First of all I need to explain that this family's last name changes, such as Atkins, Adkins and Atkinson.
1877
Zetta "Zettie" Jane Lilly was born to her parents, Pheasant H. Lilly, age 33 and Mary Ann Lilly, age 32 on June 8, 1877 in Summers County, West Virginia, USA. (???There were a couple of places where I found her first name to be Emma or EmmaZetta.) 2
1880
The next place we find Zettie, age 3, is in THE US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 11 of 32, lines 31-39, with her parents, Pheasant, age 36 and Mary, age 35. Also, her siblings, Thomas Grant, age 12; Louiza E., age 9; Charles R., age 7; Mary F., age 4; Ida E., age 2 and Minerva A. Lilly, age 6 months. Both her parents were born in Virginia. She and her siblings were born in West Virginia. Her dad is a Farmer. Their home is in the Jumping Branch District, Summers County, WV.
1890
THE 1890 US FEDERAL CENSUS is not available due to a terrible fire that destroyed almost all of them. We do find where Zettie, age 16, marries William Rickman in 1893. They have 2 children, Gilbert and Letha. This couple must have have divorced. William Rickman marries Minnie Smith in 1896 and Zettie marries Wesley Atkins in 1899.
1894
April 13, 1894 Birth of son Gilbert Lee Rickson.
1895
Sep 20, 1895 Birth of daughter Letha M. Rickman.
1899
On March 2, 1899, Zettie married Wesley Judson Atkins in Raleigh County according to the WV Marriages Index.
1899
Dec 27, 1899 Birth of twin daughters, Lida C. and Ida Clay Adkins.
1900
IN THE 1900 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 20 of 22, lines 53-58, we find 24 year old Zettie with her 2nd husband Wesley Atkins, also age 24. They have been married for 1 year. Wesley is a Farmer. They live in the Jumping Branch District, Summers County, WV. Zettie's children from her 1st marriage, Gilbert, age 6 and Letha, age 3 have taken the last name of their stepdad, Atkins. Also, Zettie and Wesley have 5 month old twin daughters, Ida and Lida Atkins.
1901
Feb 16, 1901 Birth of daughter Sona E. Adkins.
1904
Apr 19 1904 Birth of daughter Cora Ethel Adkins.
1907
Mar 13, 1907 Birth of son Burless Judson Adkins.
1909
Jun 23, 1909 Birth of daughter Iva Arlene Atkinson, (my husband's grandmother).
1910
IN THE 1910 FEDERAL CENSUS, page 23 of 26, lines 11-19, we find Zettie, age 33, with her husband Wesley, children, Gilbert, age 16; Letha, age 14; Ida, age 10; (her twin sister Lida, has died since the last census), Sona, age 9; Cora, age 6; Burless, age 3 and Arlene, age 10 months. Wesley and Emma have been married for 10 years. Wesley is working as a Laborer in the Lumberyard. They rent their home. They do not live on a farm. Wesley is now blind. I do not know when nor how he became blind. He continues to work and support his family.
1915
May 14, 1915 Birth of daughter Zala Pauline Adkins.
1918
Nov 25, 1918 Birth of son Richard Cross Atkins.
1920
In THE 1920 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 29 of 47, lines 11-20, Zettie, age 43 and husband Wesley, age 43, are living in Fireco, Raleigh County, WV, with their children Ida, age 20; Cora, age 15, Burless, age 12; Arlean, 16; Arlean, age 10; Russel, age 8, Zala, age 4 years and 7 months and Richard, age 1 month. Cinthy (Cynthia Ann Arthur), Wesley's mother, age 75, is living with them. This will be the last time we find her until her death in 1924.
1921
Aug 26,1921 Birth of son Ira Vernon Atkinson.
1930
In THE 1930 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 49 of 72, lines 58-63, Zettie, age 53 and her husband Wesley, age 53, are living on Abney Road, Raleigh County, WV, with their children Russel, age 19; Zala, age 14; Richard, age 11 and Vernon Atkins, age 9. Wesley is working as a Laborer in the Coal Mine. They rent their home, which is worth $6.00. They have a radio.
1954
March 22, 1954 her husband Wesley Judson Atkins died.
1971
Zettie died on Nov 28, 1971. She was 94 years old. I am so glad my husband and our baby daughter and myself visited her at her home in Crab Orchard, Raleigh County, WV. I have a picture taken that day, I will post later of 5 generations. Zettie, her daughter Arlene, Arlene's son, William "Bill", Bill's son, (my husband) Roger Lee Akers and our daughter, Michelle.
