James Magee Atkins (1823 - 1885)

Born 23 Nov 1823 in England

Descendants

Died 25 May 1885 at age 61 in Jane Lew, Lewis County, Virginia, United States

Biography

James Atkins was born on 23 November 1823 in England. At some point he migrated to the United States. He married and had one known child, a daughter whom he named Maggie.

He died on 25 May 1885, when he was sixty-one, in Jane Lew, Lewis County, Virginia, United States.^[1]

1880 Census

James M . Atkins appears in the 1880 United States Federal Census as a 56-year-old blacksmith living with his wife, Mary, who is seven years younger than he, and nine children, five sons and four daughters. The oldest son works on a railroad; the next two are farm laborers.

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1870 census for James M. Atkins household

Name: James M . Atkins; Age: 56; Birth Date: c1824; Birthplace: Virginia; Home in 1880: Hackers Creek, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA; Dwelling Number: 208; Race:; White; Gender: Male; Head of House: Marital status: Married; Spouse's name: Mary V. Atkins; Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia; Occupation; Blacksmith.

Household Members: Name Age

James M. Atkins 56

Mary V. Atkins 49

James B. Atkins 22

Louisa O. Atkins 24

George M. Atkins 19

Edward Atkins 16

Charles P. Atkins 13

Mary G. Atkins 11

Susan J. Atkins 9

Maggie B. Atkins 6

Minter G. Atkins 3.^[2]

From Findagrave.com

James M Atkins

Birth: 23 Nov 1823 Virginia, USA; Death: 25 May 1885 (aged 61) Lewis County, West Virginia, USA; Burial: Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Lightburn, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA. Memorial #: 131882771.

Bio: James M. Atkins aka Adkins married Mary Virginia Jackson in 1850, Lewis County, West Virginia. CHILDREN (census based): Byron, Hannah Byrd, Louisa A., Benjamin, Hansford, George M., Edward M., Charles P., Mary Gay, Susan, Maggie and Minter. Atkins aka Adkins.

Family Members: Spouse: Mary Virginia Jackson Atkins (1832-1886); Children: Bryon Atkins (Unknown-1872), George Atkins (1862-1889), Charles P Atkins (1866-1943), Gay Atkins Freeman (1869-1935), Minter Goodlaw Atkins (1877-1953).^[3]

Citations

1. ↑ Kimble, Janie Jackson, comp. Descendants of Robert Jackson of Hempstead, Long Island, New York. http://www.jacksonfamilygenealogy.com/.
2. ↑ 1880 Census, Hackers Creek, Lewis County, West Virginia; Roll 1406, Page 58D, Image 24 of 43, Enumeration District 133, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=Wwz924&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&qh=g/ovhWHihLupBJIoH1Z6QQ%3D%3D&db=1880usfedcen&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=james%20magee&gsfn_x=0&gsln=atkins&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1823&msbpn__ftp=England&msbpn=3251&msrpn__ftp=Lewis%20County,%20West%20Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=1749&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&MSAV=1&uidh=mpf&pcat=35&fh=0&h=10007327&recoff=&ml_rpos=1. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/6742/4244691-00216?pid=10007327&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DWwz924%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26qh%3Dg/ovhWHihLupBJIoH1Z6QQ%253D%253D%26db%3D1880usfedcen%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Djames%2520magee%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Datkins%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1823%26msbpn__ftp%3DEngland%26msbpn%3D3251%26msrpn__ftp%3DLewis%2520County,%2520West%2520Virginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D1749%26msrpn_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D10007327%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Wwz924&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 17 Jan 2019.
3. ↑ Ralph H. and Hilda Sayre, Upshur-WV-USA (47646266), “James M Atkins,” Findagrave.comRecord added 25 Jun 2014. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131882771/james-m-atkins. Accessed 25 January 2019).

Acknowledgments

• Patricia Prickett Hickin created James Magee Atkins (1823-1885). (Imported data from GEDCOM upload #132139, Person I82) on 17 Jan 2019.

Sources

• Kimble, Janie Jackson, comp. Descendants of Robert Jackson of Hempstead, Long Island, New York. http://www.jacksonfamilygenealogy.com/.

• Ralph H. and Hilda Sayre, Upshur-WV-USA (47646266), “James M Atkins,” Findagrave.comRecord added 25 Jun 2014. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131882771/james-m-atkins. Accessed 25 January 2019).

• 1880 Census, Hackers Creek, Lewis County, West Virginia; Roll 1406, Page 58D, Image 24 of 43, Enumeration District 133, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=Wwz924&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&qh=g/ovhWHihLupBJIoH1Z6QQ%3D%3D&db=1880usfedcen&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=james%20magee&gsfn_x=0&gsln=atkins&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1823&msbpn__ftp=England&msbpn=3251&msrpn__ftp=Lewis%20County,%20West%20Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=1749&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&MSAV=1&uidh=mpf&pcat=35&fh=0&h=10007327&recoff=&ml_rpos=1. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/6742/4244691-00216?pid=10007327&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DWwz924%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26qh%3Dg/ovhWHihLupBJIoH1Z6QQ%253D%253D%26db%3D1880usfedcen%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Djames%2520magee%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Datkins%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1823%26msbpn__ftp%3DEngland%26msbpn%3D3251%26msrpn__ftp%3DLewis%2520County,%2520West%2520Virginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D1749%26msrpn_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D10007327%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Wwz924&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 17 Jan 2019.