Bettie Walker Atkinson b. Jan 1857 Dallas County, Arkansas, USA d. 8 Feb 1930 Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA: Our Family History

1857 - 1930 (~ 73 years)

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Name	Bettie Walker Atkinson [1]
Born	Jan 1857	Dallas County, Arkansas, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Census	28 Jul 1870	Red Land township, Bradley County, Arkansas, USA [3]
	1. Ledbeter [Ledbetter], John, 36, male, white, farmer, real estate $200, personal $350, tennessee 2. _____, Mary, 32, female, white, keeping house, Tennessee 3. _____, Charles, 3, male, white, Arkansas 4. Atkinson, Bettie, 13, female, white, Arkansas, cannot write 5. _____, Henry, 10, male, white, Arkansas
Census	4 Jun 1880	Prairie township, Dorsey County, Arkansas, USA [4]
	1. Wright, Thos Y., white, male, 33, married, farmer, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia 2. _____, Bettie, white, female, 22, wife, married, keeping house, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee 3. _____, Mary W, white, female, 7, daughter, single, Arkansas, Georgia, Arkansas 4. _____, William F., white, male, 5, son, Arkansas, Georgia, Arkansas 5. _____, Martha A, white, female, 7 months, Arkansas, Georgia, Arkansas
Census	22 Jun 1900	Pennington township, Bradley County, Arkansas, USA [2]
	1. Wright, William, head, white, male, March 1846, 53, married 27 years, Alabama, Alabama, Alabama, teamster, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Bettie, wife, white, female, January 1857, 43, married 27 years, 5 children 4 living, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Rithia, daughter, white, female, June 1882, 18, single, Arkansas, Alabama, Arkansas, cannot read or write 4. _____, Jewell, daughter, white, female, April 1886, 14, Arkansas, Alabama, Arkansas, at school, attended 8 months, can read and write 5. _____, [Panis?], daughter, white, female, March 1890, 10, Arkansas, Alabama, Arkansas, at school, attended 8 months, can read and writ 6. Robison [possible cross-through], Edward, boarder, white, male, March 1880, 20, single, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas, teamster, can read and write
Census	27 Apr 1910	Alexandria Rd., Ward 1, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA [5]
	1. Gravier, Felix, head, male, white, 35, first marriage, married 7 years, Arkansas, Ireland, Arkansas. engineer, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Ritha, wife, female, white, 28, first marriage, married 7 years, Arkansas, Georgia, Arkansas, can read and write 3. _____, Harry, son, male, white, 6, Louisiana, Arkansas, Arkansas 4. _____, Felix, Jr., son, male, white, 2, Louisiana, Arkansas, Arkansas 5. Wright, Betty, mother in law, female, white, 53, widowed, 6 children 4 living, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee 6. _____, Jewell, sister in law, female, white, 24, single, Arkansas, Georgia, Arkansas, can read and write
Census	12 Jan 1920	3316 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA [6]
	1. O'Rourke, A. L. head, renting, female, white, 28, widowed, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas, keeper, boarding house, own account 2. Wright, Bettie, mother, female, white, 62, widowed, can read and write, Arkansas, Alabama, Arkansas, no occupation 3-19. [Boarders with no apparent relationship] [It is not clear why Hallie (Wright) O'Rourke is listed as A. L. O'Rourke?her deceased husband's name. Possibly her name was given as "Mrs. A. L. O'Rourke" and incorrectly transcribed later]
Obituary	Feb 1930	Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA [7]
	"WRIGHT--At the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Grady Goodwin, at 1530 Fourth street, Sunday, February 9, 1930, at 8 o'clock p. m., Mrs. Betty Wright, aged 73 years. She was a descendant of John Quincy Adams, her mother being a cousin of the former president of the United States. She is survived by three of her children. Mrs. Goodwin, Mrs. Ray Jacobs, of San Francisco, Cal., and Mr. Tom Wright of McKay, Arizona. She also leaves two brothers, Mr. Hal Atkinson, of Fordyce, Ark., and Mr. C. E. Ledbetter of Kingland, Ark. Funeral services will take place next Thursday, pending the arrival of Mrs. Jacobs from California. Interment will be made under the direction of Hixson Brothers, local undertakers."
	Obituary clipping (digital) provided by Wesley Saunders, reference librarian, Rapides Parish Library. No publication data.
Parents	Bettie's 1930 death certificate names her parents as "Tom Adkinson" and "Mary Adams," both born in Arkansas. [8]
Died	8 Feb 1930	Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA [8, 9, 10]
Buried	Methodist Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA [8, 11]
Person ID	I6029	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	31 Jan 2015

