Caledonia (Atkins) Quinn (1905 - 1971)

Born 27 Nov 1905 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Gordon Leon Quinn — married 7 May 1929 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States

Died 6 Jul 1971 at age 65 in Englewood, McMinn, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Caledonia (Atkins) Quinn was a Tennessean.

The Life Summary of Caledonia “Dona” (Atkins) Quinn:

When Caledonia “Dona” Atkins was born on 27 November 1905, in Monroe, Tennessee, United States, her parents were Thomas Atkins and Martha Ann Wilburn.^[1]

In 1920, Dona lived in Englewood, McMinn, Tennessee, United States with her family.^[2]

She married Gordon Leon Quinn on 7 May 1929, in McMinn, Tennessee, United States.^[3]

They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter:

Betty Jo Quinn-1930–1932^[4]

James Edward Quinn-1931–1991^[5]

Thomas George Quinn-1933–1951^[6]

For thirty (30) years, Dona and Gordon lived in Englewood, McMinn, Tennessee, United States with theirchildren.^[7][8][9]

She died on 6 July 1971, in Englewood, McMinn, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 65,^[10] and was buried in Sunrise Cemetery, Englewood, McMinn, Tennessee, United States.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXX-YF2 : Wed Jul 19 02:54:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas R Atkins and Martha Atkins, 1910.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGC-D2K : Tue Jul 25 21:44:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas R Adkins and Martha Adkins, 1920.
3. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5HJ-J62 : 10 March 2021), Gordon Quinn and Dona Atkins, 07 May 1929; citing McMinn, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 250, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,012,124.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7462138
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7462142
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7462145
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP41-512 : Fri Aug 04 18:56:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Gorden L Quinn and Donnie Quinn, 1930.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4Z3-3ZP : 11 January 2021), Dona Quinn in household of Gordon Quinn, Civil District 2, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54-8, sheet 12A, line 37, family 227, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3915.
9. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS3-8D26 : Sat Jul 22 14:59:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Gordon Quinn and Dona Quinn, April 10, 1950.
10. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS8T-KLM : 1 March 2021), Dona Atkins in entry for Thomas George Quinn, 21 Mar 1951; Death, McMinn, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7462133