Married: 3-Feb-1881 to Lydia Scott Heston.
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Groom: ATEN, JOHN; Bride: HESTON, LYDIA S; Date: 1881-02-03; Volume/Page: 00C/0137; License Number: 00008111; County: SCHUYLER (IL).
SOURCE: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900.
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CHILDREN:
i. Edward Everett Aten, 1881–1952
ii. Jesse Lee Aten, 1883–1911
iii. Lula Belle Aten, 1885–1980, m.Charles (Charlie) Scott Bricker.
iv. Clarence Melvin Aten, 1887–1970, m.Violet Della Staumbaugh.
v. Edith May Aten, 1890–1961, m.Davis.
vi. Henry Earl Aten, 1892–1936, m.Beulah Moore.
vii. Guy Clifton Aten, 1896–1949, m.Ellen Standard Leighty.
viii. Merlin John Aten, 1901–1987, m.Annetta Parker.
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NMN = no middle name.
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JOHN ATEN, the second son of Richard Aten and Ann Peterson, and older brother of Henry J., was born near Astoria, Fulton county, Illinois, August 12, 1843, and enlisted from his native town. His paternal and maternal ancestors were from Holland. Both his great grandfathers served the colonies in the Ware of the Revolution, and his maternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was wounded early in the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, but refused to leave the company until the fight ended, and then went to the hospital under protest, saying, "It is only a scratch!" At the hospital in Louisville, while convalescing, he showed such aptitude for caring for the sick and wounded, that he was retained some six months as a nurse. At his own request he was returned to the company early in the summer of 1863, and thereafter never missed duty for a single day until the close of the war, when he was mustered out with the regiment. After his return, he engaged in farming in McDonough county several years, returned to Fulton county, and bought the farm near Astoria, Ill., where he now resides. So many of the young men from the south part of Fulton county had entered the army in 1861 that few were so sanguine as to expect that more than one company could be raised in and around Astoria when recruiting began in the summer of 1862. But by the middle of August enough had enlisted to form two full companies. Company G was enrolled by the Hon. S. P. Cummings between the 11th and 16th of August, the nucleus of the company being the overflow form Company H, it having been the first organized. At the organization of the company the following commissioned officers were elected: William McClelland, captain; Lafayette Curless, first lieutenant, and John M. Robertson, second lieutenant. The record shows that 20 of the officers and men belonging to his company were hit with shot or shell in battle, 8 of who were killed, 1 died of wounds, while 11 received wounds which did not prove fatal while in the service, 9 died of disease, 11 were discharged fro disability, 16 were transferred and 36 went home together when the regiment was disbanded. The company was commanded by officers who were brave and enterprising, and, for genuine loyalty and devotion to duty, Company G was the peer of any organization in the service. While the writer feels that his heart is big enough to take in the whole of the Eighty-fifth, there will always be a warm corner reserved for the "boys of Company G".
SOURCE: History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by: Henry J. Aten, 1901, CHAPTER XXXIII, Pages 433 - 449. FREE - from GOOGLE BOOKS [link]:
http://books.google.com/books?id=BkEuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=History+of+the+Eighty-Fifth+Regiment+John+H+aten&#v=onepage&q&f=false
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JOHN ATEN, the second son of Richard Aten and Ann Peterson, and older brother of Henry J., was born near Astoria, Fulton county, Illinois, August 12, 1843, and enlisted from his native town. His paternal and maternal ancestors were from Holland. Both his great grandfathers served the colonies in the Ware of the Revolution, and his maternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was wounded early in the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, but refused to leave the company until the fight ended, and then went to the hospital under protest, saying, "It is only a scratch!" At the hospital in Louisville, while convalescing, he showed such aptitude for caring for the sick and wounded, that he was retained some six months as a nurse. At his own request he was returned to the company early in the summer of 1863, and thereafter never missed duty for a single day until the close of the war, when he was mustered out with the regiment. After his return, he engaged in farming in McDonough county several years, returned to Fulton county, and bought the farm near Astoria, Ill., where he now resides.
