Zachariah Atkins
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Zachariah T. Atkins (1847 - 1931)

Zachariah T. Atkins
Born in , , Virginia, United States of Americamap
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Husband of — married 23 Apr 1875 [location unknown]
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Died at about age 83 [location unknown]
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Biography

Zachariah T. Atkins[1][2] was born in June 1847 in Virginia,[3] the second of seven children and five sons of Joseph and Elizabeth Shugart Atkins.
On 23 April 1875, when he was twenty-five years old, Zachariah married twenty-three-year-old Nancy Adelaide "Nannie" Beattie,[4] the sixth known child and fourth daughter of Absalom and Eliza Preston Davis Beattie and grand-daughter of William and Mary Allison Beatie. (Absalom was the ninth of thirteen children and the seventh of nine sons of William and Mary Beatie.)

1850 cenus

Zachariah Atkins appears  in the 1850 United States Federal Census as an two-year-old child living with his parents (his father is a farmer with no real property) and two older brothers and a farm labourer, no doubt a farm hand for his father.

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1850 census for the Joseph Atkins household
Name: Joseph Atkins; Age: 37; Birth Year: abt 1813; Birthplace: Virginia; Home in 1850:

District 60, Smyth County, Virginia.

Gender: Male; Family Number: 571.
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Atkins 37
Elizabeth Atkins 28
Robert Atkins 6
Thompson Atkins 4
Zachariah T Atkins 2
Obadiah Haden 23[5]

1860 census

Zachariah Atkins appears  in the 1860 United States Federal Census as an eleven-year-old schoolboy living with his parents (his father is a farmer with $2500 in real and $500 in personal property) and five siblings.

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1860 census for the Joseph Atkins household
Name: Joseph Atkins; Age: 36; Birth Year: abt 1824; Gender: Male;
Birth Place: Virginia; Home in 1860: Smyth County, Virginia; Post Office: Seven Mile Ford; Family Number: 1227.
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Atkins 36
Elizabeth I Atkins 31
Thompson Atkins 13
Zachariah T Atkins 11
Margaret E Atkins 9
Ellen E Atkins 6
William J Atkins 3
George M Atkins 1[6]

1870 census

Zachariah appears in the 1870 census as a twenty-one-year-old farmer living with his parents (his father is a farmer with $12,000 in real and $1484 in personal property) and five siblings.

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1870 census for the Joseph Atkins household
Joseph Atkins; Age in 1870: 52; Birth Year: abt 1818; Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Race: White; Gender: Male; Post Office: Marion
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Atkins 52
Elizabeth Atkins 48
Thompson Atkins 22
[Z]acharia Atkins 21
Ellen Atkins 15
William Atkins 13
George Atkins 11
John Atkins 8[7]

1880 census

Zachariah Atkins appears in the 1880 United States Federal Census as a 29-year-old farmer living with his wife, Nannie, and three small children.

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1880 census for the Joseph Atkins household
Name: Zachariah Atkins; Age: 29; Birth Year: c1851; Birthplace: Virginia; Home in 1880: Marion, Smyth, Virginia.
Race: White Gender: Male; Head of Household: Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nannie A. Atkins
Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia; Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
Zachariah Atkins 29
Nannie A. Atkins 24
Daisy E. Atkins 3
Newell H. Atkins 2
George S. Atkins 7m[8]

1900 census

J T [i.e., Zachariah] Atkins appears in the 1900 census as a fifty-year-old farmer living with his wife, Nannie, and three sons on a farm that is mortgage-free. The oldest son apparently works on the farm. Nannie has had three children, all of whom are living.

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1900 census for the Zachariah Atkins household
Name: J T Atkins [Z T Atkins]; Age: 50; Birth Date: Jun 1849; Birthplace: Virginia; Home in 1900: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia.
Race: White; Gender: Male; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nannie B Atkins; Marriage Year: 1875; Years Married: 25.
Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia;
Household Members: Name Age
J T Atkins 50
Nannie B Atkins 48
Newell H Atkins 22
George B Atkins 19
Carl T Atkins 18[9]

1910 census

Zachariah T Atkins appears in the 1910 United States Federal Census as a 62-year-old farmer, living with his second wife, Alice, and a white cook who is single and her 4-year-old son.

