OBIT
http://files.usgwarchives.net/mt/stillwater/vitals/1915.txt
Newspaper Extraction
20 Mar. 1915
Death
After a nine days illness from la grippe, Eligh Atkinson, 82 years of age, passed away Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D.D. Wildman, west of Absarokee. Besides his daughter, Mrs. Wildman, he is survived by a son living in
Minneapolis. A few years ago the deceased came to Absarokee and filed on a homestead, where he lived until the time of his death. Interment was made Tuesday in the Rosebud cemetery. (Page 1)
Required attachment to use above obit:
Stillwater County Democrat
1915 Vitals
Vital information in the Stillwater "Democrat"
Columbus, Montana 14 March 1914 - 23 December 1916
Montana State Historical Society microfilm roll C-771
USGenWeb Notice: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non commerical entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format forprofit, nor for commercial
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Following are news items pertaining to vital information - births, marriages, divorces and deaths - from the Stillwater "Democrat". The spelling of names is as it appears in the newspapers. The date of the issue will
be followed by the items from that issue. The newspaper was printed on Saturday. Complete obituaries and marriages may be abstrated with a note (FS for Full Story) and page number following.
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Elijah Atkinson was the son of Isaac Atkinson and Rebecca Fisher, he was born in Ohio, but the actual county is in doubt.
The HISTORY OF STORY COUNTY, IA, A RECORD OF SETTLEMENT, ORGANIZATION,PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT, BY WO PAYNE, ILL, VOL II, CHICAGO: THE SJ CLARKE PUBLISHING CO, 1911. OBTAINED AT THE IA GEN SOC, DES MOINES, POLK CO, IA.
PAGES 130-132
ISAAC H ATKINSON.... the son of Eli and Jestine (Moore) Atkinson,.... His father(C ATKINSON NOTE-Elijah ATKINSON) was a native of "Clark Co, OH".
Per re-enlistment papers, Pulaski Co, TN Jan 1864, NARA, copies in possession of C ATKINSON, he gives "Monroe Co,OH" as place of birth.
Others state he was born in Green, Adams Co, OH, but Green is a town in "Summit Co, OH".
This gives 4 different counties then in Ohio that he could have been born in, plus his parents were married in "Highland Co, OH".
He married to Jestina Moore, daughter of Jos.(Joseph?) and Hannah Moore of Tazewell Co, WVA, on 1 Aug 1853 in Knox Co, IL.
He moved to Missouri for a year, returned to Knox Co, IL and then moved to Frontier Co, NE and then onto Story Co, IA by 1860 with his parents.
He enlisted in the Civil War Sept 1861,
ROSTER AND RECORD OF IOWA SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION,
1861-1866, VOL IV, 1-9TH REGIMENTS-CAVALRY
Fifth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
Page 869
ATKINSON, ELIJAH (Veteran) Age 31. Residence Omaha, NE, nativity, OH. Enlisted Sept 21, 1861..Mustered Sept 21, 1861,
Promoted Fourth Corporal Jan 1, 1863;
Promoted Third Corporal April 15, 1863;
Promoted Second Corporal May 9, 1863;
Promoted First Corporal Sept 12, 1863.
He Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan 1, 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Taken prisoner July 21, 1864. Chattahoochee River, GA.
Transferred to Company B, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, Aug 8, 1864.
At the end of the Civil War, he received a General Discharge.
Eli never settled after the Civil War. He was always moving. There is a letter at the State Historical Building to the Adjutant General of the State of Iowa from friends in Frontier Co, NE inquiring about him as they had not heard from him after the Civil War and wanted to get into contact with him.
To be continued....
http://files.usgwarchives.net/mt/stillwater/vitals/1915.txt
Newspaper Extraction
20 Mar. 1915
Death
After a nine days illness from la grippe, Eligh Atkinson, 82 years of age, passed away Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D.D. Wildman, west of Absarokee. Besides his daughter, Mrs. Wildman, he is survived by a son living in
Minneapolis. A few years ago the deceased came to Absarokee and filed on a homestead, where he lived until the time of his death. Interment was made Tuesday in the Rosebud cemetery. (Page 1)
Required attachment to use above obit:
Stillwater County Democrat
1915 Vitals
Vital information in the Stillwater "Democrat"
Columbus, Montana 14 March 1914 - 23 December 1916
Montana State Historical Society microfilm roll C-771
USGenWeb Notice: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non commerical entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format forprofit, nor for commercial
presentation by any other organization.
Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist.
Following are news items pertaining to vital information - births, marriages, divorces and deaths - from the Stillwater "Democrat". The spelling of names is as it appears in the newspapers. The date of the issue will
be followed by the items from that issue. The newspaper was printed on Saturday. Complete obituaries and marriages may be abstrated with a note (FS for Full Story) and page number following.
