William A. Atkinson

William A. Atkinson

• Father: Albert Atkinson b. December 1877, d. 22 February 1950
• Mother: Elizabeth Gregory b. May 1884, d. 8 April 1966

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• William A. Atkinson was born on 5 March 1900 in New York.
• William A. Atkinson registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 while living with his father at 340 Potomac in Buffalo, and employed there by Theband Brothers (at 127 Barton) as a chauffeur.
• Albert Atkinson and Elizabeth Gregory appeared in the New York state census of 1 June 1925 in Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, at Kensington Road also in the household is daughter Thelma (age 15). Young William (age 4) is identified as another son.. Other members of the household included William A. Atkinson, William Alfred Atkinson.
• He was employed as a carpenter, according to the 1925 census.
• He married Jennie (?) circa 1928.
• William A. Atkinson and Jennie (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 103 Ericson Avenue.
• He was employed as an auto mechanic, according to the 1930 census.
• William A. Atkinson and Jennie (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, at 3429 Harlem Road.
• He was employed as a truck driver by a dairy, according to the 1940 census.
• The following appeared on 20 April 1946 in The Niagara Falls Gazette: (Lockport, April 20) Only charred ruins remained today of the home of William Atkinson, in the Hartland road, north of Gasport, where three members of the Atkinson family narrowly escaped Thursday in a fire of undetermined origin. The loss is estmated at $5,000 partly insured.
       Mr. Atkinson, a mechanic employed by the Ridge road Bus lines in this city, had gone to work and a 14-year-old daughter had left for school when a passing motorist, William McAvoy, of Barker, discovered the house in flames.
       Rushing to the house he found Mrs. Atkinson, her three-year-old daughter and 71-year-old mother trapped by the flames which had cut off their escape by the front porch stairs. He assisted them over a railing to safety on the ground. The Atkinsons were sleeping when aroused by the fire.
       . The Gasport Fire company saved two adjoining buildings. The house was formerly owned by Eli Rorick and was known as the Rorick place. Recently Mr. Atkinson had made improvements to the property.
• The following appeared on 25 February 1950 in the Buffalo Courier-Express: [Died] Albert Atkinson, in this city, February 22, 1950, beloved husband of Elizabeth Gregory; father of William A., Milton G. of Gasport, N. Y., Robert of Phoenix, Ariz., and Thelma Mueller; brother of Mrs. Frieda Swyer of Oakland, Cal., Mrs. Jennie Hoerner of Toronto, Ont., and Robert of Burlingame, Cal., and the late William J. Randell, Mrs. John O'Donnell, Mrs. Elizabeth Gross, Charles and Comley Randell; grandfather of William Atkinson, Thelma Dawson, Jean, Katherine, Milton, Jr., Mary, Dorothy, Mildred, Helen, Albert, Betty and Robert Atkinson; great-grandfather of David Atkinson. Funeral from the family residence, 272 South Huxley Dr. (off Cleveland Dr.), Sunday at 2 p. m. Friends invited.
• The following appeared on 8 June 1962 in the Niagara Falls Gazette : (April 25, 1962. Deeds) . . .
       William and Jennie M. Atkinson to Jean Wilma Fischer, Hartland.
       William and Jennie M. Atkinson to Kathryn E. Bucolo, Hartland. . . .
• The following appeared on 10 April 1966 in the Buffalo Courier-Express: [Died] Elizabeth Gregory Atkinson, of 282 South Huxley Dr., Cheektowaga, N.Y., April 8, 1966, wife of the late Albert; mother of William a., Milton G. of Lockport, N.Y., Robert of Phoenix, Ariz., and Thelma Mueller; survived by 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren; sister of Margaret Donaldson of Florida and the late William Gregory. Friends received at the Marvin E. Matzan Funeral Home, 1520 Kensington Ave., where funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. Friends invited.
• The SSDI lists Gasport, Niagara County, New York, as the last residence of record of William A. Atkinson.
• William A. Atkinson died on 25 January 1989 at age 88.
• He was interred at Hartland Central Cemetery, Hartland, Niagara County, New York.
• William A. Atkinson became a widower at the September 1989 death of his wife Jennie (?)

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2015