Advertisement

Sarah Green “Sally” <I>Jones</I> Atkinson

Advertisement

Sarah Green “Sally” Jones Atkinson

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
14 Nov 1943 (aged 83)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Rawlings, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
Prominent educator and community leader. Helped convince Gov. Montague to support women's suffrage in Virginia. With her husband, gave the land for Sunnyside High School, McKenney, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, built in 1911. She worked to get it accredited as the first 8-month rural school in Virginia.
Prominent educator and community leader. Helped convince Gov. Montague to support women's suffrage in Virginia. With her husband, gave the land for Sunnyside High School, McKenney, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, built in 1911. She worked to get it accredited as the first 8-month rural school in Virginia.

Inscription

AND THEIR CHILDREN SHALL RISE UP AND CALL THEM BLESSED

Family Members

Parents
Spouse
Siblings
Children

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Atkinson or Jones memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Advertisement

  • Created by: Trink J.
  • Added: Jan 21, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46941768/sarah_green-atkinson: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Green “Sally” Jones Atkinson (14 Oct 1860–14 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46941768, citing Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rawlings, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Trink J. (contributor 47095952).