Biography of William Atkinson
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 1071
WILLIAM ATKINSON. farmer, P. O. Plain City, a native of Greene County, Ohio, came to Canaan Township in 1853. He was born February 22, 1832. His father, Cephas Atkinson, was a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in the year 1811, and settled in Clinton County. He was born November 30, 1790, and died in November 1860. His wife, Abigail (Oren) Atkinson, was a native of Pennsylvania, where she was born in April, 1796; she died December 24, 1876. Joseph Atkinson, the grandfather of our subject, was a native of England, and his wife was Susannah (Mills) Atkinson. William A. was married, May 29, 1866, to Lucinda, daughter of John and Mary (Rhulen) Nunemaker natives of Germany. He was born November 22, 1808; came to Fairfield County. Ohio, at the acre of eight years, and died in April 1879. His wife was born December 26, 1806. The grandfather, Nunemaker, died at the ripe old age of eighty-three years. Our subject's wife was the widow of Robert Flemming, and was born in the year 1839. By her Mr. Atkinson has three children, viz.: Nary Eva, born June 17, 1867; Charles Francis, born June 24, 1870; and Cephas, born December 24, 1876. Mr. Atkinson owns 1,037 1/4 acres of land, situated five miles southwest of Plain City. He has served as School Director and Trustee, and in politics is a Republican.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
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