ATKINS, Ruth

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Last Name
 
ATKINS
Given Names
 
Ruth (Adams)
AKA's
 
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
3/4/1904
Age at Death
 
74
Place of Birth
 
Dallas, Texas
Race
 
Black
Gender
 
Female
Religion
 
Family Tree
 
Birth Mother
 
Birth Father
 
Siblings
 
Partner
 
Children
 
Non-Temple Relatives
 
parents: William & Hattie Adams
Body Identification Number
 
Burial Location
 
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
3/9/1977
Residence (US)
 
San Francisco, California 94113
Residence (JT)
 
Cottage 07
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
seamstress (RYMUR 89-4286-X-5-a-26a); cosmetologist (Maaga)
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
(senior); Needs (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1mmmmm)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
SSA (JT), SSI
Discrepancies
 
Remembrances
 
“Ruth Atkins was a self-starter and was quick to help others who needed assistance without being asked. She was an active senior who did not have any relatives with her at Jonestown, unless she is the mother of Lydia Atkins, 30, for whom we do not yet have a photo. She served as a needs worker, so was trusted with finances, and was also a cottage supervisor there. This is our only photo of Ruth. Ruth Atkins was one of the 9 persons discovered in 2012 in a Dover crematorium (her cremains). A widespread search for family members was unsuccessful in Ruth's case, and her remains were buried at Evergreen Cemetery after about 5 months, with the other unclaimed remains. RIP, dear Ruth, home at last. ” - Kathryn Barbour