Person:Maggie Smith (12)

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Photo of the Atkinson Family from about 1892

Clockwise from top left: Ada, Stella, Will, Ed, Grace, Maggie

The back of the Atkinson family photo

Maggie Atkinson about 1892; enlarged from the family photo

Maggie Atkinson

Clockwise from the top: Maggie Atkinson, Lois Atkinson, Billy Fox, Grace Atkinson

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave
   2009.

   Name: Maggie M. Atkinson
   Birth: Mar. 7, 1856
   Death: May 18, 1918
   
   In Memoriam.
   On Saturday, May 18, 1918, at one o'clock p.m., at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Ford, Mrs. Margaret S. Atkinson, widow of the late W. S. Atkinson, passed away. Surrounded by her entire family, from the day she was stricken with paralysis, Monday, the 13th inst., she received every attention that lies within human power. Skilled physicians and nurses attended her; friends were there, but all to no avail. The hour for her going had come, and as in life, hers had been the ministering hands to smooth the brow, her children tenderly and lovingly hovered over her, day and night watching for some look or word of consciousness. If this mother could have chosen the setting for this last scene in the drama of her life, we feel assured that it would have been just as it was. There is no love no unselfish as mother love, but Mrs. Atkinson's pride in and for her children, and the pure, self-sacrificing love she had for them were often spoken of by her friends, and it was nothing unusual to hear said, of her, "There was never a better mother."
   Mrs. Atkinson lived her life by doing good to others, with no hope of reward here, for she sought out those who were needy indeed.
   Although, only sixty-two years old Mrs. Atkinson had accomplished more than most women much older. She had led an active life always, and her ambition was to be active until she died. This she was, and had had almost no sickness of any moment, until this stroke, which took her off.
   For years, Mrs. Atkinson has had the care of her aged mother, Mrs. Sallie Smith, and her tenderness to that mother was as sweet as the mother's for her babe.
   Just a few years back, the late W. S. Atkinson died suddenly from a stroke of apoplexy, and the shock of his death had its effect upon the companion left behind, and since that time, she had not been her same, cheerful self, but her best efforts were put forth in the attempt to be.
   For some time, there was some cause for alarm, lest she suffer this stroke, and every precaution had been taken, a specialist consulted, and her case fully diagnosed, but the tie which bound together this devoted family is broken, the mother gone, and it but remains to these four noble women, her daughters, Mrs. L. T. Fox of Derma, Mrs. Tilden Pryor of Calhoun City, Mrs. Joe Ford and Mrs. V. B. Philpot of Houston; her sons, Will S. Jr., and Edd, two substantial citizens of Pickens, Mississippi, to carry on the life she has so well planned out for them.
   The remains were laid to rest beneath a wealth of flowers, at the local cemetery, after an appropriate funeral service at the Baptist Church. Rev. J. W Gillon officiating.
   Thus ends here, the work on earth of one of the noble women, the aged mother, the staunch friend and the faithful neighbor. But never will memory cease to hold in sweet reverence, these recollections of a life of unselfishness and lvoe for God and her fellowman. To the bereaved, the Times-Post joins the entire community in extending sympathy. [from the Times Post, Houston, Mississippi, Friday, May 24, 1918, page 5]

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Tomball, Texas)
   Sheet 175A, 1860.

   Roll: 579
   PO: Hohen Linden; Division No. 1; Pg: 134
   
   Name: Margy Smith
   Gender: Female
   Age: 4
   Race: White
   Birthplace: South Carolina
   Page: 134
   
   
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   J D Smith M 26 South Carolina
   Sally Smith F 23 South Carolina
   Margy Smith F 4 South Carolina
   Bigers Smith M 3 Mississippi
   
   Household ID: 1032
   Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
   Affiliate Publication Number: M653
   Affiliate Film Number: 579
   GS Film Number: 803579
   Digital Folder Number: 005170159
   Image Number: 0018

   
3. ↑ Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Sheet 168B, 1870.

   Roll: 724
   Township: 14; Pg. No: 86
   
   Name: Margret Smith
   Gender: Female
   Age: 14
   Race: White
   Birthplace: South Carolina
   Page Number: 86
   
   
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   John D Smith M 37 South Carolina
   Sarah H Smith F 34 South Carolina
   Margret Smith F 14 South Carolina
   Biggers M Smith M 13 South Carolina
   Fanny Smith F 10 Mississippi
   Harriet D Smith F 7 Mississippi
   
   Household ID: 692
   Line Number: 29
   Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
   Affiliate Publication Number: M593
   GS Film Number: 000552223
   Digital Folder Number: 004273823
   Image Number: 00340

   
4. ↑ Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Sheet 210B, 1880.

   Roll: 643
   Houston Precinct; ED: 50; Pg. No: 26
   
   Name: Maggie Atkinson
   Gender: Female
   Age: 24
   Marital Status: Married
   Race: White
   Occupation: Keeps House
   Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
   Birthplace: Mississippi, United States
   Father's Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
   Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
   Sheet Letter: B
   Sheet Number: 210
   Person Number: 1
   Volume: 1
   
   
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   William S Atkinson Self M 30 Mississippi, United States
   Maggie Atkinson Wife F 24 Mississippi, United States
   Stella Atkinson Daughter F 6 Mississippi, United States
   William Atkinson Son M 5 Mississippi, United States
   Ada Atkinson Daughter F 3 Mississippi, United States
   John Atkinson Son M 1 Mississippi, United States
   
   District: ED 26
   Sheet Number and Letter: 210B
   Household ID: 12819132
   Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
   Affiliate Publication Number: T9
   Affiliate Film Number: 0643
   GS Film Number: 1254643
   Digital Folder Number: 005161073
   Image Number: 00105

   
5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Sheets 6B, 7A, 1900.

   Roll: 803
   Houston Precinct; SD: 1; ED: 11; Sheet No: 6B
   Household ID: 105
   
   Name: Maggie M Atkinson
   Age: 44
   Marital Status: Married
   Number of Living Children: 6
   Years Married: 28
   Birth Date: Mar 1856
   Birthplace: South Carolina
   Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
   Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
   Mother of how many children: 9
   Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
   Wm S Atkinson Head M 50 Mississippi
   Maggie M Atkinson Wife F 44 South Carolina
   Edward Atkinson Son M 17 Mississippi
   Grace Atkinson Daughter F 10 Mississippi
   Lois Atkinson Daughter F 5 Mississippi
   Line Number: 100