DIED — At his residence, near Summerville, on the 8th Jan’y. John ATKINS, aged 91 years 11 months and 2 days. One of the last links that connected the middle of the last century with the present has passed away. He was a bright instance of that purity and nobleness and sterling integrity that adorned the character of our forefathers. He was a Ruling Elder in Tizra Church for nearly half a century.

Source:  Fayetteville Observer, February 2, 1857