Born in Sussex, Delaware USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Simpler
and Leah (Rodney) Simpler
Sister of
Sarah (Simpler) Richards, John Simpler, Mary (Simpler) Rust, Eunice (Simpler) Blizzard, Lydia (Simpler) Walls, James Simpler, Thomas Simpler Jr and Peter R. Simpler
Wife of
Thomas Atkins
— married
28 Mar 1811 in Delaware USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Delaware
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Sep 2011
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Biography
Arcada was born September 3rd 1788 in Sussex, Delaware. She married Thomas Atkins, son of Issac and Sarah Atkins, March 28th 1811. Thomas was born October 9th 1785. They had at least 10 children.
George W. Atkins 07/27/1812 DE - ________
Joseph C. Atkins 06/20/1813 DE - ________
Lydia Atkins 01/06/1815 DE - ________
Leah R. Atkins 06/10/1816 DE – 06/15/1841 DE
Sarah H. Atkins 06/10/1816 DE - _______
Thomas J. Atkins 05/16/1818 DE - ________
John S. Atkins 10/06/1819 DE – 04/14/1909 TN
Arcada E. Atkins 01/15/1821 DE - ________
Peter E. Atkins 07/12/1822 DE – 12/23/1907 ___
Henry W. Atkins 05/18/1827 DE – 06/11/1827 DE
Arcada died September 12th 1863 at the age of 75. Thomas died January 20th 1832 at the age of 47.
Sources
- Died Column in ..The Union (Georgetown Delaware), 18 Sep 1863 page 3. Digital images at Library of Congress Chronicling America [1] accessed 9 Apr 2021. Provided to the LOC by University of Delaware Library, Newark DE.
- On the 12 inst., in Broad Kiln Hundred, MRS. ARCADA ADKINS, aged about 80 years
Delaware Families 1787-1800
Maud Russell 1937: “Compiled and drawn by Maud Russell, McAlester, Oklahoma (1937) from bible records and other records, remembrances of older relatives, county records, History of Sullivan and Green Counties, Indiana, by Professor John W. Spencer (1887). Information furnished by many relatives, notably, Miss Gay Edna Calvert.”
Mary L. Pickrell, March 1979: “This information was taken from a chart on file at the Vigo County Library, Terre Haute, Indiana.”
“ The information was compiled and the chart drawn by Maud Russell, McAlester, Oklahoma, 1931, from bible and other private records, county records, and the Pound Genealogy as to some dates.”
“Also on file at the Vigo County Library is a chart on the St.Clair family which was also prepared by Maud Russell. In comparing the Fanny/Siner/Eli St.Clair section, a few discrepancies were found.”
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arcada by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Arcada:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arcada by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Arcada:
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