BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "BEN" ATKINSON, b: 1879 -

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}



		^{SAMUEL ATKINSON}^{b. d.}

	^{BENJAMIN ATKINSON}^{b.1879 d.1961}



^{EDITH JOELLA ATKINSON}^{b.1926 WICKES, ARKANSAS d.1957 DALLAS, TEXAS}			^{JAMES MADISON LANCE}^{b.1825 WHITE, TENNESSEE d.1893 MINEOLA, ARKANSAS}

		^{STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LANCE}^{b.1864 TENNESSEE d.1929 COVE, ARKANSAS}	^{MARY OGDEN HOOPER}^b.1834 d.

	^{HANNAH ADELINE LANCE}^{b.1893 ARKANSAS d.1975 ARLINGTON, TEXAS}		^{JOHN W. M. WAKLEY}^{b. d.}

		^{FANNIE WAKELY}^{b.1875 HOWARD , ARKANSAS d.1901 ATHENS, ARKANSAS}	^{MARY JANE LEEPER}^{b. d.}