LEWIS ATKINSON WAS MARRIED TO ARCENIA WILSON ATKINSON, of Martha Wash ington
County, VA.
LEWIS AND ARSENIA MOVED TO BANNER SPRINGS, TN, FENTRESS COUNTY, FRO M MARTHA
WASHINGTON, VA WITH THEIR 13 CHILDREN.
Lewis and Arcenia owned a large farm in Banner Roslin area.
1st Generation: Joel Atkinson, born abt 1780 in VA, and is buried in
Rottens Fork, Tn.
2nd Generation: Lewis Atkinson, son of Joel Atkinson, born abt 1810 , Martha
Washington Co, VA.
Lewis and Arcenia had 12 children, 7 sons and 5 daughter.
3rd Generation: Lewis Wesley Atkinson, son of Lewis and Arcenia Atki nson, and
married Lottie Hall and had 6 children.
Lewis and Lottie Hall Atkinson lived on a farm behind the Roslin Scho ol, later
known as the Johnie Gould Place.
Lewis Jackson Atkinson,son of Lewis and Lottie Hall Atkinson, born 1 5 Mar
1883, married Durzilla Armintie Key,
daughter of William and Mahala Norrod Key, and they lived in the Mar tha
Washington Community, of Southwest Fentress County.
They had 9 children and 1 died of TB.
1-Dewey Neely Atkinson
2-Foyster Atkinson (killed in car wreck), taught school, and mar ried Auda
Norman.
3-Frona Atkinson, died of TB
4-Elmer Atkinson, married Ethel Simes, he taught school in Fentr ess
County and retired.
5-Luther Atkinson, married Wilma Taylor, he carried mail on Rou te 1,
Clarkrange, Tn. (Luther is the author of Rembrances I and II of Fentr ess Co,
Tn)
6-Floccie Atkinson, married Edward Taylor, they moved to Indiana
7-William Atkinson, born 1843, got TB in WWII, married
8- Evelyn Atkinson, married Q. E. Wilson. She was a nurse.
9- Ruth Ann Atkinson, died young.
Lewis and Arcenia Wilson Atkinson's 13 children:
1-Martha Atkinson, born 1835, married Jess Baldwin and John Young
2-Frances Atkinson, born 1841-1926, married Lucinda Young
3-William Wesley Atkinson, born 1843, married Lottie Hall
4-Betsy Atkinson, 1844, never married
5-Joel Atkinson, 1846, married Jane Kennedy, born 1846 (both w ere born
in Kentucky.
Joel and Jane Atkinson had 11 children: Joel died in 1892 a nd Jane
died 1929, at age 83, both are buried at Springs Chapel Cemetery, Fen tress Co,
Tn. Joel was a school teacher in Fentress County.
1-Levi Atkinson, 2 Nov 1871 - 7 Nov 1932
2-Nancy Atkinson, 15 Jan 1873 -
3-Lewis Atkinson, 4 Nov 1875 - 10 Feb 1965
4-John Atkinson, 19 Apr 1877 - 4 Jan 1961 (moved to WA stat e)
5-Charlie Atkinson, 12 Sep 1878 - Jan 1900
6-Polly Atkinson, 18 May 1880 - 20 Dec 1964
7-Ewing Atkinson, 1881 - 1946
8-Clara Atkinson, 3 Apr 1884 - 23 Mar 1969
9-Tilda Atkinson, 1886
10-Luke Atkinson, 11 Oct 1888 - 25 Nov 1973
11-Maude Atkinson, Feb 1891 - 12 Apr 1930
6-Charles Atkinson, 1855, a minister, married Nancy Key
7-Ned Atkinson, married Mary Key
8-Rebecca Atkinson, married Bob Findley
9-Jane Atkinson, married Luke Hall
10-Jasper Atkinson, married Rosie Cooper
11-Peter Atkinson, a minister, married Sarah Jane Todd
12-Emaline Atkinson, married Jim Hicks
13-Nancy Atkinson, married Levi Ferrel
Info found in History of Fentress County, by the Fentress County Hist orical
Society.
LEWIS ATKINSON WAS THE HUSBAND OF ARSENIA WILSON ATKINSON.
LEWIS AND ARSENIA WILSON ATKINSON HAD A DAUGHTER, TELITHA ATKINSON.
TELITHA ATKINSON MARRIED LUKE HALL.
LUKE HALL WAS THE SON OF DAVID HALL AND SARAH HONEYCUTT HALL.
INFO OBTAINED FROM THE HISTORY OF FENTRESS COUNTY, BY THE FENTRESS CO UNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, F276, PAGE 454, AND F274, PAGE 453. Arsenia Wilson and Lewis Atkinson had the following children:
+68 i.
Charles Edward Atkinson.
69 ii.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Atkinson(1)
was born in 1844 in Martha, Washington, Va.
(2) She died in Banner, Tn, Fentress County.
(2) She was buried in Fentress County, Tn.
(2) [Fitz.ged]
BETSY ATKINSON WAS THE DAUGHTER OF LEWIS ATKINSON AND ARSENIA WILSO N ATKINSON.
BETSY NEVER MARRIED.
BETSY WAS BORN IN MARTHA WASHINGTON, VA, AND MOVED TO BANNER SPRINGS , TN,
FENTRESS COUNTY, WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD. INFO FOUND IN THE HISTORY O F FENTRESS
COUNTY, BY THE FENTRESS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THERE IS ALSO TW O BOOKS
WRITTEN BY LUTHER ATKINSON, REMEMBRANCES I & II, OF JAMESTOWN, TN.
BETSY "ELIZABETH", AGE 6 IN THE EARLY TENNESSEE RECORDS, 1850 WITH HE R PARENTS
AND SISTERS AND BROTHERS. HER FATHER WAS LEWIS ATKINSON, AGE 40, BOR N IN
VIRGINIA, AND A FARMER. HER MOTHER, ARSENIA WILSON ATKINSON, BORN IN
TENNESSEE, AND AGE 38. HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
MARTHA, FEMALE, AGE 15
LITHA, FEMALE, AGE 12
NANCY, FEMALE, AGE 10
FRANCIS, FEMALE/MALE?, AGE 9 (FRANCIS MARRIED LUCINDA YOUNG OF F ENTRESS
CO), SO THE RECORD IN 1850 IS INCORRECT.
WILLIAM, MALE, AGE 7
ELIZABETH, FEMALE, AGE 6
JOEL, MALE, AGE 4
EDWARD, MALE, AGE 2
INFO FOUND IN THE TENNESSEE STATE ARCHIVES, JUNE 1995.
+70 iii.
Emaline Atkinson.
+71 iv.
Francis Atkinson.
+72 v.
Jasper Atkinson.
+73 vi.
Joel Atkinson.
+74 vii.
Martha Atkinson.
+75 viii.
Nancy Atkinson.
+76 ix.
Ned Atkinson.
+77 x.
Peter Atkinson.
+78 xi.
Rebecca Atkinson.
+79 xii.
Telitha Jane Atkinson.
+80 xiii.
William Wesley Atkinson.
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