1877
Zetta "Zettie" Jane Lilly was born to her parents, Pheasant H. Lilly, age 33 and Mary Ann Lilly, age 32 on June 8, 1877 in Summers County, West Virginia, USA. (???There were a couple of places where I found her first name to be Emma or EmmaZetta.) 2
1880
The next place we find Zettie, age 3, is in THE US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 11 of 32, lines 31-39, with her parents, Pheasant, age 36 and Mary, age 35. Also, her siblings, Thomas Grant, age 12; Louiza E., age 9; Charles R., age 7; Mary F., age 4; Ida E., age 2 and Minerva A. Lilly, age 6 months. Both her parents were born in Virginia. She and her siblings were born in West Virginia. Her dad is a Farmer. Their home is in the Jumping Branch District, Summers County, WV.
1890
THE 1890 US FEDERAL CENSUS is not available due to a terrible fire that destroyed almost all of them. We do find where Zettie, age 16, marries William Rickman in 1893. They have 2 children, Gilbert and Letha. This couple must have have divorced. William Rickman marries Minnie Smith in 1896 and Zettie marries Wesley Atkins in 1899.
1894
April 13, 1894 Birth of son Gilbert Lee Rickson.
1895
Sep 20, 1895 Birth of daughter Letha M. Rickman.
1899
On March 2, 1899, Zettie married Wesley Judson Atkins in Raleigh County according to the WV Marriages Index.
1899
Dec 27, 1899 Birth of twin daughters, Lida C. and Ida Clay Adkins.
1900
IN THE 1900 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 20 of 22, lines 53-58, we find 24 year old Zettie with her 2nd husband Wesley Atkins, also age 24. They have been married for 1 year. Wesley is a Farmer. They live in the Jumping Branch District, Summers County, WV. Zettie's children from her 1st marriage, Gilbert, age 6 and Letha, age 3 have taken the last name of their stepdad, Atkins. Also, Zettie and Wesley have 5 month old twin daughters, Ida and Lida Atkins.
1901
Feb 16, 1901 Birth of daughter Sona E. Adkins.
1904
Apr 19 1904 Birth of daughter Cora Ethel Adkins.
1907
Mar 13, 1907 Birth of son Burless Judson Adkins.
1909
Jun 23, 1909 Birth of daughter Iva Arlene Atkinson, (my husband's grandmother).
1910
IN THE 1910 FEDERAL CENSUS, page 23 of 26, lines 11-19, we find Zettie, age 33, with her husband Wesley, children, Gilbert, age 16; Letha, age 14; Ida, age 10; (her twin sister Lida, has died since the last census), Sona, age 9; Cora, age 6; Burless, age 3 and Arlene, age 10 months. Wesley and Emma have been married for 10 years. Wesley is working as a Laborer in the Lumberyard. They rent their home. They do not live on a farm. Wesley is now blind. I do not know when nor how he became blind. He continues to work and support his family.
1915
May 14, 1915 Birth of daughter Zala Pauline Adkins.
1918
Nov 25, 1918 Birth of son Richard Cross Atkins.
1920
In THE 1920 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 29 of 47, lines 11-20, Zettie, age 43 and husband Wesley, age 43, are living in Fireco, Raleigh County, WV, with their children Ida, age 20; Cora, age 15, Burless, age 12; Arlean, 16; Arlean, age 10; Russel, age 8, Zala, age 4 years and 7 months and Richard, age 1 month. Cinthy (Cynthia Ann Arthur), Wesley's mother, age 75, is living with them. This will be the last time we find her until her death in 1924.
1921
Aug 26,1921 Birth of son Ira Vernon Atkinson.
1930
In THE 1930 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 49 of 72, lines 58-63, Zettie, age 53 and her husband Wesley, age 53, are living on Abney Road, Raleigh County, WV, with their children Russel, age 19; Zala, age 14; Richard, age 11 and Vernon Atkins, age 9. Wesley is working as a Laborer in the Coal Mine. They rent their home, which is worth $6.00. They have a radio.
1954
March 22, 1954 her husband Wesley Judson Atkins died.
1971
Zettie died on Nov 28, 1971. She was 94 years old. I am so glad my husband and our baby daughter and myself visited her at her home in Crab Orchard, Raleigh County, WV. I have a picture taken that day, I will post later of 5 generations. Zettie, her daughter Arlene, Arlene's son, William "Bill", Bill's son, (my husband) Roger Lee Akers and our daughter, Michelle.
