Carolyn (Atkinson) Martin

Ancestors

Daughter of James Lewis Atkinson and Jacqueline Yvonne (Stewart) Atkinson

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Biography

Carolyn (Atkinson) Martin is part of a Bahamian family.

Carolyn (Atkinson) Martin was born in Florida.

Carolyn has completed the Profile Improvement Project's Voyage

I am Carolyn Martin, first child of James Atkinson and Yvonne Stewart. I was born in Jacksonville, FL, but we moved to Key West, FL, my mother's hometown, when I was two months old.^[1] My mother and her maternal line were "Conchs". My mother's maternal grandparents were born in the Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas, and immigrated to Key West with their families about 1880.

I started researching my ancestors when I was about 40. It was my mother's line I was most interested in, but quickly hit a brick wall. It was only the last few years that I began finding pieces to go back a few more generations with family in the Bahamas. People in the Bahamas Genealogy Group and the Florida Keys Genealogy Group on Yahoo have helped me so much in recent years, many of whom are also very active on Wikitree.

I also wanted to find out about my maternal grandfather's family but hit a snag again when I discovered his father was illegitimate and there is no known record of who his father was (or none I have yet discovered). Even after hiring an Ancestry Pro-genealogist to investigate, his biological father has remained elusive - possibly a Comer, Johnson, or Mitchell from Union County, South Carolina, according to the Ancestry pro.

I had my DNA tested through Family Tree DNA and Ancestry DNA. I have found so many cousins through those tests that I would probably have never connected with otherwise.

On a personal note, I was raised in Key West, graduated from Key West High School. ^[2][3]then went to college at University of Florida and graduate school at Florida State University. I have a Master's in Clinical Psychology.

I married in 1971 in Monroe, Florida, United States.^[4][5] My husband and I settled in Tallahassee, Florida. For 37 years I commuted to work at Decatur Seminole Service Center in Bainbridge, Georgia. I started as a psychologist testing people for eligibility for the newly opened program, then later became the behavior specialist senior then social services coordinator, and finally director, before retiring in 2011.

Along the way, I had two beautiful daughters, then later divorced. ^[6]

I also have an Internet business on Ruby Lane, called Alley Cat Lane Antiques and Collectibles. I love selling antiques and collectibles.

I entered a relationship with Phillip Conte in 1991, that continues to this day.

Sources

1. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Roll: 6090; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 44-32
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #83033010 (accessed 18 May 2022)
   Carolyn Atkinson (1) daughter in household of James Atkinson (27) in Key West, Monroe, Florida, USA. Born in Florida.
2. ↑ 1965 School Yearbook: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999"
   "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Key West High School; Year: 1965
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #1065503867 (accessed 1 April 2022)
   Name: Carolyn Atkinson; Estimated Age: Abt 16; Birth Year: abt 1949; Yearbook Date: 1965; School: Key West High School; School Location: Key West, Florida, USA.
3. ↑ 1965 School Yearbook: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999"
   "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Key West High School; Year: 1965
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #30341443 (accessed 1 April 2022)
   Name: Carolyn Atkinson; Estimated Age: 17; Birth Year: abt 1948; Yearbook Date: 1965; School: Key West High School; School Location: Key West, Florida, USA; Grade Completed: Junior.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001"
   Ancestry Record 8784 #6290150 (accessed 1 April 2022)
   Carolyn Stewart Atkinson marriage to Dale Keith Martin on 19 Jun 1971 in Monroe, Florida, USA.
5. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   The Palm Beach Post; Publication Date: 9/ Aug/ 1970; Publication Place: West Palm Beach, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/132844262/?article=deb34248-4984-4868-9f07-cf9eebf8ca98&focus=0.020868585,0.061086763,0.14862052,0.27001125&xid=3398
   Ancestry Record 62116 #19851103 (accessed 1 April 2022)
   Miss Carolyn Atkinson marriage to Dale Keith Martin in Abt 1970 in Boyn-Ton.
6. ↑ Divorce: "Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001"
   Ancestry Record 8837 #7814791 (accessed 1 April 2022)
   Carolyn divorce.

