My third half-cousin.
Born: 7 Jan. 1918, Georgia. 1 2
Parents: BUTLER MARKHAM ATKINSON AND MARY MORGAN
Military: WWII Veteran.
Marriage: multiple.
Death: 8 Aug. 1994, Los Angeles, CA. 3 4
OBITUARY
Notes:
Wrote for the television shows, "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Green Acres," and many "Love Boat" episodes.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 5:
Name: Butler M Atkinson Jr
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Georgia
State: Kentucky
County or City: Jefferson
Enlistment Date: 8 Oct 1942
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Louisville
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of college
Civil Occupation: Airplane Engine Mechanic or Film Editor, Motion Picture (Motion picture cutter. ) or Public Relations Man or Playwright (Motion picture writer.) or Reporter
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68 Weight: 130
Social Security Death Index
Name: Butler Atkinson
SSN: 252-22-0805
Last Residence: 91604 Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Born: 7 Jan 1918
Last Benefit: 91604 Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Died: 8 Aug 1994
State (Year) SSN issued: Georgia (Before 1951)
Spouse: STELLA L. LISOWSKY b. 1933 MARRIED: 1961 AND 21 Nov. 1978, Los Angeles, CA. 6 7
DIVORCED: California divorce records indicate that they were previously married in 1961 with the
preliminary dissolutions recorded Sep. 1972 and July 1975. 7
CHILDREN OF BUTLER MARKHAM ATKINSON, JR. AND STELLA L. LISOWSKY:
(my third half-cousins once removed)
APRIL ATKINSON m. (Unknown) Dunaway. 8
ANN ATKINSON m. (Unknown) Bell. 8
MORGAN COOK ATKINSON (no descendants) 4 8
MARYJANE ATKINSON b. 14 Aug. 1955 d. 13 Oct. 1973 (automobile accident) 4 8
Sources:
1. 1930 Federal Census, Madison, Morgan, GA.
2. Social Security Death Index.
3. California Death Index, 1940-1997, Sacramento, CA, California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
4. The Madisonian, Obituaries, 11 Aug. 1994.
5. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
6. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 microfiche, Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA.
7. California Divorce Index, 1966-1984, microfiche, Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA.
8. Information supplied by nephew George Saye Atkinson.
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