First of all I need to explain that this family's last name changes, such as Atkins, Adkins and Atkinson.
1877
Zetta "Zettie" Jane Lilly was born to her parents, Pheasant H. Lilly, age 33 and Mary Ann Lilly, age 32 on June 8, 1877 in Summers County, West Virginia, USA. (???There were a couple of places where I found her first name to be Emma or EmmaZetta.) 2
1880
The next place we find Zettie, age 3, is in THE US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 11 of 32, lines 31-39, with her parents, Pheasant, age 36 and Mary, age 35. Also, her siblings, Thomas Grant, age 12; Louiza E., age 9; Charles R., age 7; Mary F., age 4; Ida E., age 2 and Minerva A. Lilly, age 6 months. Both her parents were born in Virginia. She and her siblings were born in West Virginia. Her dad is a Farmer. Their home is in the Jumping Branch District, Summers County, WV.
1890
THE 1890 US FEDERAL CENSUS is not available due to a terrible fire that destroyed almost all of them. We do find where Zettie, age 16, marries William Rickman in 1893. They have 2 children, Gilbert and Letha. This couple must have have divorced. William Rickman marries Minnie Smith in 1896 and Zettie marries Wesley Atkins in 1899.
1894
April 13, 1894 Birth of son Gilbert Lee Rickson.
1895
Sep 20, 1895 Birth of daughter Letha M. Rickman.
1899
On March 2, 1899, Zettie married Wesley Judson Atkins in Raleigh County according to the WV Marriages Index.
1899
Dec 27, 1899 Birth of twin daughters, Lida C. and Ida Clay Adkins.
1900
IN THE 1900 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 20 of 22, lines 53-58, we find 24 year old Zettie with her 2nd husband Wesley Atkins, also age 24. They have been married for 1 year. Wesley is a Farmer. They live in the Jumping Branch District, Summers County, WV. Zettie's children from her 1st marriage, Gilbert, age 6 and Letha, age 3 have taken the last name of their stepdad, Atkins. Also, Zettie and Wesley have 5 month old twin daughters, Ida and Lida Atkins.
1901
Feb 16, 1901 Birth of daughter Sona E. Adkins.
1904
Apr 19 1904 Birth of daughter Cora Ethel Adkins.
1907
Mar 13, 1907 Birth of son Burless Judson Adkins.
1909
Jun 23, 1909 Birth of daughter Iva Arlene Atkinson, (my husband's grandmother).
1910
IN THE 1910 FEDERAL CENSUS, page 23 of 26, lines 11-19, we find Zettie, age 33, with her husband Wesley, children, Gilbert, age 16; Letha, age 14; Ida, age 10; (her twin sister Lida, has died since the last census), Sona, age 9; Cora, age 6; Burless, age 3 and Arlene, age 10 months. Wesley and Emma have been married for 10 years. Wesley is working as a Laborer in the Lumberyard. They rent their home. They do not live on a farm. Wesley is now blind. I do not know when nor how he became blind. He continues to work and support his family.
1915
May 14, 1915 Birth of daughter Zala Pauline Adkins.
1918
Nov 25, 1918 Birth of son Richard Cross Atkins.
1920
In THE 1920 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 29 of 47, lines 11-20, Zettie, age 43 and husband Wesley, age 43, are living in Fireco, Raleigh County, WV, with their children Ida, age 20; Cora, age 15, Burless, age 12; Arlean, 16; Arlean, age 10; Russel, age 8, Zala, age 4 years and 7 months and Richard, age 1 month. Cinthy (Cynthia Ann Arthur), Wesley's mother, age 75, is living with them. This will be the last time we find her until her death in 1924.
1921
Aug 26,1921 Birth of son Ira Vernon Atkinson.
1930
In THE 1930 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 49 of 72, lines 58-63, Zettie, age 53 and her husband Wesley, age 53, are living on Abney Road, Raleigh County, WV, with their children Russel, age 19; Zala, age 14; Richard, age 11 and Vernon Atkins, age 9. Wesley is working as a Laborer in the Coal Mine. They rent their home, which is worth $6.00. They have a radio.
1954
March 22, 1954 her husband Wesley Judson Atkins died.
1971
Zettie died on Nov 28, 1971. She was 94 years old. I am so glad my husband and our baby daughter and myself visited her at her home in Crab Orchard, Raleigh County, WV. I have a picture taken that day, I will post later of 5 generations. Zettie, her daughter Arlene, Arlene's son, William "Bill", Bill's son, (my husband) Roger Lee Akers and our daughter, Michelle.
