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J.A. married . Eloise. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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INFORMATION CAME FROM MIRIAM "MIRRIE" LINDA ATKINS CORGAN, MY
MOTHER'S TWIN SISTER.

He was a very handsome, slightly olive cast to his complexion, wavy
dark brown hair and a deep voice. He was the youngest of three children.
the family story goes that Glen didn't care much for school. All three
graduated the same year from high school. Nellie was a good student. she
was held back a little, specifically how was never part of the story.
James Albert caught up with Nelle and all three march across a stage.
Another story, a woman complains to grandpa about Glen and Albert. He
listen patiently then says Madame, You look out for your daughters and
I'll look out for my sons.
According to my dad because he was energetic he was given more
chores than Glen. He ended up having to milk the cow. (Glen never got as
much milk out of her) Says he was told by grandpa to paint the 2 story
outside stairs to grandpa's office, then pull weeds around the property
and other jobs but the reward was he was permitted to observe and later
assist grandpa in attending to patients. He was attracted to the practice
of medicine and working with the sick. Being able to achieve a result of
healing etc. Dad said grandpa believed he could make it and so he did.
Masters degree at the university of Missouri and graduated from Harvard
School of Medicine. The called or nicknamed him "grandpa" because he had
three children before graduating from Harvard.
He applied and was accepted to intern 2 years at a brand New
hospital in Detroit, Michigan. It had the absolute latest technology. The
Physical facility was designed to accomadate in the best way possible
patient flow (traffic) . Top men in their respective fields were hired to
head the different departments of the intern program and residencies all
paid for by Henry Ford. The Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
This was followed by a move to Lamar, Missouri where he bought out
the practice of Doc Mynatt, who was bed fast after a stroke. He became a
very much loved doctor by residents of Barton County.
There were a set of books called "Missouri and famous Missourians;
in print for ten years or less. Dad was recognized for his private
practice and reputation in the Medical Society of Missouri as being a
very good diagnostician. He was among the recognized and honored.
Then there was WW II. He was 6 feet and about 230 lbs. He had high
blood pressure. He wanted to join the United States Army Medical Corp. He
was turned down twice because of his high blood pressure. The third try (
Always at different places) he was accepted.
He went in as a captain and came out with a silver Oak Leaf ( Lt.
Colonel )
The Family joined dad during the time he was at Fort Francis E. Warren
Chyenne, Wyoming. He was the head of the Army Hospital Labority. Connie
and I rode a bus each day from the Fort to Jr High in Cheyennee.
After his discharge we returned to Lamar. He got back into a huge
private practice. He had some aneurisms and we moved briefly to
Pittsburg, Kansas, where he thought he would be and assistant to a long
time friend Dr Byrd, but changed his mind and accepted a position with
the Veterans Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma as Acting Chief of Pathology.
I graduated from Muskogee, Central. Connie stayed in Pittsburg with some
friends, The Woods twins, and graduated the summer after her Jr. year of
high school. After 2 years in Muskogee Dad chose to go back into private
practice in Columbia, Missouri. Again he had a huge practice. He taught
a lab course at the medical School , active in Rotary ( had been a
district governor of Rotery prior to WW II )
James Albert Atkins died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 49.

James married Miriam Louise McMillan in Columbia, Missouri. Miriam (daughter of Albert Gibson "Mac" McMillan and Wynifred Maude "Mamie" Ketcham) was born on 22 Mar 1908 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma; died on 21 Aug 1995 in Lees Summit, Missouri; was buried in Memorial Cemetary, Columbia, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM MIRIAM "MIRRIE" LINDA
ATKINS CORGAN, MY MOTHER'S TWIN SISTER /JULY 1995

The youngest and extremely shy as a little person, hiding
behind her father's leg any time parents would stop and visit with
friends. Shyness continued through adulthood but not to paralizing degree
she felt as a child.
Fair skin almost with out pores, so fine, blue eyes, nice
shaped nose, brown hair, and 5 feet and 4 inches. Her weight always with
in normal range for height until last child was born and husband went
into the US Army 1942.
A good dresser, She had outfits either made or " dolled up" by
Doc's Mynatts widow. She also had dresses made for twin daughters plus
some coats. Had beautiful silk pajamas made for Dad with satin collars ,
initials and etc.
Backing up to Miriam's highschool days! I (Mirrie) ended up
attending Muskogee Central High where I had a Home Economics teacher and
History teacher that were still teaching after having my mother as a
student. In those days they were Spinsters and their profession was their
life. Both remembered my mother. I came home after attending all my
classes and told mother. Do you know that I have two of your High School
teachers? She said "What did they say about me"? I said Agness Crane
(History) " She wasn't much of a student, but sweet " . Elizabeth Little
( Home Econommics) " the most love sick girl I ever had. Always a silent
crush on some boy ". * Note Elizabeth Little was a member of First
Presbyterian Muskogee and later saw mother with me at church. They had
some laughs. The semester I had her was her last period of service with
Central High.
Mother always loved children, When she was a little girl there
was a family a few houses down on the opposite side of the street with a
little baby girl named Betty Donnelly. Her mother let Miriam push Betty
in a baby buggy up down the street only 1 block and back and up and back
etc. When Betty could walk and talk she called mother Meiriwee. Years
later I was nick named Mirrie. Mother and Betty stayed in Contact for
years. Betty visited us in Lamar. Insisted she wanted to watch a
delivery. Mother frequently assisted Daddy as a nurse although she was
not a nurse. Well they let her ( Betty) and she fainted "dead away".
After the baby was born and everything tidy Daddy said "I expect you to
have learned from all you've seen today".
This is jumbled but as I remember leaving out things like post
High School. Mother asmits she disliked school and did not want to go to
college. She was dating regularly a young man that was a clerk in a
hardware store who asked that they be engaged to marry even though he
couldn't afford a ring. This was summertime and according to mother Mack
was a sour puss.
She ran away from home, leaving a note to daddy that he was the cause of
all her unhappiness. While Mother was hiding out at a girl friends house
Mamie and Mack were searching frantically for any information from girls
that knew Miriam. Finally one told them that she was at Mercedes
Maloney's house. ( not a close friend but they knew each other). Mother
came home with her parents. Norma said Daddy was never the same. He felt
guilty and never said a harsh word to Miriam again. That I can remember.
Mother had 5 children and Aunt Norma would take the train from
Independence, Missouri to Lamar, Missouri to check on Jim and Miriam. She
always brought a gift for all and doing what she could to help her little
sister. A family story is that during her short visit ( Daddy couldn't
tolerate relatives but 1/2,3 max. days) She darned all of Jims socks.(
perhaps 5-6 pairs) While they were in the kitchen Mirrie and Connie
*probably Mirries idea) got into her sewing basket and used her sissors
to cut perfectly in half each one of Jim's socks she ( Aunt Norma)
groaned, mother had a muffled giggle with hand on mouth. According to
Aunt Norma .....that taught me / She doesn't need me. She helpless and
thats the way Jim likes it and Miriam too!!
Mother sent us kids to the Baptist Church for Sunday School and
Church and Summer time Bible School. Connie and I went to Summer Camp out
side of Greenfield, Missouri. Sonny wouldn't go to camp. He backed away
from Sunday School before 10 years.
Mother went to College in Columbia, Missouri called Christian
College, a two year school, kinda like a finishing school. She didn't
want to go but Mamie said try it at least try it. Mother married Daddy in
a December. She would have graduated the following June with an Associate
degree. She always said she hated school. Daddy (Mack) wrote me letters
every week telling me to be brave and try to study, ha!

Buried:
Buried Next To Husband