William Henry Harrison Atkinson (1841 - 1926)

Born 1 Jun 1841 in Northampton, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

Husband of Alice Amelia (Yarnal) Atkinson — married 10 Jan 1866 in Westampton Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

Died 4 Jan 1926 at age 84 in Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

William H H Atkinson was born on June 1, 1841 in Northampton, Burlington, New Jersey. He was a son of Caleb Atkinson and Hannah Griscom. In 1850, he lived with his parents in Westhampton, Burlington, New Jersey.^[1]

William married Alice A Yarnal on January 10, 1866 in Northampton, Burlington, New Jersey.^[2] By 1870, William and Alice with a one year old daughter were living in Washington, Burlington, New Jersey. He worked as a farm laborer.^[3] They moved to Cecil, Maryland by 1880 and William worked as a steward.^[4]

From 1900 through 1915, he and his wife lived in Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey. In 1900, WIlliam worked as a laborer at a nursery.^[5] In 1910, he worked as a farm helper.^[6] In 1915, he worked as a janitor in a bank.^[7]

William died on January 4, 1926 in Burlington, New Jersey.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6MC-JCV : 12 April 2016), William Atkinson in household of Caleb Atkinson, Westhampton, Burlington, New Jersey, United States; citing family 171, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZR7-H8Q : 20 January 2020), William H. Atkinson, 10 Jan 1866.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNDC-V7L : 14 June 2019), William Atkinson, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQJ-ZD6 : 7 September 2017), Wm H Atkinson, North East, Cecil, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 13, sheet 153A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,507.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9NK-WYZ : accessed 13 July 2019), William H Alkinson, Bordentown city Ward 1, Burlington, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 13A, family 318, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,956.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKT3-PZL : accessed 13 July 2019), William H H Atkinson, Bordentown Ward 1, Burlington, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 43, sheet 3A, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 871; FHL microfilm 1,374,884.
7. ↑ "New Jersey State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9QP-PJTJ?cc=2061544&wc=4DRF-WCD%3A1068533102%2C1068535020 : 2 April 2016), Burlington > Bordentown > image 13 of 83; New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
8. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBV-R6V8 : 18 July 2020), Mr William H Atkinson, 1926.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV6-8TQH : 26 July 2019), William H.H. Atkinson, 1926; Burial, Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey, United States of America, Bordentown Cemetery; citing record ID 11479903, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.