Helen Eliza Baker is the daughter of Ralph W. Baker and Martha Eva Whitt. She was born 15 April 1912 in Milton, Caswell, North Carolina. She died 22 November 1981 at age 69 in Danville, Danville, Virginia. She is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Halifax, Virginia.

On 27 October 1928, at age 16, she married Robert Archibald Atkins, who was age 23, in Halifax county, Virginia. He is the son of Henry Archer Atkins and Mattie Morris Stanfield. He was born 3 April 1905 in South Boston, Halifax, Virginia. He died 11 September 1970 at age 65 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina. He was buried 13 September 1970 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Halifax, Virginia.

Children of Helen Eliza Baker and Robert Archibald Atkins:

1. Byrd Gilbert Atkins was born 22 December 1932 in Halifax county, Virginia. He died 17 July 1976 at age 43 in South Boston, Halifax, Virginia. He is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Halifax, Virginia. He never married.
2. Claud Graham Atkins was born in 1936 in Virginia.
   • In 1941, at age 26, he married Joanne Gertrude Beekman, who was age 21, in Washington D.C.. She is the daughter of Evert Beekman and Johanna Elizabeth Burgger. She was born in 1941 in New York. This marriage ended in divorce.
   • In 1978, at age 42, he married Bonnie Louise Breneman, who was age 31, in Virginia. She is the daughter of Chester Abram Breneman and Coletta Delphine Hill. She was born in 1947 in Pennsylvania.
3. Martha Helen Atkins was born in 1947 in Virginia.

Sources

Helen:

• Birth, Death and Burial from her death certificate.
• Birth, Death and Burial from her grave marker.
• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Helen Atkins; SSN: 228-64-7378; Last Residence: 24592 South Boston, Halifax, Virginia; BORN: 15 Apr 1912; Died: Nov 1981; SSN issued: Virginia (1963)].
• Marriage from the Virginia Marriage Index [Name: Helen Baker;  Gender: Female; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Age: 17; Birth Date: 1911; Birth Place: Halifax, VA; Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1928; Marriage Place: Halifax, Virginia; Father: Ralph Baker; Mother: Eva Whitt; Spouse: Archibald Atkins; FHL Film Number: 2048454; Reference ID: p12].

Archibald:

• Birth from Virginia Birth Index [Name: Robert Archibald Atkins; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 3 Apr 1905; Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia; Father: Henry Archer Atkins; Mother: Mattie Morris Stanfield].
• Birth from his WWII draft card [Name: Archibald Robert Atkins; Race: White; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia; Birth Date: 3 Apr 1905; Residence: South Boston, Halifax, Virginia; Registration Date: 1940; Occupation: T A Crowell; Weight: 220; Complexion: Light; Eye Color: Blue; Hair Color: Brown; Height: 6 2; Next of Kin: Tom A Crowell; Relationship to Draftee: Employer].
• Birth, Death and Burial from his death certificate.

Byrd:

• Birth from the Virginia Birth Index [Name: Byrd Gilbert Atkins; Birth Date: 22 Dec 1932; Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia].
• Death and Burial from his death certificate.