Dr. Robert Henry Atkinson and Orville E. Ward
Thu, 06/29/2023 - 5:00am
Henry Atkinson was born June 10, 1823, in North Carolina to Thomas Atkinson (1791-1874) and Elizabeth Payne “Betsy” Samuel (18041874) in North Carolina. His parents had settled in the Chambersville area of Dallas County by 1850. Henry, age 27, and his uncle, Carter Atkinson age 61, Thomas’s brother, were physicians and living with them. His Uncle Carter also came from North Carolina, and it may have been from him that Henry learned his profession.
