Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Robert Alexander Atkinson

Full Name: Robert Alexander Atkinson
Birth date: 1812
Death date: May 3, 1883

(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .

"Robert A. Atkinson, who came to Texas in 1856, locating at Gonzales, where he was an extensive planter before the war." Robert A. Atkinson's daughter Ann Eliza Atkinson married Judge Henry C. Pleasants, father of Robert A. Pleasants. Judge Robert A. Pleasants, Volume II, p. 1115. A History of Texas and Texans 1916.
Obituary, R.A. Atkinson, Gonzales Inquirer, 5/5/1883. Death date 5/3/1883. "He was a true and noble old Virginian . . . " Courtesy Robert Lee Brothers, Jr. Memorial Library, Gonzales, Texas. Donated Material .
Census of 1860 - R.A. Atkinson, Gonzales County, age 48, born circa 1812 in Virginia, planter, living in household with Eliz Atkinson (age 42) and children Wm, Roger, Isabella, Eliz, and Jno J.
Census of 1880 - Robt. A. Atkinson, Gonzales County, age 67, born circa 1813 in Virginia, farmer, wife Elizebeth, daughters Belle and Lizzie, son John. FamilySearch . 1880 1860
Robert Alexander Atkinson (1812-1883), burial in Gonzales Masonic Cemetery, Gonzales, Gonzales County. Find a Grave .
Death notice, wife Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson, "relict [widow] of Robert A. Atkinson of Gonzales," The Galveston Daily News, 12/19/1891, p. 4, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .