James Smith Atkins was the son of Jesse Lee Atkins and Sarah Smith Jordan Atkins, who are buried in Brearley Cemetery in Yell Co., AR. He was married to Elizabeth Jane Windham on 30 Jan 1851 in Yell County. James farmed and operated a steam driven gin in the Ard community. The rusted boiler can still be seen in a field adjoining the Pisgah Methodist Church. James and his wife Elizabeth and their son Jesse Lee Atkins, along with other members of the Atkins, Gray, McCain and Windham families, are buried in the Atkins Family Cemetery now located on the Eugene Lewis Farm. James and Elizabeth Windham Atkins were the parents of John Lawton, Jesse Lee, Sarah Frances (died in infancy), Molly (Toors), June Etter (died in infancy), Joseph Carnaby, Jasper Lonzo, James Irvin, and Peyton Dyer Atkins. James and Elizabeth's son Jesse Lee Atkins died in 1890 and is buried beside his parents. Son James Irvin Atkins was the only child of James and Elizabeth who raised his family in Yell County. He is buried with his family in Ard Cemetery.
James Smith Atkins was the son of Jesse Lee Atkins and Sarah Smith Jordan Atkins, who are buried in Brearley Cemetery in Yell Co., AR. He was married to Elizabeth Jane Windham on 30 Jan 1851 in Yell County. James farmed and operated a steam driven gin in the Ard community. The rusted boiler can still be seen in a field adjoining the Pisgah Methodist Church. James and his wife Elizabeth and their son Jesse Lee Atkins, along with other members of the Atkins, Gray, McCain and Windham families, are buried in the Atkins Family Cemetery now located on the Eugene Lewis Farm. James and Elizabeth Windham Atkins were the parents of John Lawton, Jesse Lee, Sarah Frances (died in infancy), Molly (Toors), June Etter (died in infancy), Joseph Carnaby, Jasper Lonzo, James Irvin, and Peyton Dyer Atkins. James and Elizabeth's son Jesse Lee Atkins died in 1890 and is buried beside his parents. Son James Irvin Atkins was the only child of James and Elizabeth who raised his family in Yell County. He is buried with his family in Ard Cemetery.
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