Adelia Jackson Paynter
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Quick Facts
- Full name: Adelia Jackson Paynter
- Born: December 12, 1869, Warren County, North Carolina
- Died: August 13, 1954, Richmond, Virginia
- Parents: Thomas Paynter and Elizabeth Frances Ellington
- Spouse(s): Joseph Henry Atkins
- Children: Charles Henry Atkins, Robert Alexander Atkins, Albert Jackson Atkins, Thomas Patrick Atkins, Minnie Minerva Atkins, William Tanner Atkins, Joseph Perkins Atkins
- Places: Warren County, North Carolina; Mecklenburg County, Virginia; Wise, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia
Verified Facts
- Married Joseph Henry Atkins on January 18, 1888.
- Belonged to a seven-child Paynter sibling cluster that included Rosa, John T., Sue, Lou, Emma, and Robert (Buddy).
- Her child list explicitly supports Robert Alexander Atkins as a child of Joseph Henry Atkins and Adelia Jackson Paynter.
Biography
Adelia Jackson Paynter is one of the women who gives the later Wally Atkins family line much of its depth and stability. She does not stand alone as the wife of Joseph Henry Atkins. She also belongs to a larger Paynter and Ellington family in Warren County, North Carolina, with brothers, sisters, and parents whose names help turn the later direct line into a fuller family world. Through Adelia, the story of the family widens across state lines and across maternal as well as paternal inheritance.
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Research Questions
- Can more of Adelia's siblings and North Carolina kin be brought onto the wiki in time?
