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Edmund Atkinson
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Edmund Atkinson,
b. April 2, 1804, d. March 19, 1862, is the son of Nathan
Atkinson,
the first Atkinson to come to Camden County, Georgia. He
is also the father of
Colonel Edmund N. Atkinson, CSA, who fought in the
War Between the States. Edmund is buried at Black
Hammock,
the Atkinson family home established by Nathan Atkinson
during the late 1790's and early 1800's. He was married
to Sarah E. Waddell, b. December 29, 1809, d.
August 3, 1858. He was educated at home by private tutors
as were his brothers and sisters. In 1821 he entered the
University of Georgia from which he graduated in 1825.
Edmond was a planter
and owned more than 30,000 acres in Georgia. Some of the
land was gained through land grants.
Homeward
was the plantation home of Edmund Atkinson, son of Nathan
Atkinson, and his wife Sarah Wadell. Mr. Atkinson studied
law at the University of Georgia and was admitted to the
bar in 1825. Although he was a practicing lawyer, Mr.
Atkinson had an intense interest in agriculture and
enjoyed life on his plantation so much that he was
frequently seen heading homeward. Eventually the
plantation became "Homeward" according to the
family. At the time of his death, Mr. Atkinson was
considered a wealthy and successful plantation owner.
Buried at Black Hammock along side his
wife,
Sarah. (photos of both
headstones on file). Epithaph reads "Into thine hand
I commit my spirit."
Notes for SARAH E. WADDELL:
Sarah E. Waddell Atkinson, b: 12/29/1809, d: 8/3/1858, is
buried in Black Hammock Cemetery. Headstone reads,
"Yet in my flesh I shall see God."
Children of EDMUND
ATKINSON and
SARAH WADDELL are:
- SATILLA
ATKINSON, b. Abt. 1830; m. Colonel W. P.
REMBERT, October 30, 1862, Wayne County, Georgia.
- CAMDEN
ATKINSON, b. Abt. 1832.
-
EDMUND N. ATKINSON,
JR., b.
November 14, 1834, Camden County, Georgia; d.
June 17, 1884; m. ELIZABETH LANG, December 09,
1868.
- ALEXANDER
ATKINSON, b. August 27, 1836, Georgia;
d. February 17, 1912.
Notes for ALEXANDER ATKINSON:
Captain Alexander Atkinson, a brother of the
gallant Colonel Edmond N. Atkinson. was born in
1836 and graduated at Franklin College about
1856. He studied law and was admitted to the bar.
He entered the Confederate Army early in 1861 and
was elected to command the Quitman Guards, and
infantry company attached to his brother's
regiment. He was wounded in one of the battles in
Virginia so severely that he was discharged from
the service. He died at Black Hammock in 1912.
(Source: History of Camden County Georgia by
James T. Vocelle, 1914)
He is buried at the Atkinson Cemetery at Black
Hammock (photograph of headstone on file).
[Brøderbund Family Archive #291, Ed. 1, Census
Index: GA, GEORGIA CENSUS NARA Series M593,
Camden County, 1870, Date of Import: Mar 19,
1998, Internal Ref. #1.291.2.7927.0]
Individual: Atkinson, A
Race: W
Age: 34
Birth place: GA
Township: Satilla Mills P
Microfilm: Roll 139, Page 663
- CONSTANCE
J. ATKINSON, b. 1843, Georgia; d.
Unknown.
-
ELIAS REED ATKINSON, b. February 05,
1847, Georgia; d. July 08, 1909, Martin, Marion
County, Florida; m. LUCY F. BERRIE, Abt. 1868,
Georgia.
Notes for ELIAS REED ATKINSON:
On headstone "Because I live ye live
also". Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Ocala,
Florida. (photograph on file)
Brøderbund Family Archive #291, Ed. 1, Census
Index: GA, GEORGIA CENSUS NARA Series M593,
Camden County, 1870, Date of Import: Mar 19,
1998, Internal Ref. #1.291.2.7927.2]
Individual: Atkinson, E R
Race: W
Age: 23
Birth place: GA
Township: Satilla Mills P
Microfilm: Roll 139, Page 663
Notes for LUCY F. BERRIE:
On headstone "I am the resurrection and the
life". Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Ocala,
Florida. (photograph on file)
Source for some
material was Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia,
Vol. 5.
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