1877
Zetta "Zettie" Jane Lilly was born to her parents, Pheasant H. Lilly, age 33 and Mary Ann Lilly, age 32 on June 8, 1877 in Summers County, West Virginia, USA. (???There were a couple of places where I found her first name to be Emma or EmmaZetta.) 2
1880
The next place we find Zettie, age 3, is in THE US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 11 of 32, lines 31-39, with her parents, Pheasant, age 36 and Mary, age 35. Also, her siblings, Thomas Grant, age 12; Louiza E., age 9; Charles R., age 7; Mary F., age 4; Ida E., age 2 and Minerva A. Lilly, age 6 months. Both her parents were born in Virginia. She and her siblings were born in West Virginia. Her dad is a Farmer. Their home is in the Jumping Branch District, Summers County, WV.
1890
THE 1890 US FEDERAL CENSUS is not available due to a terrible fire that destroyed almost all of them. We do find where Zettie, age 16, marries William Rickman in 1893. They have 2 children, Gilbert and Letha. This couple must have have divorced. William Rickman marries Minnie Smith in 1896 and Zettie marries Wesley Atkins in 1899.
1894
April 13, 1894 Birth of son Gilbert Lee Rickson.
1895
Sep 20, 1895 Birth of daughter Letha M. Rickman.
1899
On March 2, 1899, Zettie married Wesley Judson Atkins in Raleigh County according to the WV Marriages Index.
1899
Dec 27, 1899 Birth of twin daughters, Lida C. and Ida Clay Adkins.
1900
IN THE 1900 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 20 of 22, lines 53-58, we find 24 year old Zettie with her 2nd husband Wesley Atkins, also age 24. They have been married for 1 year. Wesley is a Farmer. They live in the Jumping Branch District, Summers County, WV. Zettie's children from her 1st marriage, Gilbert, age 6 and Letha, age 3 have taken the last name of their stepdad, Atkins. Also, Zettie and Wesley have 5 month old twin daughters, Ida and Lida Atkins.
1901
Feb 16, 1901 Birth of daughter Sona E. Adkins.
1904
Apr 19 1904 Birth of daughter Cora Ethel Adkins.
1907
Mar 13, 1907 Birth of son Burless Judson Adkins.
1909
Jun 23, 1909 Birth of daughter Iva Arlene Atkinson, (my husband's grandmother).
1910
IN THE 1910 FEDERAL CENSUS, page 23 of 26, lines 11-19, we find Zettie, age 33, with her husband Wesley, children, Gilbert, age 16; Letha, age 14; Ida, age 10; (her twin sister Lida, has died since the last census), Sona, age 9; Cora, age 6; Burless, age 3 and Arlene, age 10 months. Wesley and Emma have been married for 10 years. Wesley is working as a Laborer in the Lumberyard. They rent their home. They do not live on a farm. Wesley is now blind. I do not know when nor how he became blind. He continues to work and support his family.
1915
May 14, 1915 Birth of daughter Zala Pauline Adkins.
1918
Nov 25, 1918 Birth of son Richard Cross Atkins.
1920
In THE 1920 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 29 of 47, lines 11-20, Zettie, age 43 and husband Wesley, age 43, are living in Fireco, Raleigh County, WV, with their children Ida, age 20; Cora, age 15, Burless, age 12; Arlean, 16; Arlean, age 10; Russel, age 8, Zala, age 4 years and 7 months and Richard, age 1 month. Cinthy (Cynthia Ann Arthur), Wesley's mother, age 75, is living with them. This will be the last time we find her until her death in 1924.
1921
Aug 26,1921 Birth of son Ira Vernon Atkinson.
1930
In THE 1930 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 49 of 72, lines 58-63, Zettie, age 53 and her husband Wesley, age 53, are living on Abney Road, Raleigh County, WV, with their children Russel, age 19; Zala, age 14; Richard, age 11 and Vernon Atkins, age 9. Wesley is working as a Laborer in the Coal Mine. They rent their home, which is worth $6.00. They have a radio.
1954
March 22, 1954 her husband Wesley Judson Atkins died.
1971
Zettie died on Nov 28, 1971. She was 94 years old. I am so glad my husband and our baby daughter and myself visited her at her home in Crab Orchard, Raleigh County, WV. I have a picture taken that day, I will post later of 5 generations. Zettie, her daughter Arlene, Arlene's son, William "Bill", Bill's son, (my husband) Roger Lee Akers and our daughter, Michelle.
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