Andrew Jackson Atkinson
1828 - 1907 (79 years)-
Name Andrew Jackson Atkinson Born 1828 Parkersburg, West Virginia [1, 2] Gender Male Census 1870 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Died 6 Jul 1907 Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois [2, 3] Buried Old Homer Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois [2, 3] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61962849/jackson-atkinson
Photo of tombstone on Find a Grave shows his name as Jackson Atkinson.
Person ID I893 Hedges Last Modified 23 Aug 2023
Family Mary Rush, b. 16 Oct 1833, Ohio , d. 18 Mar 1898 (Age 64 years) Children 1. Mary Virginia Atkinson, b. 29 Nov 1862, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia , d. 17 Apr 1949, South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas (Age 86 years) Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 Family ID F534 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - MHR note: He had been the captain of a steam boat and ran transport past the Memphis batteries during the Civil War.
[1] - G. A. R. Cemetery Burial
J. Atkinson, Old Soldier of Ogden, Dead
Ogden, Ill., July 9—(Special) to the Courier-Herald)—Jackson Atkinson, an old and highly respected citizen of this place, died Saturday evening at 6 o'clock of pneumonia at the age of 79 years. The funeral was held at the Christian church Sunday afternoon at 4:30, conducted by Elder Morton of Fithian. The interment was at the (Old) Homer cemetery. The remains were taken by special car. He leaves six children to mourn his loss-Lafe and Corney Atkinson of Sidell, Mrs. Jennie Hedges of Missouri, Mrs. Ella Clark of Danville, Mrs. Lon Bartlett and Mathew Atkinson of this place.
Urbana Daily Courier. Tuesday, July 9, 1907, page 1
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- MHR note: He had been the captain of a steam boat and ran transport past the Memphis batteries during the Civil War.
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