July 1930
An Atkins Family Picnic at
Noccalula Falls, Alabama (near Gadsen)

All information provided by Jason Lester Atkins
Oldest Grandson of Rosa Jane Lester-Atkins and John Thomas Atkins
Oldest Son of Virginia May Jarvis-Atkins and Jesse Clifton Atkins


July 1930 Atkins Picnic
Above Photo Taken by Jesse Clifton Atkins, the Father of the Seven Children

Jesse Clifton Atkins drove his family from Hampton, Virginia to Jacksonville, Alabama in July of the year 1930. Jesse drove a 7-passanger Packard autombile which was considered to be a luxury car of that time period. The above photo was taken at Noccalula Falls, Alabama just two days after Jesse took the picture of his family on the front porch of his mother Rosa Jane Lester-Atkins' home.

Back Row Adults (Left to Right)

Virginia May Jarvis-Atkins (May - Age 31, Mother of the 7 Children)

Alice Columbia Atkins (Alice - Age 27, R.N. at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA, Daughter of Rosa)

Willie Inez Atkins (Inez - Age 28, Daughter of Rosa)

Rosa Jane Lester-Atkins (Rosa - Age 66, Grandmother of the 7 Children)

Middle Row (Left to Right)

Jason Lester Atkins (Les - Age 10)

Bernice Ophelia Atkins (Bernie - Age 9)

Myrtle Dyer & Gladys Dyer (Daughters of Ophelia Atkins who died in the Flu Epidemic of 1917 - Ophelia Atkins was the oldest daughter of Rosa Jane Lester-Atkins)

Catherine Elizabeth Atkins (Catherine - Age 7)

The man in the Hat is Lemuel Atkins (Lem - Age 31, the Youngest Son of Rosa Jane Lester-Atkins)

In Lemuel’s Lap is Baby Thomas Gerald Atkins (Jerry - Age ¾ who would die of pneumonia next February).

Front Row (Left to Right)

Gladys May Atkins (Gladys - Age 6)

Edith Virginia Atkins (Gina - Age 4)

and looking disgusted on the right end of the front row is James Clifton Atkins (J.C. - Age 3).


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