SOURCE: History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by Henry J. Aten, CHAPTER XXXIII., Pages 433 - 449.
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CIVIL WAR records:
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ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
--------------------------------
Name: ATEN, JOHN
Rank: PVT, Company G, Unit 85th IL US INF
Personal Characteristics:
Residence: ASTORIA, FULTON CO, IL
Age: 18
Height: 5' 11
Hair: LIGHT
Eyes: HAZEL
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: SINGLE
Occupation: FARMER
Nativity: ASTORIA, FULTON CO, IL
Service Record:
Joined When: AUG 12, 1862
Joined Where: FULTON CO, IL
Joined By Whom: CPT CUMMINGS
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In: AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where: PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom: N/A
Muster Out: JUN 5, 1865
Muster Out Where: WASHINGTON, DC
Muster Out By Whom: LT SCROGGS
Remarks: N/A
SOURCE: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database.
---
"Battle of Perryville, KY" [link]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Perryville
---
"Perryville Battlefield" [link]:
http://www.perryvillebattlefield.org/
---
Groom: ATEN, JOHN; Bride: HESTON, LYDIA S; Date: 1881-02-03; Volume/Page: 00C/0137; License Number: 00008111; County: SCHUYLER (IL).
SOURCE: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900.
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CHILDREN:
i. Edward Everett Aten, 1881–1952
ii. Jesse Lee Aten, 1883–1911
iii. Lula Belle Aten, 1885–1980, m.Charles (Charlie) Scott Bricker.
iv. Clarence Melvin Aten, 1887–1970, m.Violet Della Staumbaugh.
v. Edith May Aten, 1890–1961, m.Davis.
vi. Henry Earl Aten, 1892–1936, m.Beulah Moore.
vii. Guy Clifton Aten, 1896–1949, m.Ellen Standard Leighty.
viii. Merlin John Aten, 1901–1987, m.Annetta Parker.
---
NMN = no middle name.
---
JOHN ATEN, the second son of Richard Aten and Ann Peterson, and older brother of Henry J., was born near Astoria, Fulton county, Illinois, August 12, 1843, and enlisted from his native town. His paternal and maternal ancestors were from Holland. Both his great grandfathers served the colonies in the Ware of the Revolution, and his maternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was wounded early in the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, but refused to leave the company until the fight ended, and then went to the hospital under protest, saying, "It is only a scratch!" At the hospital in Louisville, while convalescing, he showed such aptitude for caring for the sick and wounded, that he was retained some six months as a nurse. At his own request he was returned to the company early in the summer of 1863, and thereafter never missed duty for a single day until the close of the war, when he was mustered out with the regiment. After his return, he engaged in farming in McDonough county several years, returned to Fulton county, and bought the farm near Astoria, Ill., where he now resides. So many of the young men from the south part of Fulton county had entered the army in 1861 that few were so sanguine as to expect that more than one company could be raised in and around Astoria when recruiting began in the summer of 1862. But by the middle of August enough had enlisted to form two full companies. Company G was enrolled by the Hon. S. P. Cummings between the 11th and 16th of August, the nucleus of the company being the overflow form Company H, it having been the first organized. At the organization of the company the following commissioned officers were elected: William McClelland, captain; Lafayette Curless, first lieutenant, and John M. Robertson, second lieutenant. The record shows that 20 of the officers and men belonging to his company were hit with shot or shell in battle, 8 of who were killed, 1 died of wounds, while 11 received wounds which did not prove fatal while in the service, 9 died of disease, 11 were discharged fro disability, 16 were transferred and 36 went home together when the regiment was disbanded. The company was commanded by officers who were brave and enterprising, and, for genuine loyalty and devotion to duty, Company G was the peer of any organization in the service. While the writer feels that his heart is big enough to take in the whole of the Eighty-fifth, there will always be a warm corner reserved for the "boys of Company G".
SOURCE: History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by: Henry J. Aten, 1901, CHAPTER XXXIII, Pages 433 - 449. FREE - from GOOGLE BOOKS [link]:
http://books.google.com/books?id=BkEuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=History+of+the+Eighty-Fifth+Regiment+John+H+aten&#v=onepage&q&f=false
---
JOHN ATEN, the second son of Richard Aten and Ann Peterson, and older brother of Henry J., was born near Astoria, Fulton county, Illinois, August 12, 1843, and enlisted from his native town. His paternal and maternal ancestors were from Holland. Both his great grandfathers served the colonies in the Ware of the Revolution, and his maternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was wounded early in the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, but refused to leave the company until the fight ended, and then went to the hospital under protest, saying, "It is only a scratch!" At the hospital in Louisville, while convalescing, he showed such aptitude for caring for the sick and wounded, that he was retained some six months as a nurse. At his own request he was returned to the company early in the summer of 1863, and thereafter never missed duty for a single day until the close of the war, when he was mustered out with the regiment. After his return, he engaged in farming in McDonough county several years, returned to Fulton county, and bought the farm near Astoria, Ill., where he now resides.
SOURCE: History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by Henry J. Aten, CHAPTER XXXIII., Pages 433 - 449.
---
CIVIL WAR records:
==================
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
--------------------------------
Name: ATEN, JOHN
Rank: PVT, Company G, Unit 85th IL US INF
Personal Characteristics:
Residence: ASTORIA, FULTON CO, IL
Age: 18
Height: 5' 11
Hair: LIGHT
Eyes: HAZEL
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: SINGLE
Occupation: FARMER
Nativity: ASTORIA, FULTON CO, IL
Service Record:
Joined When: AUG 12, 1862
Joined Where: FULTON CO, IL
Joined By Whom: CPT CUMMINGS
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In: AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where: PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom: N/A
Muster Out: JUN 5, 1865
Muster Out Where: WASHINGTON, DC
Muster Out By Whom: LT SCROGGS
Remarks: N/A
SOURCE: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database.
---
"Battle of Perryville, KY" [link]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Perryville
---
"Perryville Battlefield" [link]:
http://www.perryvillebattlefield.org/
Married: 3-Feb-1881 to Lydia Scott Heston.
---
Groom: ATEN, JOHN; Bride: HESTON, LYDIA S; Date: 1881-02-03; Volume/Page: 00C/0137; License Number: 00008111; County: SCHUYLER (IL).
SOURCE: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900.
---
CHILDREN:
i. Edward Everett Aten, 1881–1952
ii. Jesse Lee Aten, 1883–1911
iii. Lula Belle Aten, 1885–1980, m.Charles (Charlie) Scott Bricker.
iv. Clarence Melvin Aten, 1887–1970, m.Violet Della Staumbaugh.
v. Edith May Aten, 1890–1961, m.Davis.
vi. Henry Earl Aten, 1892–1936, m.Beulah Moore.
vii. Guy Clifton Aten, 1896–1949, m.Ellen Standard Leighty.
viii. Merlin John Aten, 1901–1987, m.Annetta Parker.
---
NMN = no middle name.
---
JOHN ATEN, the second son of Richard Aten and Ann Peterson, and older brother of Henry J., was born near Astoria, Fulton county, Illinois, August 12, 1843, and enlisted from his native town. His paternal and maternal ancestors were from Holland. Both his great grandfathers served the colonies in the Ware of the Revolution, and his maternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was wounded early in the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, but refused to leave the company until the fight ended, and then went to the hospital under protest, saying, "It is only a scratch!" At the hospital in Louisville, while convalescing, he showed such aptitude for caring for the sick and wounded, that he was retained some six months as a nurse. At his own request he was returned to the company early in the summer of 1863, and thereafter never missed duty for a single day until the close of the war, when he was mustered out with the regiment. After his return, he engaged in farming in McDonough county several years, returned to Fulton county, and bought the farm near Astoria, Ill., where he now resides. So many of the young men from the south part of Fulton county had entered the army in 1861 that few were so sanguine as to expect that more than one company could be raised in and around Astoria when recruiting began in the summer of 1862. But by the middle of August enough had enlisted to form two full companies. Company G was enrolled by the Hon. S. P. Cummings between the 11th and 16th of August, the nucleus of the company being the overflow form Company H, it having been the first organized. At the organization of the company the following commissioned officers were elected: William McClelland, captain; Lafayette Curless, first lieutenant, and John M. Robertson, second lieutenant. The record shows that 20 of the officers and men belonging to his company were hit with shot or shell in battle, 8 of who were killed, 1 died of wounds, while 11 received wounds which did not prove fatal while in the service, 9 died of disease, 11 were discharged fro disability, 16 were transferred and 36 went home together when the regiment was disbanded. The company was commanded by officers who were brave and enterprising, and, for genuine loyalty and devotion to duty, Company G was the peer of any organization in the service. While the writer feels that his heart is big enough to take in the whole of the Eighty-fifth, there will always be a warm corner reserved for the "boys of Company G".