-----------------------------------------
Elijah Atkinson was the son of Isaac Atkinson and Rebecca Fisher, he was born in Ohio, but the actual county is in doubt.
The HISTORY OF STORY COUNTY, IA, A RECORD OF SETTLEMENT, ORGANIZATION,PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT, BY WO PAYNE, ILL, VOL II, CHICAGO: THE SJ CLARKE PUBLISHING CO, 1911. OBTAINED AT THE IA GEN SOC, DES MOINES, POLK CO, IA.
PAGES 130-132
ISAAC H ATKINSON.... the son of Eli and Jestine (Moore) Atkinson,.... His father(C ATKINSON NOTE-Elijah ATKINSON) was a native of "Clark Co, OH".
Per re-enlistment papers, Pulaski Co, TN Jan 1864, NARA, copies in possession of C ATKINSON, he gives "Monroe Co,OH" as place of birth.
Others state he was born in Green, Adams Co, OH, but Green is a town in "Summit Co, OH".
This gives 4 different counties then in Ohio that he could have been born in, plus his parents were married in "Highland Co, OH".
He married to Jestina Moore, daughter of Jos.(Joseph?) and Hannah Moore of Tazewell Co, WVA, on 1 Aug 1853 in Knox Co, IL.
He moved to Missouri for a year, returned to Knox Co, IL and then moved to Frontier Co, NE and then onto Story Co, IA by 1860 with his parents.
He enlisted in the Civil War Sept 1861,
ROSTER AND RECORD OF IOWA SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION,
1861-1866, VOL IV, 1-9TH REGIMENTS-CAVALRY
Fifth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
Page 869
ATKINSON, ELIJAH (Veteran) Age 31. Residence Omaha, NE, nativity, OH. Enlisted Sept 21, 1861..Mustered Sept 21, 1861,
Promoted Fourth Corporal Jan 1, 1863;
Promoted Third Corporal April 15, 1863;
Promoted Second Corporal May 9, 1863;
Promoted First Corporal Sept 12, 1863.
He Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan 1, 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Taken prisoner July 21, 1864. Chattahoochee River, GA.
Transferred to Company B, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, Aug 8, 1864.
At the end of the Civil War, he received a General Discharge.
Eli never settled after the Civil War. He was always moving. There is a letter at the State Historical Building to the Adjutant General of the State of Iowa from friends in Frontier Co, NE inquiring about him as they had not heard from him after the Civil War and wanted to get into contact with him.
To be continued....
OBIT
http://files.usgwarchives.net/mt/stillwater/vitals/1915.txt
Newspaper Extraction
20 Mar. 1915
Death
After a nine days illness from la grippe, Eligh Atkinson, 82 years of age, passed away Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D.D. Wildman, west of Absarokee. Besides his daughter, Mrs. Wildman, he is survived by a son living in
Minneapolis. A few years ago the deceased came to Absarokee and filed on a homestead, where he lived until the time of his death. Interment was made Tuesday in the Rosebud cemetery. (Page 1)
Required attachment to use above obit:
Stillwater County Democrat
1915 Vitals
Vital information in the Stillwater "Democrat"
Columbus, Montana 14 March 1914 - 23 December 1916
Montana State Historical Society microfilm roll C-771
USGenWeb Notice: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non commerical entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format forprofit, nor for commercial
presentation by any other organization.
Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist.
Following are news items pertaining to vital information - births, marriages, divorces and deaths - from the Stillwater "Democrat". The spelling of names is as it appears in the newspapers. The date of the issue will
be followed by the items from that issue. The newspaper was printed on Saturday. Complete obituaries and marriages may be abstrated with a note (FS for Full Story) and page number following.
-----------------------------------------
Elijah Atkinson was the son of Isaac Atkinson and Rebecca Fisher, he was born in Ohio, but the actual county is in doubt.
The HISTORY OF STORY COUNTY, IA, A RECORD OF SETTLEMENT, ORGANIZATION,PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT, BY WO PAYNE, ILL, VOL II, CHICAGO: THE SJ CLARKE PUBLISHING CO, 1911. OBTAINED AT THE IA GEN SOC, DES MOINES, POLK CO, IA.
PAGES 130-132
ISAAC H ATKINSON.... the son of Eli and Jestine (Moore) Atkinson,.... His father(C ATKINSON NOTE-Elijah ATKINSON) was a native of "Clark Co, OH".
Per re-enlistment papers, Pulaski Co, TN Jan 1864, NARA, copies in possession of C ATKINSON, he gives "Monroe Co,OH" as place of birth.
Others state he was born in Green, Adams Co, OH, but Green is a town in "Summit Co, OH".
This gives 4 different counties then in Ohio that he could have been born in, plus his parents were married in "Highland Co, OH".
He married to Jestina Moore, daughter of Jos.(Joseph?) and Hannah Moore of Tazewell Co, WVA, on 1 Aug 1853 in Knox Co, IL.
