West Virginia Pioneers

Buddy Orville Atkisson

Male 1912 - 1945  (32 years)


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  • Name Buddy Orville Atkisson 
    Born 10 Oct 1912  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Apr 1945  Luxenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Cunningham Gardens, St Albans, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Buddy O Atkinson
      Birth Year: 1912
      Race: White, Citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State of Residence: West Virginia
      County or City: Kanawha
      Enlistment Date: 17 Sep 1943
      Enlistment State: Virginia
      Enlistment City: Huntington West
      Branch: No branch assignment
      Branch Code: No branch assignment
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: 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: Grammar school
      Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
      Marital Status: Married
      Height: 00
      Weight: 000

      Death Record
      Name: Buddy O./Atkinson
      Note: PFC
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 10 Apr 1945
      Death Place: Luxenburg, Germany
      Age at Death: 32y
      Burial Place: St Albans, W. Va.
      Burial Date: 21 Dec 1948
      Cemetery: Cunningham Mem. Park
      Birth Place: , Jackson, W. Va.
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: WWII
      Father: George/Atkinson
      Father's Birth Place: , Jackson, W. Va.
      Cause: World War I Casualty

      Social Security Death Index
      Name: Buddy Atkinson
      SSN: 235-03-0177
      Born: 10 Oct 1912
      Died: Apr 1945
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)
    Person ID I85078  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2010 

    Father George Washington Atkisson,   b. 6 Jun 1887, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1974, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Fannie Brillhart,   b. CA 1895, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 18 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1907  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/25/1907
      Place: Kanawha
      George Atkinson, 20, Kanawha, Kanawha
      Fannie Brillhart, 22, Kanawha, Kanawha

      1910 Washington, Jackson, WV #72 all WVWVWV
      Atkisson, George W 22 m1- 2y
      Fannie 24 m1-2y 2-2 children
      Anna M da 1 8/12
      Grover W son 0/12

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV # 75
      Atkinson, George W 32 wd
      Annie M da 11 [Anna Mae 6/29/1908]
      Alfred son 9 [Alford Lee 4/6/1910]
      Orville son 7 [Buddy Orville 10/10/1912]
      Comer, Rosetta sis 18

      It would appear that they decided to call the child born in 1910 Alfred instead of Grover.

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV # 181-182 all WVWVWV
      Atkison, George W 42 md age 20
      Francis 21 md age 15
      Alferd L son 18
      Buddie son 17
      Fronie da 7
      Arnold E son 6
      Devona da 3 8/12
      Clearnace A son 1 6/12
    Family ID F22019  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.