Silvia Jane Atkins

Female 1873 - 1951  (77 years)


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  • Name Silvia Jane Atkins 
    Born 2 Dec 1873  Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 Mar 1951  Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2474  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2016 

    Father Isaac Morris Atkins,   b. 27 Apr 1832, Bradley, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1907, Persia, Harrison, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Margaret Spears,   b. 1 Feb 1838, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1915, Logan, Harrison, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1869  Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joseph Harvey Cook,   b. Mar 1856, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 6 Apr 1892  Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Margaret Cook,   b. Feb 1893, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. Morris H Cook,   b. May 1898, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. Oscar T Cook,   b. Feb 1900, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     4. Irene Cook,   b. Abt 1917, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2016 
    Family ID F775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 John L Arp,   b. 21 Apr 1881, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1938, Harrison County, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 11 Aug 1924  Logan, Harrison, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2016 
    Family ID F1435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Dec 1873 - Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Apr 1892 - Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Aug 1924 - Logan, Harrison, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Mar 1951 - Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1880 US Federal Census and the Household of Isaac and Margaret Atkins
    1880 US Federal Census and the Household of Isaac and Margaret Atkins
    Washington, Harrison, Iowa
    I. M. Atkins, 48 years old; born in Tennessee.
    Margaret C Atkins, 42 years old; born in Pennsylvania.
    Isaac Atkins, 17 years old; born in Iowa.
    George William Atkins, 9 years old; born in Iowa.
    Silva Jane Atkins, 6 years old; born in Iowa.
    Stephen A. Atkins, 4 years old; born in Iowa.
    Simon S. Atkins, 2 years old; born in Iowa.

    Source:
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: 343; Family History Film: 1254343; Page: 122B; Enumeration District: 087; Image: 0595
    1900 US Federal Census and the Household of Joseph and Sylvia Cook
    1900 US Federal Census and the Household of Joseph and Sylvia Cook
    Joseph Cook, 44 years old, born March 1856 in Indiana.
    Sylvia J. Cook, 26 years old, born Dec 1873 in Iowa.
    Margaret P Cook, 7 years old, born Feb 1893 in Iowa.
    Morris H. Cook, 2 years old, born May 1898 in Iowa.
    Oscar T. Cook, 3/12 year old, born Feb [1900] in Iowa.

    Source:
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: 436; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240436
    1920 US Federal Census and the Household of Joseph and Sylvia Cook
    1920 US Federal Census and the Household of Joseph and Sylvia Cook
    Washington, Harrison, Iowa
    Joseph Cook, 61 years old; born in Indiana
    Sylvia Cook, 46 years old; born in Iowa
    Harry Cook, 21 years old; single; born in Iowa
    Terry Cook, 20 years old; single; born in Iowa
    Irene Cook, 2 6/12 years old; born in Iowa.

    Source:
    Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: T625_493; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 93; Image: 504

  • Notes 
    • BIRTH: History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa. A letter signed by a Notary Public 10 Dec 1938 written by Charles M Atkins, Neola, Iowa, age 83, saying he is the brother of Sylvia Jane Arp, nee Atkins,that she was born 2 Dec 1873 and that this information came from the Family Bible and in the hand writing of our deceased mother.

  • Sources 
    1. [S75] Iowa, Pottawattamie County Marriages.
      Askins, Isaac M.
      Spears, Margaret
      15 Oct 1869

    2. [S80] Pottawattamie County Marriages Book A, .
      FHL Salt Lake City, Utah Film #1018501, Marr Book A 6 Jan 1869 to 30 Mar 1874. Date given as 15 Oct but given as 17 Oct in Pottawattamie County Marriages Book A, 977.771 V2, p.1.

    3. [S79] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937.
      Name: Sylvia J Atkins
      Birth Year: abt 1873
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Age: 19
      Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1892
      Marriage Place: Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
      Father: Isaac Atkins
      Mother: Margaret Spears
      Spouse: Joseph H. Cook

    4. [S79] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937.
      Name: Sylvia Cook
      [Sylvia Atkins]
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birth Place: Council Bluffs IA.
      Residence Place: Persia IA.
      Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1924
      Marriage Place: Logan, Harrison, Iowa, USA
      Father: Isaac Atkins
      Mother: Margaret Spears
      Spouse: John Arp