SIXTH GENERATION

50. John Jesse ATKINSON was born on 29 Sep 1792 in , Pittsylvania, VA. He died on 20 Oct 1870 in , Limestone, AL. He was buried in , Limestone, AL. He has reference number 006-6. !BIRTH:"Atkinson Family - Early Family History"

MARRIAGE:

!DEATH:"Atkinson Family - Early Family History"; Another document entitled
"Atkinson Family" shows the year of death as 1872

!BURIAL:Buried at Atkinson-Harlow Cemetary at Veto

!NOTES:Birth, Marriage & Death information is from Martha Redus & Jackie
Leonard; Served in the War of 1812 from Maury Co. TN; See Census for Limestone
County - 1830/40/50 (Dist 4)/60; May also have been married to Margaret Patton.

See "Our Valiant Men: Soldiers & Patriots of Rev. War, Williamson County, TN.
1796" by Lewis G. Lynch He was married to (Nancy) Ann Jones BRIDGEFORTH on 3 Jul 1820 in , Notaway, VA.

51. (Nancy) Ann Jones BRIDGEFORTH was born on 9 May 1791 in , Nottoway, VA. She died on 6 Feb 1864 in , Limestone, AL. She was buried in , Limestone, AL. She has reference number 006-7. !BIRTH:"Atkinson Family - Early Family History" (J. Leonard shows DOB as
9/5/1791 - may be a juxtaposition of the month and day)

!MARRIAGE:"Atkinson Family - Early Family History"

!DEATH:"Atkinson Family - Early Family History"

BURIAL:

!NOTES:Information is from J. Leonard Children were:

child i. William Franklin ATKINSON was born on 5 Jan 1823 in , , TN. He died on 11 Jul 1899 in Pettusville, Limestone, AL. !BIRTH:"Atkinson Family - Early Family History"; Was 26 on the 1850 census of
Limestone County, Alabama

!MARRIAGE:Per June Hillis Morrish

!DEATH:Notarized statement by his grandaughter (Willie A. Hodges); Newspaper
clipping from Alabama Courrier July 20, 1899; "Atkinson Family - Early Family
History"

BURIAL:

!NOTES:Was blind for the last 48 years of his life and owned a seeing eye dog
child25 ii. Paralee (Parnella) David ATKINSON.
child iii. Henrietta "Rhett" ATKINSON was born about 1827/28 in , Limestone, AL. She died on 7 May 1892 in Veto, , AL. !BIRTH:Was 22 on the 1850 census of Limestone County, Alabama

MARRIAGE:

DEATH:

!BURIAL:Buried in the Atkinson-Harlow Cemetery

!NOTES:Birth, Marriage & Death information is from Martha Redus
child iv. John ATKINSON was born about 1829/30 in , , AL. He died about 1863. !BIRTH:Was 20 on the 1850 census of Limestone County, Alabama

MARRIAGE:

DEATH:

BURIAL:

!NOTES:Died possibly in the Civil War in Mississippi

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