A. J. Atkins (1921 - 1996)

Born 31 Aug 1921 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Died 5 Mar 1996 at age 74 in Bell, Texas, United States

Biography

A. J. Atkins was born on Aug 31, 1921 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the eighth child of Andy Wyett Atkins and D. Florence Dickerson. He had seven siblings, namely: Nathaniel Spencer, William Andrew, Ella, Minnie, Carey E, Erva Beatrice, and Lillie Mae.

He died on Mar 05, 1996 in Bell County, Texas, USA (Age at Death: 74).

A. J. Atkins was buried in Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA (Bellwood Memorial Park). ^[1]

Race: (White, citizen) He lived in Madison, Louisiana, USA in 1935. He lived in Madison, Louisiana, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law). He served in the military on May 30, 1944 in Camp Shelby, Mississippi (Age: 25). He served in the military between Jun 14, 1944–Jan 23, 1946 (World War II; Age: 22). He served in the military between Jun 29–Dec 25, 1946. He served in the military between Jul 08, 1948–Apr 18, 1963 (Korea, Vietnam).^[2]

A. J. Atkins and Clara Mae Atkins had the following children:

1. Susie Florence Atkins was born on Oct 01, 1941 in Delhi, Richland Parish, Louisiana, USA. She died on Jan 22, 2015 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA (Age at Death: 73).
2. Andy Leonard Atkins was born on Jan 04, 1943 in Mound, Madison Parish, Louisiana, USA. He died on Jul 01, 2011 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA (Age at Death: 68).
3. Elmer Ray Atkins was born on Sep 01, 1955. He died on Mar 20, 1993 (Age at Death: 37).

LNAB

Name: A J Atkins SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 31 Aug 1921 Birth Place: Magge Simpso, Mississippi Father Name: Andy W Atkins Mother Name: Florence Dickerson Death Date: 5 Mar 1996 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Oct 1941: Name listed as A J ATKINS^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ See headstone at Findagrave - A J Atkins
2. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMKK-M34 : accessed 24 February 2016), A J Atkins, enlisted 29 Jun 1946, Barksdale Field, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ Source Information, Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

• "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVP7-VMS : accessed 24 February 2016), A J Atkins, Bell, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5SM-LPK : accessed 24 February 2016), A J Atkins, 05 Mar 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYPW-2X3 : accessed 24 February 2016), A J Atkins in household of Ezra Trapler, Police Jury Ward 1, Madison, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-2, sheet 3B, family 57, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1412.