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William Alvin Atkinson

Male 1901 - 1977  (75 years)


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  • Name William Alvin Atkinson  [1
    Birth 26 Sep 1901  Hasse, Comanche County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Feb 1977  Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • The son of James Albert ATKINSON and Annie Elizabeth CHILDRESS.

      OBITUARY: Newapaper; Feb 1977

      OBITUARY: Graham, TX -- Services for William Alvin "Shorty" Atkinson, 75, of Jean, TX, who died Thursday in a Wichita Falls hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Morrison Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodson, Tex. Cemetery. Atkinson was born Sept. 26, 1901, in Hasse, TX. He was a long-time resident of Young County who married Odessa Wright in 1925 in Throckmorton, TX. He was a member of Jean Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; six sons, James of Merkel, TX., Kenneth of Carlsbad, N. M., Ray of Snyder, Frank of Jal, N. M., L. B. of Breckenridge, TX., and Wilburn of Olney, TX., a daughter, Mrs. Donna Rials of Ft. Worth; a sister, Mrs. Nathan Whitaker of Throckmorton, and several grandchildren.

      (Courtesy of Mitchell Atkinson)
    Person ID I5106  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Odessa Lafanta Wright,   b. 22 Jul 1905, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1994, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 15 Apr 1925  Throckmorton, Throckmorton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENT: Atkinsons plan 50th Anniversary Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Atkinson of Jean, TX., will be honored on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary at a reception given from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. Sunday, April 20, at First National Bank Community Room in Graham. Miss Odessa Wright and W. A. (Shorty) Atkinson were united in marriage on April 16, 1925 at the home of Rev. N. Z. Abbott at Throckmorton. The Atkinsons lived most of their life at Woodson. In 1952 they moved near Jean and in 1968 moved to Jean. Hosting the affair will be their children, daughter-in-law and son-in-law and their 23 grandchildren. Children are Mr. & Mrs. James Keaton Atkinson of Merkel, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Atkinson of Monahans, Mr. & Mrs. Gene Atkinson of Snyder, Frank Allen Atkinson of New Mexico and Mrs. L. B. Atkinson of Eastland; also Mr. & Mrs. Wilburn Lee Atkinson of Snyder and Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Rials of Wichita Falls. ...

      (Courtesy of Mitchell Atkinson)
    Children 
     1. James Keaton Atkinson,   b. 9 Jan 1926, Woodson, Throckmorton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1998, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
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    Family ID F9403  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 May 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Sep 1901 - Hasse, Comanche County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Apr 1925 - Throckmorton, Throckmorton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Feb 1977 - Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S586] Atkinson, Mitchell "The Mitchell Atkinson Family Tree of Texas" http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/t/k/Mitchell-R-Atkinson/.