Speedy Atkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Speedy Atkins

American mummy

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1875

Place of Birth: Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 27-May-1928

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Charles Henry "Speedy" Atkins (1875–1928) was an American tobacco worker in Paducah, Kentucky.
A pauper at death, he drowned in the Ohio River.
The city turned over his body for a pauper's burial to his friend A.Z.
Hamock, the only African-American undertaker in town.
Hamock preserved Atkins' body in an experiment with preservatives, and occasionally displayed it after his death.
Hamock's wife had custody of the remains for 45 years, during which Atkins' mummy acquired increasing notoriety.
His body was finally buried in 1994, 66 years after he drowned.
The event was covered by national media and TV.