| Birth | Gilbert Fulton Atkins was born 26 October 1883 in Chatham County, North Carolina. |
| INFO | MARRIAGE INDEX. North Carolina. Groom: Fulton [sic] Atkins, born 1882, age 21. Bride: Cora Ellis, born 1883, age 20. Marriage date 24 Dec 1903 at Jonesboro, Jonesboro Township, Moore Country, North Carolina. Groom's father: E.E. Atkins. Groom's mother Mary Atkins. Bride's father John Ellis. Bride's mother Mary Ellis. Both white race. LDS source film 540574. (NCarMarrFS.) |
| Marriage | He married Cora Lee Ellis, daughter of John Ellis and Victoria Lowe, 24 December 1903 in Jonesboro, North Carolina. |
| INFO | CENSUS 1910 (15 April 1910) North Carolina, Lee County, E. Sanford Township. Sanford Town, 3rd ward. Enumerated 11 May 1910. Oak Wood Avenue. Adkins [sic], Fulton, head, male, white, 24, marriage 1, married 6 years, self and parents b. North Carolina, speaks English, moulder in foundry, worker, can read and write, rents a house. Wife Cora, female, white, 27, marriage 1, married 6 years, 2 children, 2 living, self and parents born North Carolina, no occupation, can read and write. Son Gilbert, male, white, age 3, single, self and parents born North Carolina, speaks English. Son Walice, male, white, 1 5/12, single, self and parents born North Carolina. (USCens1910 T624 NC ED.44 sheet 17B.) |
| INFO | WORLD WAR I DRAFT REGISTRATION. 12 Sep 1918. G.F. Atkins. Greensboro, Guilford Co, N.C. Age 34, born 26 Oct 1883, white, US citizen. Molder for Newman Mach.Co., 941 Sat....?... Ave. Nearest relative: wife, Greensboro, N.C., signed Gilbert Fulton Atkins. Brown eyes, black hair, no physical marks. Signed by registrar Robt Morrison 9/12-1918. (WWIDraftAnc.) |
| INFO | CENSUS 1920 (1 Jan 1920) North Carolina, Lee County, Sanford, 3rd ward. Enumerated 14 January 1920. Charleston Avenue Adkins [sic], Gilbert, head, rents, male, white, age 39, married, not in school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina, moulder in foundry, worker. Wife Cora, female, white, age 39, married, not in school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina, no occupation. Son Gilbert, male, white, 13, single, in school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina. Son Wallace [?], male, white, age 11, single, in school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina. Son Clyde, male, white, age 9, single, in school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina. Son Clarence male, white, age 7, single, in school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina. Daughter Edna, female, white, age 4 6/12, single, not in school, cannot read or write, self and parents born North Carolina. Son John, male, white age 1 11/12, single, not in school, cannot read or write, self and parents born North Carolina. (USCens1920 T625 NC ED.64 sheet 15B.) |
| INFO | CENSUS 1930 (1 Apr 1930) North Carolina, Lee County, Township 2, Sanford City, ward 3. Hickory Ave. Head Fulton G Atkins, homeowner, $1200 value, not a farm, male, white, 48, married, married first at age 20, not in school, can read and write, self and mother born North Carolina, father born England, speaks English, molder in foundry, not employed 10 months or more, not a US military veteran. Wife Cora Lee, white, female, 49, married, married first at age 21, not in school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina, can speak English, no occupation. Son Gilbert L., white, male, 23, single, not in school, can read and write, speaks Englsih, occupation mechanic for shop [iron --- --- ??], worker, employed, not a military veteran. Son Wallace E., male, white, 20, single, not at school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina, speaks English, painter at painting office, worker, employed. Son Clarence G[?], male, white, 17, single, not in school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina, speaks English, no occupation. Daughter Edna M., female, white, 14, single, at school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina, speaks English no occupation. Son Grafton [?] J., white, single, at school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina, speaks English, no occupation. Son Graham, male, white, 9, single, in school, can read and write, self and parents born North Carolina, speaks English, no occupation. (USCens1930 T626 NC ED.53-4 sheet5A.) |
| INFO | CENSUS 1940 (1 Apr 1940) North Carolina, Lee County, Sanford Town. #515,143. Home owned, value 1600, not a farm. Head Fulton Atkins, male, whiate, age 57, married, not in school, has completed 5th grade, b. North Carolina, 1935 lived in same house, is employed for pay, worked 58 hours in preceding week, a stationary engineer for ice plant, works 52 weeks, income 1160, has other income sources. Wife Cora, female, whiate, 58, married, not in school, has completed 5th grade, b. North Carolina, 1935 in same house, not employed for pay. Son Shelton, age 22, completed 2nd year high school, b. North Carolina, same house in 1935, not employed for pay. Son Graham, age 20, completed 1st year high school, b. N.C., same house 1935, employed for pay as truck driver for ice plant, worked 54 hours precedingr week, last year worked 32 weeks, income 400. (USCens1940 T627-2935 ED53-4 sh8A.) |
| INFO | CITY DIRECTORY. 1952 Sanford, N.C. Atkins, G. Fulton (Cora L) hlpr Sanford Ice & Coal h411 Hickory. (USCityDirAnc.) |
| Death | Gilbert Fulton Atkins died 10 March 1957 in Sanford, North Carolina, at age 73. |
| INFO | DEATH CERTIFICATE. Death at 411 Hickory Avenue, Lee County, Sanford, N.C. (same as usual residence). Gilbert Fulton Atkins, died 10 Mar 1957, male, white, married, born 26 Oct 1883, age 73, born Chatham Co., N.C., U.S. citizen, father: Edward E Atkins, mother: Mary Brown, wife: Cora Lee Ellis, informant: Mrs. Cora Lee Atkins, Sanford, N.C. Cause of death- Coronary occulsion due to hypertension. . . .[doctor's certification]. Burial 11 Mar 1957, Shallow Well Cemetery, Lee County, N.C. Funeral Director Rogers Funeral Home, Sanford, N.C. Registered 2-15-57 [sic]. (NCDeaCertAnc.) |
| INFO | DEATH INDEX. North Carolina. Gilbert Fulton Atkins, male, burial 11 Mar 1957 in Lee an unknown place N.C.. Death 10 Mar 1957 at Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, age 73. Birth 26 Oct 1883 at Chatham, N.C., white, married to Cora Lee Ellis. Father Edward E. Atkins. Mother Mary Brown. LDSSource film 1927394. (NCarDeathFS.) |
Gilbert Fulton Atkins