Thank you, Mary. I do think Richard died around 1888 which would make him 53 and he disappears so completely around that time. I had hoped to have had some of Kate's descendants doing some research as daughters seem to pass on family lore more frequently than sons, but no one but me seems to be doing any delving into that particular Atkins family. In any case, none of the other children appears to have had children (with the exception of Latham Peter and I know all about him).
Thank you very much for your information...
Margaret