Father	Thomas A. Atkinson, b. 1831, Tennessee, USA , d. 15 Mar 1862, Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas, USA (Age 31 years)
Mother	Mary J. Adams, b. Nov 1838, Tennessee, USA , d. 21 Oct 1901, near Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas, USA (Age ~ 62 years)
Married	2 Mar 1854	Dallas County, Arkansas, USA [12, 13]
Family ID	F2138	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family William Y. Wright, b. Mar 1846, Georgia, USA , d. Between 1900-1910 (Age ~ 63 years)

Married 6 Nov 1872 Bradley County, Arkansas, USA [14, 15]

Children

	1. Mary W. Wright, b. Abt 1873, Arkansas, USA , d. 1880 (Age ~ 7 years)
+	2. William Thomas Wright, b. December 1875, Arkansas, USA , d. 26 Dec 1930, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age ~ 55 years)
	3. Martha A. Wright, b. Abt 1879, Arkansas, USA
+	4. Ritha Wright, b. Jun 1882, Arkansas, USA , d. 5 May 1920, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age ~ 37 years)
+	5. Jewell Wright, b. Apr 1886, Arkansas, USA , d. 17 Aug 1951, Caddo County, Louisiana, USA (Age ~ 65 years)
	6. Hallie Wright, b. 11 Mar 1890, Arkansas, USA , d. 4 May 1942, San Francisco County, California, USA (Age 52 years)

Last Modified 24 Jan 2015

Family ID F2219 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Bettie Walker Atkinson-William Y. Wright, 1872, Bradley County, Arkansas Bradley County, Arkansas, Marriage Book B: 133, Wm Y. Wright-Bettie W. Atkinson, 6 November 1872; digital image, "Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1957," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 January 2015); citing FHL film no. 981960; original records, County Clerk, Warren. [url:…
		1880 Bradley County census, William Y. Wright and Bettie (Atkinson) Wright 1880 U. S. census, Dorsey County, Arkansas, population schedule, [Prairie township, enumeration district (ED) 82, p. 6 (penned, recto), p. 350 (stamped, verso), dwelling 54, family 54, Wm Y Wright household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 116 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 43.
		1870 Bradley County, Arkansas, census for Mary J. (Adams) Atkinson Ledbetter and husband John R. Ledbetter 1870 U.S. census, Bradley County, Arkansas, population schedule, Red Land township, p. 7 (penned), p. 577 (stamped, recto), dwelling 54, family 52, John Ledbetter household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 16 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 48.
		Bettie (Atkinson) Wright, death certificate, 1930, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Louisiana State Board of Health, vol. 5, death certificate no. 2403 (1930), Mrs. Bettie Wright, Rapides Parish; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge. [Judy Riffel pulled this.]
		Bettie (Atkinson) Wright, 1900 Bradley County, Arkansas, census with husband William Wright. 1900 U.S. census, Bradley County, Arkansas, population schedule, Pennington township, enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 20B, p 354 (stamped, verso), dwelling 364, family 367, William Wright household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 24 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 51.
		Bettie (Atkinson) Wright, 1910 Winn Parish, Louisiana, census; widowed; in the household of son in law Felix Gravier. 1910 U.S. census, Winn County, Louisiana, population schedule, Police Jury Ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 9B (penned), p. 33 (stamped, verso), dwelling 153, family 155, Felix Gravier household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 535.
		Obituary of Bettie (Atkinson) Wright, 1930, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana "Wright," Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 10 February 1930, p. 2, col. 6, obituary of Bettie Wright. [Digital image provided by Wesley Saunders, Rapides Parish Library]

