William Yates Atkinson

1887 - 1953  (66 years)

• Name	William Yates Atkinson  [1, 2, 3]
  		Public Service
  Born	18 Jan 1887	Coweta County, Georgia   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Not Stated, Coweta, Georgia   [4]
  Residence	Coweta, Coweta   [4]
  Residence	1910	Militia District 646, Coweta, Georgia   [3]
  Residence	1920	Newman, Coweta, Georgia   [2]
  Residence	1930	Newnan, Coweta, Georgia   [1]
  Died	28 Nov 1953	Coweta County, Georgia   [5]
  Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia
  Notes	Atkinson, William Yates, Jr. (1887-1953) of Newnan, Coweta County, Ga. Son of William Yates Atkinson. Born in Newnan, Coweta County, Ga., January 18, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia Democratic state chair, 1942; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1943-48. Member, Freemasons; Kappa Alpha. Died November 28, 1953. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
  Person ID	I1203	Dickinson
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2009

  
  

  Father	William Yates Atkinson,   b. 11 Nov 1854, Oakland, Meriwether, Georgia ,   d. 8 Aug 1899, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Susan Cobb Milton,   b. 1858, Marianna, Jackson, Florida ,   d. 1942  (Age 84 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1880	Coweta County, Georgia   [6]
  Family ID	F0380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lourette Simms,   b. 15 Jun 1888, Coweta County, Georgia ,   d. 23 Jan 1973, Coweta County, Georgia  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1909	Georgia   [7]
  	Mr.and Mrs. John Hanson Simms announce the engagement of their daughter Lourette to Mr. William Yates Atkinson, the marriage to take place Dec. 1st at their home in Newnan. Abstracted from The Herald and Advertiser, Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, 5 November 1909.
  Children	+ 1. William Yates Atkinson,   b. 9 Sep 1912, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia ,   d. 28 Sep 1997, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia  (Age 85 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2015
  Family ID	F0372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Jan 1887 - Coweta County, Georgia Residence - 1930 - Newnan, Coweta, Georgia Died - 28 Nov 1953 - Coweta County, Georgia Buried - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Atkinson, William Yates, Sr.

  
  

• Sources

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