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Work in Progress

In addition to the genealogy and family history projects that have been completed under auspices of the American Society for Genealogy and Family History (see "Publications" for the list of completed work), the Society is supporting a number of on-going research projects. If you have information that may be helpful in shaping future genealogical and family history research or the completion of any of these projects identified here, please contact Dr. Robert R. King, the President of the Society. The following is a listing of these works in progress.

The Life and Descendants of James Isaac Atkinson, with Information about the family of Franklin Henry Rudy and Margaret Ann Reed Rudy - James Isaac Atkinson was born in 1842 in Sackville, New Brunswick, the son of William Atkinson and Phoebe Campbell Atkinson. The Society has already published a volume on his Father's ancestry and children. See Robert R. King and Kay Atkinson King, The Ancestry and Descendants of William Atkinson of Sackville, New Brunswick and Bountiful, Utah (McLean, VA: American Society for Genealogy and Family History, 1991), 156 pages. James Isaac migrated to Utah with his family in 1853. The projected research will deal with the following issues:

His marriage in 1870 to Hannah Pauline Brown, the daughter of William Brown and Elizabeth Andrews. They were the parents of nine children, all born in Woods Cross, Davis County, Utah. Information is being sought on all children, all grandchildren and as many great grandchildren as possible.

His life. James Isaac Atkinson played a prominent role in a number of building projects in Bountiful and South Bountiful during his life time. In addition, he was an officer and member of the Board of the Deseret Live Stock Company from the time it was formed in 1890 until his death in 1933. The company was one of the largest in the state of Utah, and owned substantial land in Woodruff, Rich, Tooele, and Salt Lake Counties.

The Family of Franklin Henry Rudy and Margaret Ann Reed Rudy. Three of James Isaac Atkinson's children married children of Franklin Henry Rudy and Margaret Ann Reed Rudy. Franklin Henry Rudy was born in Pennsylvania, and his family is Pennsylvania German. They migrated to Utah in the 1860s. Margaret Ann Reed Rudy is a descendant of one of John and Rebecca Bearce Reed, who joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in the fall of 1830 in Ohio, and they were among the earliest converts to the new church. The family is descended from very early Massachusetts and Connecticut settlers. There were nine Rudy children, and we are seeking information on all of the children and grand children.

The Family of John Nicton King - John Nicton King was born May 1831 in Sevier County, Tennessee, the son of Wiley King and Margaret Adair King. John Nicton King married about 1851 probably in Sevier County, Tennessee, Nancy Elizabeth Nations, the daughter of John and Kissiah Nations. The Society has already published a volume on his Father's ancestry and children. See Robert R. King, Wiley King and Margaret Adair King of Little Greenbrier Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee(McLean, VA: American Society for Genealogy and Family History, 1997), 132 pages. $15.00. The research on John Nicton King and his family is looking at the following areas.

Between 1860 and 1870, John Nicton King and his family moved to Campbell County, Tennessee. The family later lived a few miles away to Whitley County, Kentucky. The research will attempt to follow their movement and determine the reasons for these changes of residence. John Nicton King and Nancy Elizabeth Nations King died after 1900.

They were parents of ten children. We are undertaking research on each of these children, their spouses, their children, and where the individual families settled. The children settled in and around Campbell County, Tennessee, Whitley County, Kentucky, and Gibson County, Indiana. Research will attempt to determine the places of residence.

In addition to the King Family, we will attempt to gather additional information about the family lines and genealogy of the spouses of the children of John Nicton King and Nancy Elizabeth Nations King.

The Family of William Webb and Emma Stokes Webb in Lehi and other Communities in Utah - William Webb and Emma Stokes Webb were from Studham, Bedfordshire, England. They were converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in the 1850s and the emigrated to Utah in 1864. They were the parents of five sons and one daughter. Although two sons died before they married, three sons and their one daughter had large families in Utah. The three sons raised families in Lehi, Utah, and they and their families were major contributors to in the community. We are seeking any information on the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of William Webb and Emma Stokes Webb. The four children who married and had families, all born in Studham, Bedfordshire, England, are:

John Stokes Webb - born in 1831, he was the first to come to Utah, arriving in 1854. He settled in Lehi, the following year. He married Hannah Grace in 1854 and they were the parents of nine children.

Ann Webb - born in 1833, she apparently emigrated to Utah with her brother John Stokes Webb in 1854. In 1855 in Salt Lake City, she married James Pace, who was born in Tennessee. She was his third wife. Ann lived first in Payson, Utah County, Utah, and then later lived in Harmony and Washington, Washington County, Utah. She was the mother of eight children. She died in Thatcher, Graham County, Arizona.

George Webb - born in 1839, he emigrated to Utah with his parents and his son in 1864. His first wife, Julia Cushing, died in Nebraska on the journey to Utah. He married Mary Ann Ward in 1865, and they were the parents of nine children. The Society has already published a volume on The life of Mary Ann Ward Webb: Robert R. King and Kay Atkinson King, Mary Ann Ward Webb: Her Life and Ancestry (McLean, VA: American Society for Genealogy and Family History, 1997), 126 pages. $15.00.

William Webb - born in 1843, he emigrated to Utah with his parents in 1864. He married Harriet Grace, the sister of Hannah Grade, the wife of William's brother, John Stokes Webb. They were the parents of twelve children.