Sources

[S4346] FamilyTreeDNA (https://my.familytreedna.com : accessed 13 June 2014), gedcom for Mrs. Mary Lee Shelton (mlbs1@aol.com), 23. 64 cM match for John Porter McMeans. .
[S4633] 1900 U.S. census, Bradley County, Arkansas, population schedule, Pennington township, enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 20B, p 354 (stamped, verso), dwelling 364, family 367, William Wright household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 24 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 51.
[S4619] 1870 U.S. census, Bradley County, Arkansas, population schedule, Red Land township, p. 7 (penned), p. 577 (stamped, recto), dwelling 54, family 52, John Ledbetter household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 16 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 48.
[S4618] 1880 U. S. census, Dorsey County, Arkansas, population schedule, [Prairie township, enumeration district (ED) 82, p. 6 (penned, recto), p. 350 (stamped, verso), dwelling 54, family 54, Wm Y Wright household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 116 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 43.
[S4634] 1910 U.S. census, Winn County, Louisiana, population schedule, Police Jury Ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 9B (penned), p. 33 (stamped, verso), dwelling 153, family 155, Felix Gravier household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 535. .
[S4655] 1920 U.S. census, Oreleans Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, New Orleans, Ward 12, Precinct 4 (3316 St. Charles Ave.), enumeration district (ED) 211, sheet 11A (penned), p. 121 (stamped, recto), dwelling 153, family 154, A. L. O'Rourke household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 30 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 623.
[S4656] "Wright," Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 10 February 1930, p. 2, col. 6, obituary of Bettie Wright. [Digital image provided by Wesley Saunders, Rapides Parish Library].
[S4631] Lousiana State Board of Health, vol. 5, death certificate no. 2403 (1930), Mrs. Bettie Wright, Rapides Parish; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge. [Judy Riffel pulled this.].
[S4616] Louisiana Department of State, “Louisiana Death Records Search,” database, Louisiana Secretary of State (http://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/ResearchHistoricalRecords/LocateHistoricalRecords/Pages/LouisianaDeathRecords.aspx : accessed 16 January 2015), for Bettie A. Wright, 8 February 1930, Rapides Parish.
[S4617] “Louisiana, Statewide Death Index,” database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 January 2014), for Bettie A. Wright, 8 February 1930, Rapides Parish; citing Vital Records Indices, vol. 5, certificate no. 2403; Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History, Baton Rouge.
[S4632] ZZYZX1947, creator, “Bettie Wright,” database, Methodist Cemetery (Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA) memorial no. 22921557, FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com/ : viewed 24 January 2015). .
[S4621] Dallas County, Arkansas, marriage records, loose papers, certificate of marriage, Thomas Atkinson-Mary Adams, 2 March 1854; digital image, "Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1957," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 January 2015); citing FHL film no. 985892; original records, Dallas County Clerk, Fordyce. [url: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12165-222995-70?cc=1417439 ].
[S4623] Dallas County, Arkansas, Marriage Book A: 137, Thomas Atkinson-Mary Adams, 2 March 1854; digital image, "Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1957," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 January 2015); citing FHL film no. 1,994,225; original records, County Clerk, Fordyce. [url: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11662-73651-82?cc=1417439].
[S4614] Mary Lee (Bailey) Shelton (mlbs1@aol.com) to Janis Walker Gilmore, email, 12 January 2015, subject “Re: Walker match, FTDNA - Ritha Walker”; regarding her descent from Ritha Walker, one of at least nine Walker siblings including Elijah Walker, born 1802, Georgia.
[S4622] Bradley County, Arkansas, Marriage Book B: 133, Wm Y. Wright-Bettie W. Atkinson, 6 November 1872; digital image, "Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1957," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 January 2015); citing FHL film no. 981960; original records, County Clerk, Warren. [url: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11566-109591-39?cc=1417439 ].