Caroline Atkinson

Caroline Atkinson (maiden name: Wright) was born on March 26, 1840, in Warsaw, Missouri. She married Patrick Henry Atkinson while they were both enslaved, and on July 29, 1866, they were legally married in a civil ceremony. Together, they had two children: Patrick Henry, born around 1864; and Rose Lee, born November 23, 1866. Her husband died on November 11, 1913, and she began receiving a pension of $50 per month in 1926. Atkinson died of chronic interstitial nephritis in Kansas City on January 16, 1946. She was 105 at the time of her death.

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Name:Atkinson, Caroline
Alternative names:
  • Wright, Caroline (alternative name)
Roles:
  • Spouse
Gender:F
Race:Black
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Pensions:
Person 1Person 2NumberRelation Type
Atkinson, Patrick HenryAtkinson, Caroline1017924.0application-widow
Atkinson, Patrick HenryAtkinson, Caroline770843.0certificate-widow
Birth date:1840-03-26
Birth date certainty:Certain
Birth place:Warsaw, MO
Death date:1946-01-16
Death place:Kansas City, MO
Causes of death:disease: chronic interstitial nephritis
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Relationships:
Person 1Relation TypePerson 2
Atkinson, Carolineparent ofAtkinson, Patrick Henry
Atkinson, Carolineparent ofAtkinson, Rose Lee
Atkinson, Carolinewife ofAtkinson, Patrick Henry
SOURCES

Pension Record for Patrick Atkinson, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; 1870 Federal Census, accessed on Ancestry.com.