Martha, I'm thrilled to be able to give YOU some info after all the help you have given me!! John Francis's father was Francis A. M. Atkinson. I believe the M. is for Marion. I have been going over my Atkinson notes and rechecking some censuses and decided that some of my previous hunches about this family may prove to be correct--just need a little more time to get it put together. I posted a message to the list Dec. 9, 2006, with some info on Francis, Martha, and children if you want to check the archives. Please let me know if you are interested in additional details. Jewel Jewel, Do you know the father of Frank ATKINSON, husband of Martha? Martha ----- Original Message ----- From: <Eharsma@aol.com> To: <tnweakle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: [TNWEAKLE] John Francis Atkinson obit-Weakley GenWeb Site-abstr.byMartha Smith > Jewel, > Please check the Weakley County website for any obituaries prior to > November > 1906. All available issues of the Dresden Enterprise have been abstracted > and > are available there. Martha > Found one of them!!! II copied it below in case it might be of help to > others. Thanks for all your work, Martha. Jewel > Friday, October 23, 1903 THE DRESDEN ENTERPRISE > Dresden, Tennessee > Frank ATKINSON > Mr. E. T. REAVIS received the sad news early Tuesday morning > that his brother-in-law, Mr. Frank ATKINSON, an employee of the > Centreville branch of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis > railroad, had been killed near Dickson that morning. > ATKINSON, a brakeman, was riding in the caboose and just after > pulling out of Dickson he heard an unusual noise beneath the > caboose and undertook to look under the car to ascertain the > trouble. As he swung down the rapidly moving train brought his > head in contact with the fence at a cattle guard, crushing his > skull. He was carried to his home at Dickson and died shortly > thereafter without regaining consciousness. > The remains were brought here on the noon train Wednesday and > interred at West Union burying. Deceased was born and reared in > this county, east of Dresden, and was the son of Mrs. Martha > ATKINSON; he was about 33 years of age and leaves a wife and > three children. His wife was, prior to her marriage, Miss Minnie > REAVIS, daughter of Uncle Lonney REAVIS. > Frank was a model young man, a devout christian, sober, > industrious and esteemed by all who knew him. His friends were > those who had known him from childhood, and he stood high in the > estimation of his comrades on the railroad.When the sad news > reached his wife, she was prostrated with grief and it required > the best of medical skill to revive her. The bereaved family > have the sympathy of a host of friends. > > o you know the father of Frank ATKINSON, husband of Martha? Martha ----- Original Message ----- From: <Eharsma@aol.com> To: <tnweakle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: [TNWEAKLE] John Francis Atkinson obit-Weakley GenWeb Site-abstr.byMartha Smith > > Jewel, > Please check the Weakley County website for any obituaries prior to > November > 1906. All available issues of the Dresden Enterprise have been abstracted > and > are available there. Martha > Found one of them!!! II copied it below in case it might be of help to > others. Thanks for all your work, Martha. Jewel > Friday, October 23, 1903 THE DRESDEN ENTERPRISE > Dresden, Tennessee > Frank ATKINSON > Mr. E. T. REAVIS received the sad news early Tuesday morning > that his brother-in-law, Mr. Frank ATKINSON, an employee of the > Centreville branch of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis > railroad, had been killed near Dickson that morning. > ATKINSON, a brakeman, was riding in the caboose and just after > pulling out of Dickson he heard an unusual noise beneath the > caboose and undertook to look under the car to ascertain the > trouble. As he swung down the rapidly moving train brought his > head in contact with the fence at a cattle guard, crushing his > skull. He was carried to his home at Dickson and died shortly > thereafter without regaining consciousness. > The remains were brought here on the noon train Wednesday and > interred at West Union burying. Deceased was born and reared in > this county, east of Dresden, and was the son of Mrs. Martha > ATKINSON; he was about 33 years of age and leaves a wife and > three children. His wife was, prior to her marriage, Miss Minnie > REAVIS, daughter of Uncle Lonney REAVIS. > Frank was a model young man, a devout christian, sober, > industrious and esteemed by all who knew him. His friends were > those who had known him from childhood, and he stood high in the > estimation of his comrades on the railroad.When the sad news > reached his wife, she was prostrated with grief and it required > the best of medical skill to revive her. The bereaved family > have the sympathy of a host of friends. > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.