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1910 census for the Zachariah Atkins household
Name: Zachariah T Atkins; Age in 1910: 62; Birth Year: c1848; Birthplace:

Virginia

Home in 1910: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Street: Main Street; Race: White; Gender: Male
Head of Household; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Alice O Atkins
Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia; Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farmer on Own Account; Home is Owned and free of mortgage.
Able to Read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes; Years Married: 7
Household Members: Name Age
Zachariah T Atkins 62
Alice O Atkins 45
Kate Hester 26
Harry L Hester 4[10]

1920 census

Event: Carrie Obenshain, sister, 27, no work;Kate Hester, housekeeper, white, 36, single; Henry L. Hester, 14, son of cook
Type: Also living in household
Date: 1920
Place: Marion, SMYTH, VA, USA[11]

1930 census

Occupation: None
Event: Kate Hester, servant, white, 40, single; Henry L. Hester, 24, servant
Type: Also living in household
Date: 1930
Place: Marion, SMYTH, VA, USA[12][13]
Event: 346 East Main St. -- Owns -- valued at $6000
Type: Property
Date: 1930
Place: Marion, SMYTH, VA, USA[14]

Death

Event:
Type: Death
Date: Aft 1930[15]

Burial

Burial:
Place: Round Hill Cemetery, Marion, Smyth County, VA


Gravestone for Zachariah Atkins,
born 1849

From Findagrave.com

Zachariah Taylor Atkins
Birth: 1847; Death: 1931 (aged 83–84); Burial: Round Hill Cemetery, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA. Plot: 17A. Memorial #: 71227344.
Family Members: Parents: Joseph Atkins (1812-1901), Elizabeth Galaspy Atkins (1812-1909); Spouses: Alice V Obenchain Atkins (1856-1947), Nannie Beattie Atkins (1852-1900); Siblings: Evan Washington Atkins (1836-1916), Joseph Minor Atkins (1838-1925), John James Joseph Atkins (1840-1933), William Norman Atkins (1841-1901), Emeline Atkins Arthur (1846-1917), Zachariah Taylor Creed Atkins (1848-1948), Martha Sue Atkins Harrison (1850-1932); Children: Carl T Atkins (1882-1927)[16]