He moved to Missouri for a year, returned to Knox Co, IL and then moved to Frontier Co, NE and then onto Story Co, IA by 1860 with his parents.
He enlisted in the Civil War Sept 1861,
ROSTER AND RECORD OF IOWA SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION,
1861-1866, VOL IV, 1-9TH REGIMENTS-CAVALRY
Fifth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
Page 869
ATKINSON, ELIJAH (Veteran) Age 31. Residence Omaha, NE, nativity, OH. Enlisted Sept 21, 1861..Mustered Sept 21, 1861,
Promoted Fourth Corporal Jan 1, 1863;
Promoted Third Corporal April 15, 1863;
Promoted Second Corporal May 9, 1863;
Promoted First Corporal Sept 12, 1863.
He Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan 1, 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Taken prisoner July 21, 1864. Chattahoochee River, GA.
Transferred to Company B, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, Aug 8, 1864.
At the end of the Civil War, he received a General Discharge.
Eli never settled after the Civil War. He was always moving. There is a letter at the State Historical Building to the Adjutant General of the State of Iowa from friends in Frontier Co, NE inquiring about him as they had not heard from him after the Civil War and wanted to get into contact with him.
To be continued....
http://files.usgwarchives.net/mt/stillwater/vitals/1915.txt
Newspaper Extraction
20 Mar. 1915
Death
After a nine days illness from la grippe, Eligh Atkinson, 82 years of age, passed away Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D.D. Wildman, west of Absarokee. Besides his daughter, Mrs. Wildman, he is survived by a son living in
Minneapolis. A few years ago the deceased came to Absarokee and filed on a homestead, where he lived until the time of his death. Interment was made Tuesday in the Rosebud cemetery. (Page 1)
Required attachment to use above obit:
Stillwater County Democrat
1915 Vitals
Vital information in the Stillwater "Democrat"
Columbus, Montana 14 March 1914 - 23 December 1916
Montana State Historical Society microfilm roll C-771
USGenWeb Notice: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non commerical entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format forprofit, nor for commercial
presentation by any other organization.
Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist.
Following are news items pertaining to vital information - births, marriages, divorces and deaths - from the Stillwater "Democrat". The spelling of names is as it appears in the newspapers. The date of the issue will
be followed by the items from that issue. The newspaper was printed on Saturday. Complete obituaries and marriages may be abstrated with a note (FS for Full Story) and page number following.
-----------------------------------------
Elijah Atkinson was the son of Isaac Atkinson and Rebecca Fisher, he was born in Ohio, but the actual county is in doubt.
The HISTORY OF STORY COUNTY, IA, A RECORD OF SETTLEMENT, ORGANIZATION,PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT, BY WO PAYNE, ILL, VOL II, CHICAGO: THE SJ CLARKE PUBLISHING CO, 1911. OBTAINED AT THE IA GEN SOC, DES MOINES, POLK CO, IA.
PAGES 130-132
ISAAC H ATKINSON.... the son of Eli and Jestine (Moore) Atkinson,.... His father(C ATKINSON NOTE-Elijah ATKINSON) was a native of "Clark Co, OH".
Per re-enlistment papers, Pulaski Co, TN Jan 1864, NARA, copies in possession of C ATKINSON, he gives "Monroe Co,OH" as place of birth.
Others state he was born in Green, Adams Co, OH, but Green is a town in "Summit Co, OH".
This gives 4 different counties then in Ohio that he could have been born in, plus his parents were married in "Highland Co, OH".
He married to Jestina Moore, daughter of Jos.(Joseph?) and Hannah Moore of Tazewell Co, WVA, on 1 Aug 1853 in Knox Co, IL.
He moved to Missouri for a year, returned to Knox Co, IL and then moved to Frontier Co, NE and then onto Story Co, IA by 1860 with his parents.
He enlisted in the Civil War Sept 1861,
ROSTER AND RECORD OF IOWA SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION,
1861-1866, VOL IV, 1-9TH REGIMENTS-CAVALRY
Fifth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
Page 869
ATKINSON, ELIJAH (Veteran) Age 31. Residence Omaha, NE, nativity, OH. Enlisted Sept 21, 1861..Mustered Sept 21, 1861,
Promoted Fourth Corporal Jan 1, 1863;
Promoted Third Corporal April 15, 1863;
Promoted Second Corporal May 9, 1863;
Promoted First Corporal Sept 12, 1863.
He Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan 1, 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Taken prisoner July 21, 1864. Chattahoochee River, GA.
Transferred to Company B, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, Aug 8, 1864.
At the end of the Civil War, he received a General Discharge.
Eli never settled after the Civil War. He was always moving. There is a letter at the State Historical Building to the Adjutant General of the State of Iowa from friends in Frontier Co, NE inquiring about him as they had not heard from him after the Civil War and wanted to get into contact with him.
To be continued....
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