Simpson County KyArchives Biographies.....Atkinson, Henry C. September 27, 1842 - 
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Author: Kentucky Genealogy and Biography, Volume IV, Battle-Perrin-Kniffin, 3rd. ed, 1886

HON. HENRY C. ATKINSON was born September 27, 1842, in Jonesboro, Washington 
Co., Tenn., and is the twelfth of nine boys and five girls - who all lived to 
be grown and married, but only four now living - born to Wilton and Martha B. 
McKin Atkinson, natives respectively, of Lincoln County, N. C., and Washington 
County, Tenn. Wilton Atkinson was a jeweler and came from North Carolina to 
Jonesboro in 1809. His wife was a daughter of Hiram McKin, who was born in 
Tipperary County, Ireland. At the age of eighteen Henry C. Atkinson was bound 
out to serve four years' apprenticeship as tinner - under the law of Tennessee 
was bound out "with consent of all parties" by county court for three and one 
half years, to have all expenses paid and six months' schooling. After he had 
served his apprenticeship he enlisted, June, 1862, in Company A, Sixtieth 
Tennessee, commanded by John H. Crawford, and was in the following battles: 
Chickasaw Bayou, Champion Hills, Edward's Depot; Black River, where he 
surrendered with Gen. Vaughn's brigade; was taken a prisoner to Alton, Ill., 
where he remained till December 27 of the same year, when he escaped and 
managed to work his way to Indianapolis, where he found employment at his trade 
and remained till after the final surrender. In December, 1865, he returned to
Tennessee, where he remained till 1868; he then moved to Franklin, Ky.,
where he has since been engaged at his trade; till 1883 he engaged in the
distilling of whiskey. Mr. Atkinson is possesses of considerable ingenuity
and is the inventor of numerous patents. He invented a lamp on which he
received a royalty; a loom for making door and hall mats, in which he uses a
wire warp. He has opened a door and hall-mat factory, in which he uses the
first and only wire warp in the United States. The business is conducted
under the firm name of Atkinson, Bailey & Griffith. Mr. Atkinson and brother
also invented a combination door lock. He was elected mayor of Franklin and
served one term. He married, December 31, 1868, Ottie Grubb, of Franklin, a
daughter of Armstead O. and Maria J. (Beacham) Grubb, born, respectively, in
Bedford County, Va., and Simpson County, Ky. His wife is a member of the
Christian Church. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. Hon. Mr. Atkinson is
energetic and progressive, and deserves the credit of being one of the most
wide-awake men in Franklin. He is always cheerful and pleasant, is deserving
of success in life, as live and stirring men are the life of any community.
He cast his first presidential vote for George B. McClelland, and the last
for James G. Blaine.



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