Citations

  1. Source: #S1178 Page: p1048: lines 26-34 : Jos Atkina household dwelling 1224, family # 1227
  2. Source: #S1098 Page: Oct. 2, 1959
  3. Source: #S991 Page: p70 Z.T. Atkins household.
  4. Source: #S2520 Page: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18085208/person/19903463211.
  5. 1850 Census, District 60, Smyth County, Virginia; Roll M432_976, Page 199A, Image 399 (87 of 169), Ancestry.com. Record URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=15549175. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8054/4206466_00399?pid=15549175&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1850usfedcenancestry%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D15549175&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 11 Apr. 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  6. 1860 Census, Smyth County, Virginia; Roll M653_1377, Page 1048, Image 188 of 191, Family History Library Film 805377, Ancestry.com. Record URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=33922385; Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7667/4298872_00530?pid=33922385&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1860usfedcenancestry%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D33922385&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true. _. Accessed 9 Apr. 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  7. 1870 Census, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia; Roll M593_1679, Page 11B, Image 26265 (22 of 95), Family History Library Film 553178, Ancestry.com. Record URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=BIq466&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1870usfedcen&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=joseph&gsfn_x=0&gsln=atkins&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1817&msbpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msbpn=49&msbpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msrpn__ftp=Smyth%20County,%20Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=2724&msrpn_PInfo=7-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C2724%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=0&h=36940661&recoff=&ml_rpos=1. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7163/4268768_00026?pid=36940661&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DBIq466%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1870usfedcen%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Djoseph%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Datkins%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1817%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26msbpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn__ftp%3DSmyth%2520County,%2520Virginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D2724%26msrpn_PInfo%3D7-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C2724%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D36940661%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=BIq466&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 9 Apr. 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  8. 1880 Census, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia; Roll 1390, Family History Film 1255390, Page 9A, Enumeration District 081, Image 17 of 55, Ancestry.com. Record URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=BIq478&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=zachariah&gsfn_x=0&gsln=atkins&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1849&msbpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msbpn=49&msbpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msrpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=49&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=0&h=14064313&recoff=&ml_rpos=1. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/6742/4244638-00452?pid=14064313&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DBIq478%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1880usfedcen%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dzachariah%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Datkins%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1849%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26msbpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D49%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D14064313%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=BIq478&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 11 Apr. 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  9. 1900 Census, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia; Roll 1728, Page 9A, Enumeration District 0082, FHL microfilm 1241728, Image 17 of 32. Ancestry.com. Record URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&indiv=try&h=72430062. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7602/004117934_00528?pid=72430062&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1900usfedcen%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D72430062&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 8 Apr. 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  10. 1910 Census, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia; Roll T624_1649, Page 6A, Enumeration District 0079, Image 11 of 43, FHL microfilm 1375662, Ancestry.com. Record URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=BIq482&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=zachariah&gsfn_x=0&gsln=atkins&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1849&msbpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msbpn=49&msbpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msrpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=49&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=0&h=29564692&recoff=&ml_rpos=1. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7884/4454881_00016?pid=29564692&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DBIq482%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1910USCenIndex%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dzachariah%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Datkins%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1849%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26msbpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D49%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D29564692%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=BIq482&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 11 Apr. 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  11. Source: #S1581 Page: p81, lines,33-37, living at 82 East Main St. dwelling & fam # 218, Z.T. Atkins household
  12. Source: #S407 Page: p6, lines 22-25, Zachariah T. Atkins household, Main Street, Marion dwelling & family #103
  13. Source: #S327 Page: p 25, lines, Zachariah T. Atkins household, lines 42-45
  14. Source: #S327 Page: p 25, lines, Zachariah T. Atkins household, lines 42-45
  15. Source: #S327 Page: p 25, lines, Zachariah T. Atkins household, lines 42-45 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
  16. James Archer (47046691), “Zachariah Taylor Atkins,” Findagrave.com. Record added 12 Jun 2011. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71227344/zachariah-taylor-atkins. Accessed 18 May 2018

Acknowledgments

  • Atkins-2248 was created by Patricia Hickin through the import of PRICKETT-WBF 4 gens desc n spouses children parents 20150104.ged on Jan 4, 2015.

Sources

  • Source: S1098 Media: Letter Abbreviation: CORRES - P_ATKINS-Geo T to Christine Jackson White (Jane Lew, WV), Oct. 2, 1959 Title: Letter to Christine Jackson White (Jane Lew, WV), Oct. 2, 1959 Author: Atkins, George Taylor Publication: His address was Austin, TX. Date: Abt 1998 Note: Written on company stationery of Austin Envelope Co. (if I remember the name correctly). GTA was president of the company. CONT Prob pretty good for secondary acc't but he doesn't say where he got the info. Repository: #R171. Repository: R171 Name: White, Christine Jackson homeplace Address: White, Christine Jackson homeplace CONT would now be in possession of son Bill White CONT in all likelihood PPH 20071115 CONT Jane Lew, WV Name: White, Christine Jackson homeplace Address 1: would now be in possession of son Bill White Address 2: in all likelihood PPH 20071115 City: Jane Lew State: WV
  • Source: S407 Media: Census/Tax Abbreviation: 1910 Census VA SMYTH Marion HerQu Title: 1910 Census VA SMYTH Marion HerQu Author: USBC Publication: 1910 Census VA SMYTH Marion HerQu Series: T624 Roll: 1649 Date: 15 Nov 2007.
  • Source: S1581 Media: Census/Tax Abbreviation: 1920 Census VA SMYTH Marion HerQu Title: 1920 Census VA SMYTH Marion HerQu Author: USBC Publication: HerQu CONT Series: T625 Roll: 1914 Date: 15 Nov 2007 Repository: #R29




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