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Y-DNA: I-M170
Husband of (69107903) Elizabeth Ingram Atkinson.
According to his grandson, (38233467) Jasper S. Atkinson, Johnson E. Atkinson was son of Josiah S. Atkinson and Susan Wall Atkinson who resided in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
His family settled on a farm on Moon Creek in Caswell County, eight miles South of Danville, Virginia, near the home of his wife's parents, Archibald and Mary Nichols Ingram.
In 1855 the family purchased land in Surry County, NC between Mt. Airy and Siloam. They had planned on moving there but prior to the move Johnson died on December 24,...
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Y-DNA: I-M170
Husband of (69107903) Elizabeth Ingram Atkinson.
According to his grandson, (38233467) Jasper S. Atkinson, Johnson E. Atkinson was son of Josiah S. Atkinson and Susan Wall Atkinson who resided in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
His family settled on a farm on Moon Creek in Caswell County, eight miles South of Danville, Virginia, near the home of his wife's parents, Archibald and Mary Nichols Ingram.
In 1855 the family purchased land in Surry County, NC between Mt. Airy and Siloam. They had planned on moving there but prior to the move Johnson died on December 24, 1856. Following his death the widow, Elizabeth Horton Ingram Atkinson, took her children and moved to the new location.
The exact burial location for Johnson Easley Atkinson is unknown at this time and is currently being researched. Exact location will be added once obtained. The known facts regarding his burial are:
Burial was in Caswell County in the area of Moon’s Creek
$4.00 was paid to John Sladler for preaching the funeral
$3.45 was paid to Silas Ware for building his coffin
$4.00 was paid to Henry Piles for 'painting of grave'
According to (38233467) Jasper S. Atkinson, grandson of Johnson Easley and (69107903) Elizabeth Ingram Atkinson, his grandmother "died in February 1904 in Surry County and was buried on the farm where she had lived for more than 50 years."
This cemetery today is know as the "Atkinson Family Cemetery" in Surry County, NC. Directions to get to the cemetery are: From intersection of US Hwy 52 and NC Hwy 268 in Pilot Mtn, go west on NC Hwy 268 for 6.4 miles. Then turn right on Eldora Rd and go 3 miles and cemetery will be on the left. Is surrounded by white cinder block wall across from Bryant Mill Rd (SR 2041).
Census 1850 Caswell County, NC
Johnson Atkinson M 51
Elizabeth Atkinson F 36
Mary T Atkinson F 17
Susan W Atkinson F 15
Martha E Atkinson F 13
Elizabeth B Atkinson F 10
Charles H Atkinson M 8
Judy A Atkinson F 6
Henry F Atkinson M 3
Manerva J Atkinson F 1
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1850FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4B4-Q3P), Johnson Atkinson
Census 1860 Bundys District, Surry, NC
Elizabeth H Atkison F 45
Martha E Atkison F 22
Eliza Atkison F 20
Charles Atkison M 18
Juda Atkinson F 15
Henry F Atkinson M 14
A G Atkins F 12
Samuel Atkins M 10
Wm H Atkins M 8
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1860", database, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6C-GY9),
Elizabeth H Atkison, 1860.
References:
“Atkinson-Ingram Kin”, Jasper S. Atkinson
Johnson E. Atkinson, NC Estate Files
1850 Census Caswell County, NC
1860 Census Surry County, NC
Probate Records, Pittsylvania Co., VA Book 13, 1840-1843
Probate Records - Pittsylvania Co., VA Book 14, 1843-1845
Josiah Atkinson, will Pittsylvania Co., VA, WB 2, page 448
“Caswell County, NC, Heritage Book”, 1985
Caswell Co. Deed Books 1817-1840, Deed Book CC page 7-8
Caswell Co., NC. Clerk's office, Caswell Co. NC 10 May 1832
Correspondence:
Jasper Stanley Atkinson, Elkin, NC
Sydney Atkinson
William H. Reid, Pilot Mountain, NC
Barbara Bryant White, Newark, DE
Pat Satterfield, Oklahoma City, OK
Eunice Shorter, Phoenix, VA |
