Miriam (Atkins) Hamblin, Oleona Pegram (Atkins) Carpenter and Eliza (Atkins) Gleason
Died
at age 71
in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2023
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Biography
Simon Atkins is Notable.
Simon Green Atkins was the founder and first president of Winston-Salem State University and founded the North Carolina Negro Teachers' Association in 1881.[1]
Simon Green Atkins was born into slavery in 1863.
He died in 1934 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[2]
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Green_Atkins
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Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #130394636
Memorial page for Dr Simon Green Atkins (11 Jun 1862-28 Jun 1934), citing Evergreen Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA (plot: A,,256,,8); Maintained by Rich K (contributor 46796115).
- 1900 Census - "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSY6-ZZ8 : 28 January 2022), Simon G Atkins, 1900.
- 1910 Census - "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9D-R3V : accessed 12 February 2023), Simon G Atkins, Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 6A, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1111; FHL microfilm 1,375,124.
- 1920 Census - "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2Q-7QB : 2 February 2021), S G Atkins, 1920.
- 1930 Census - "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SB-4WK : accessed 12 February 2023), Simon G Atkins, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 12B, line 51, family 256, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1690; FHL microfilm 2,341,424
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