Atkins, J. Norton (John Norton), 1881-1962.

Atkins was a teacher at the Valle Crucis Mission School from November 1902 to June 1904. From 1904-1907, Atkins attended General Theological Seminary in New York and spent the summers in Valle Crucis Associate Missions. After being ordained as an Episcopal priest in December 1907, he worked as a mission priest in Ashe and Watauga Counties until 1919. During this time Atkins and his family lived in the Foscoe community in Watauga County.

From the description of Reverend J. Norton Atkins papers 1895-1920 1900-1920. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 51072077