Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Atkinson, William F., 1947 

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WILLIAM FRANCES ATKINSON 

WM. F. ATKINSON, 60, BURIED DEC. 25TH AT MILL SWAMP 

  Funeral services for William Francis Atkinson, 60, who died at his home 
Wednesday, December 24th, were conducted at the Jones Funeral Home, by the 
Rev. Mr. Holzbach.  Burial followed in the Mill Swamp Cemetery.

  Pallbearers were E.F. Little, Willie Moody, Bennett Little, Ruffin Gray, 
Bruce Holloman and Denver Oakley.

  Mr. Atkinson is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Asia Stringfield of Hampton 
and Mrs. Ruby Hall of King and Queen Court House, and a brother, James A. 
Atkinson of Newport News.


William Francis ATKINSON, of Smithfield, farmer, 
b. 24 Jan 1887, Isle of Wight Co., d. 24 Dec 1947, at home, 
re-interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 26 Dec 1947, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 30, No. 31, Jan. 7, 1948, p. 1, col 2 

*Additional information: 

The cemetery report lists a ATKINSON family marker, but no individual 
   markers for William or his parents. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} Uzzell Church report (#55): 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 27021 (Suffolk #367), which gives bu. 24 Dec 1948; 
   mother's given as Fannie Day {mis-read Pay}. 

Birthdate &c. confirmed by from WW-I Draft registration. 

The 1900 Census (Hardy Dist, IoW.Co.) gives age 12, b. Jan 1888. 

His father was James Archer ATKINSON (1849, IoW.Co. - 2 Oct 1926, IoW.Co.), 
   son of Francis "Frank" & Nancy (JOHNSON) ATKINSON (m. 1842, IoW.Co.).  
   [D.Cert. 24095 (Hardy #10)]. 

His mother was Fannie Day BEALE [BEAL] (23 Sep 1863, So.Co. - 31 Mar 1955, 
   Warwick), daughter of William & Sarah Va. (BRANCH) BEALE 
   (m. 1844, So.Co.). [D.Cert. 6170 (Warwick City #51)].  She m. James 
   2 Feb 1882, in IoW.Co. 

The newspaper is posted online at the Library of Virginia's 
   "Virginia Chronicle" Virginia Newspaper Project: 
   https://virginiachronicle.com/ 


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