SOURCE: History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by: Henry J. Aten, 1901, CHAPTER XXXIII, Pages 433 - 449. FREE - from GOOGLE BOOKS [link]:
http://books.google.com/books?id=BkEuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=History+of+the+Eighty-Fifth+Regiment+John+H+aten&#v=onepage&q&f=false
---
JOHN ATEN, the second son of Richard Aten and Ann Peterson, and older brother of Henry J., was born near Astoria, Fulton county, Illinois, August 12, 1843, and enlisted from his native town. His paternal and maternal ancestors were from Holland. Both his great grandfathers served the colonies in the Ware of the Revolution, and his maternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was wounded early in the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, but refused to leave the company until the fight ended, and then went to the hospital under protest, saying, "It is only a scratch!" At the hospital in Louisville, while convalescing, he showed such aptitude for caring for the sick and wounded, that he was retained some six months as a nurse. At his own request he was returned to the company early in the summer of 1863, and thereafter never missed duty for a single day until the close of the war, when he was mustered out with the regiment. After his return, he engaged in farming in McDonough county several years, returned to Fulton county, and bought the farm near Astoria, Ill., where he now resides.
SOURCE: History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by Henry J. Aten, CHAPTER XXXIII., Pages 433 - 449.
---
CIVIL WAR records:
==================
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
--------------------------------
Name: ATEN, JOHN
Rank: PVT, Company G, Unit 85th IL US INF
Personal Characteristics:
Residence: ASTORIA, FULTON CO, IL
Age: 18
Height: 5' 11
Hair: LIGHT
Eyes: HAZEL
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: SINGLE
Occupation: FARMER
Nativity: ASTORIA, FULTON CO, IL
Service Record:
Joined When: AUG 12, 1862
Joined Where: FULTON CO, IL
Joined By Whom: CPT CUMMINGS
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In: AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where: PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom: N/A
Muster Out: JUN 5, 1865
Muster Out Where: WASHINGTON, DC
Muster Out By Whom: LT SCROGGS
Remarks: N/A
SOURCE: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database.
---
"Battle of Perryville, KY" [link]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Perryville
---
"Perryville Battlefield" [link]:
http://www.perryvillebattlefield.org/
---
Groom: ATEN, JOHN; Bride: HESTON, LYDIA S; Date: 1881-02-03; Volume/Page: 00C/0137; License Number: 00008111; County: SCHUYLER (IL).
SOURCE: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900.
---
CHILDREN:
i. Edward Everett Aten, 1881–1952
ii. Jesse Lee Aten, 1883–1911
iii. Lula Belle Aten, 1885–1980, m.Charles (Charlie) Scott Bricker.
iv. Clarence Melvin Aten, 1887–1970, m.Violet Della Staumbaugh.
v. Edith May Aten, 1890–1961, m.Davis.
vi. Henry Earl Aten, 1892–1936, m.Beulah Moore.
vii. Guy Clifton Aten, 1896–1949, m.Ellen Standard Leighty.
viii. Merlin John Aten, 1901–1987, m.Annetta Parker.
---
NMN = no middle name.