• First-hand information. Entered by Carolyn Atkinson at registration.
• "Florida, Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VJL9-1T3 : accessed 15 March 2015), MM9.1.1/VJL9-1TQ: and Carolyn Stewart Atkinson, 19 Jun 1971; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
• Residence: "U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019"
  Ancestry Record 62209 #322410196 (accessed 1 April 2022)
  Name: Carolyn Stewart Martin [Caroline Martin] [Carolyn Stewart Martin] [Carolyn A Martin] [Carrie E Martin]; Birth Date: Aug 1948; Residence Date: 1980-2020; Address: 2002 Queenswood Dr; Residence: Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Postal Code: 32303; Second Residence Date: 1981-2010; Second Address: 1609 Paula Dr; Second Residence: Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Second Postal Code: 32303; Third Residence Date: 2004-2005; Third Address: 3007 Grove St; Third Residence: Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Third Postal Code: 32301; Fourth Residence Date: 1993; Fourth Address: 2178 Victory Garden Ln; Fourth Residence: Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Fourth Postal Code: 32301. [Never lived on Grove Street or Victory Garden Lane]

Research Note

Ancestry ProGenealogist, Joseph Shumway, was hired in June, 2016, to try to determine the father of Luther Stewart as he was illegitimate and retained his mother's maiden name of Stewart. A comparison of DNA from three great grandchildren of Luther Stewart's, descended from three different Luther Stewart's children, led to the strong suspicion that Luther's unknown father may have been a Comer. All the of great grandchildren have a lot of DNA that match up to Comer people, particularly from Union, South Carolina. The three great grandchildren were Wayman Stewart, Jennifer Yesil and Carolyn Martin. None of the great grandchildren are aware of any Comer ancestors in their line.

Another conclusion drawn from the research was that Daniel Comer was a direct ancestor of Wayman Stewart, according to Wayman's DNA. Wayman is also related by DNA to the manager of this profile, Carl Comer, and another Wikitree contributor, Edward Comer, based on FTDNA. The other two great grandchildren are most likely related to these people as well.

DNA Confirmation

Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Carolyn Martin and her first cousin, Omer Loaden Windham Jr. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents, Joseph Grady Atkinson and Caroline Elizabeth (Freeman) Atkinson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousins, based on sharing 838 cM across 35 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

Maternal relationship is confirmed by a AncestryDNA test match between Carolyn (Atkinson) Martin and her daughter Bree Nicole (Martin) Waugh. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Lewis Atkinson and Jacqueline Yvonne (Stewart) Atkinson, parents of Carolyn (Atkinson) Martin and grand parents of Bree Nicole (Martin) Waugh. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: Mother/Daughter, based on 3,486 cM across 24 segments.

Earliest Known Ancestors

Y-DNA - Direct Male Line

Starting with the father of Atkinson:

1. James Atkinson b. 1922-10-12, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, USA DNA ✓
2. Joseph Atkinson b. 1888-12-27, Newton, Dale, Alabama, United States DNA ✓
3. James Atkinson b. 1854-11-21, Newton, Dale, Alabama, USA DNA ✓
4. William Atkinson b. 1817-02-03, Greensboro, Greene, Georgia, United States [uncertain]
5. James Atkinson b. 1781-00-00, Greensboro, Greene, Georgia, United States [uncertain]
6. Nathan Atkinson b. 1749-01-01, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia Colony [uncertain]
7. Thomas Atkinson b. 1716-00-00, Isle of Wight County, Virginia Colony [uncertain]
8. James Atkinson b. 1690-00-00, Surry County, Virginia [uncertain]
9. James Atkinson b. 1663-00-00, Surry County, Virginia [uncertain]
10. Thomas Atkinson b. 1629-00-00, James City, Virginia [uncertain]

View the Y-DNA descendants of Thomas Atkinson.

mtDNA - Direct Female Line

Starting with the mother of Atkinson:

1. Jacqueline Stewart b. 1925-03-09, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA DNA ✓
2. Miriam Carey b. 1905-04-11, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA [confident]
3. Elizabeth Carey b. 1874-08-01, Bahamas [confident]
4. Elizabeth Morton b. 1834-10-01, Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas [confident]
5. Ann Culmer b. 1815-00-00, Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas [uncertain]
6. Ann Unknown b. 1780-00-00, Bahamas [uncertain]

View the mtDNA descendants of Ann Unknown.

Legacy

Digital Afterlife: In the event of my death, I would like all of the profiles for people not living that I manage alone to be changed to Open. Also, if any project pages are still just in my name, they need to be turned over to the appropriate project. Space pages that I have created can all be changed to Open. If I missed anything (and for the Red/still living profiles on my Watchlist), I ask that they are managed by Team Wiki or a WikiTree Leader at the discretion of WikiTree. Thanks! Carolyn Martin (Atkinson-3464)