When William Franklin Atkin was born on 14 January 1878, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, Thomas Atkin Jr., was 44 and his mother, Mary Ann Maughan, was 39. He married Annie Maud Tate on 9 December 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 1 Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 31 October 1966, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
English: from the Middle English personal name Atkin (composed of Ade + the diminutive suffix -kin). This is one of the many medieval pet forms of Adam . Compare Scottish Aitken .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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