---
JOHN ATEN, the second son of Richard Aten and Ann Peterson, and older brother of Henry J., was born near Astoria, Fulton county, Illinois, August 12, 1843, and enlisted from his native town. His paternal and maternal ancestors were from Holland. Both his great grandfathers served the colonies in the Ware of the Revolution, and his maternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was wounded early in the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, but refused to leave the company until the fight ended, and then went to the hospital under protest, saying, "It is only a scratch!" At the hospital in Louisville, while convalescing, he showed such aptitude for caring for the sick and wounded, that he was retained some six months as a nurse. At his own request he was returned to the company early in the summer of 1863, and thereafter never missed duty for a single day until the close of the war, when he was mustered out with the regiment. After his return, he engaged in farming in McDonough county several years, returned to Fulton county, and bought the farm near Astoria, Ill., where he now resides. So many of the young men from the south part of Fulton county had entered the army in 1861 that few were so sanguine as to expect that more than one company could be raised in and around Astoria when recruiting began in the summer of 1862. But by the middle of August enough had enlisted to form two full companies. Company G was enrolled by the Hon. S. P. Cummings between the 11th and 16th of August, the nucleus of the company being the overflow form Company H, it having been the first organized. At the organization of the company the following commissioned officers were elected: William McClelland, captain; Lafayette Curless, first lieutenant, and John M. Robertson, second lieutenant. The record shows that 20 of the officers and men belonging to his company were hit with shot or shell in battle, 8 of who were killed, 1 died of wounds, while 11 received wounds which did not prove fatal while in the service, 9 died of disease, 11 were discharged fro disability, 16 were transferred and 36 went home together when the regiment was disbanded. The company was commanded by officers who were brave and enterprising, and, for genuine loyalty and devotion to duty, Company G was the peer of any organization in the service. While the writer feels that his heart is big enough to take in the whole of the Eighty-fifth, there will always be a warm corner reserved for the "boys of Company G".
SOURCE: History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by: Henry J. Aten, 1901, CHAPTER XXXIII, Pages 433 - 449. FREE - from GOOGLE BOOKS [link]:
http://books.google.com/books?id=BkEuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=History+of+the+Eighty-Fifth+Regiment+John+H+aten&#v=onepage&q&f=false
---
JOHN ATEN, the second son of Richard Aten and Ann Peterson, and older brother of Henry J., was born near Astoria, Fulton county, Illinois, August 12, 1843, and enlisted from his native town. His paternal and maternal ancestors were from Holland. Both his great grandfathers served the colonies in the Ware of the Revolution, and his maternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was wounded early in the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, but refused to leave the company until the fight ended, and then went to the hospital under protest, saying, "It is only a scratch!" At the hospital in Louisville, while convalescing, he showed such aptitude for caring for the sick and wounded, that he was retained some six months as a nurse. At his own request he was returned to the company early in the summer of 1863, and thereafter never missed duty for a single day until the close of the war, when he was mustered out with the regiment. After his return, he engaged in farming in McDonough county several years, returned to Fulton county, and bought the farm near Astoria, Ill., where he now resides.
SOURCE: History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by Henry J. Aten, CHAPTER XXXIII., Pages 433 - 449.
---
CIVIL WAR records:
==================
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
--------------------------------
Name: ATEN, JOHN
Rank: PVT, Company G, Unit 85th IL US INF
Personal Characteristics:
Residence: ASTORIA, FULTON CO, IL
Age: 18
Height: 5' 11
Hair: LIGHT
Eyes: HAZEL
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: SINGLE
Occupation: FARMER
Nativity: ASTORIA, FULTON CO, IL
Service Record:
Joined When: AUG 12, 1862
Joined Where: FULTON CO, IL
Joined By Whom: CPT CUMMINGS
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In: AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where: PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom: N/A
Muster Out: JUN 5, 1865
Muster Out Where: WASHINGTON, DC
Muster Out By Whom: LT SCROGGS
Remarks: N/A
SOURCE: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database.
---
"Battle of Perryville, KY" [link]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Perryville
---
"Perryville Battlefield" [link]:
http://www.perryvillebattlefield.org/
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