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- Jonathan Atherton
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Jonathan Atherton
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1805
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Morgan, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 910
Household Members:
Name Age
Jonathan Atherton 45 [Farmer]
Ann Atherton 42 [b. NY]
Albert Atherton 22 [Student b. Illinois]
Athalia Rusk 14 [b. Illinois]
Seaberny Mastick 8 [b. Illinois]
A Atherton
in the 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: A Atherton
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1829
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Illinois
Home in 1860: Subdivision 17, Sangamon, Illinois
Post Office: Pleasant Plains
Family Number: 2530
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Household Members:
Name Age
A Atherton 31 [Physician]
S Atherton 24 [b. Pennsylvania]
C E Atherton 3 [b. Illinois]
E F Atherton 1 [b. Illinois]
Albert H Atherton
in the 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Albert H Atherton
Age in 1870: 41
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1870: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pleasant Plains
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Household Members:
Name Age
Albert H Atherton 41 [Retina Physician]
Celinda E Atherton 36 [(Sarah?)Keeping House b. Pennsylvania]
Albert H Atherton 9 [b. Pennsylvania (Illinois?
Mary E Atherton 7 [b. Pennsylvania (Illinois?)]
Augustus A Atherton 5 [b. Illinois]
Jonathan Atherton 2 [b. Illinois]
Sarah A Atherton 12 [b. Illinois] [Comment - Whose child is this? Are they mixing up mother/Daughter]
A. H. Atherton
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: A. H. Atherton
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1880: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah Atherton
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
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Occupation: Merchant
Household Members:
Name Age
A. H. Atherton 51
Sarah Atherton 45 [Wife M Housekeeper b. Illinois (parents b. Pennsylvania)]
Elma Atherton 21 [Dau b. Illinois (as were parents)]
Albert Atherton 17 [Son b. Illinois (as were parents)]
Mary Atherton 15 [Dau b. Illinois (as were parents)]
Aug Atherton 13 [Son b. Illinois (as were parents)]
Eddie Atherton 11 [Son b. Illinois (as were parents)]
Willie Atherton 9 [Son b. Illinois (as were parents)]
Lottie Atherton 3 [Dau b. Illinois (as were parents)]
Albert Atherton
in the 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Albert Atherton
Age: 71
Birth Date: Oct 1828
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah A Atherton
Marriage Year: 1857
Years Married: 43
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: View on Image
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Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Atherton 71 [Bank President]
Sarah A Atherton 65 [Wife M 43 yrs 9 ch b. alive 7 living b. Pennsylvania]
August H Atherton 33 [Son S Grocer b. Illinois (as was Father, Mother b. Pennsylvania)]
Edward J Atherton 31 [Son S Student b. Illinois (as was Father, Mother b. Pennsylvania)]
Mabel Atherton 23 [Dau S b. Illinois (as was Father, Mother b. Pennsylvania)]
Atherton Albert
in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Atherton Albert
Age in 1910: 81
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Physician
Industry: President Bank
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Atherton Albert [Atherton] 81
Mable Albert [Atherton] 33 [Dau S b. Illinois (as was Father, Mother b. Pennsyvania)]
From Find a Grave:
Dr Albert Atherton
Birth: Oct. 23, 1828
Arcadia
Morgan County
Illinois, USA
Death: Jun. 12, 1913
Pleasant Plains
Sangamon County
Illinois, USA
Albert Atherton, was born Oct 23, 1828 to early settlers of Central Illinois. His father was a prominent citizen of Morgan county. A successful farmer, he was able to cultivate a future for his family.
Albert went to Illinois College, where he studied the necessary subjects to become a medical doctor. After teaching a few lectures in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Atherton came to Sangamon county. He, along with other settlers, created a small suburban area outside of Springfield, IL, and christened it Pleasant Plains. Albert became the town's trusted physician.
He later married Sarah A. Hayes and had many children.
About 1870, Albert put aside his medical license and decided to focus on his store. He also went into the banking field, establishing the Pleasant Plains State Bank.
As one of the chief organizers, he was named the Bank President. Years later, he allowed his son, E.J., a position in his bank, as assistant cashier.
ALBERT ATHERTON, M.D. Dr. Albert Atherton is now practically living a retired life in Pleasant Plains after long and active connection with the medical profession and with other business interests. He is a native son of Illinois, his birth ha having occurred in Morgan county on the 23d of October, 1828. His father, Jonathan Atherton, was born in Dutchess county, New York, in 1803, and was a son of Rev. Theophilus Artherton, who was likewise a native of the Empire state. The family is of English lineage and was established in New York at a very early epoch in its history. They were relatives of the Harpers, so well known as publishers. Rev. Theophilus Atherton, on removing westward about 1820, took up his abode in Pickaway county, Ohio, where he was engaged in the work of the ministry as a pioneer preacher of the Presbyterian church. He also engaged in teaching school and opened up and carried on a farm. Under the parental roof Jonathan Atherton was reaared, and after arriving at years of maturity he wedded Ann Johnson, a native of New York, born in Dutchess county. Her father was Richard Johnson, another of the early settlers of Pickaway county, Ohio. The marriage occurred about 1824 and in 1826 Jonathan Atherton removed with his wife to Illinois, becoming one of the first settlers of Morgan county. There he carried on farming on a tract of wild land, which he developed into a good farm, and upon that place he reared his famiily and spent his remaining days. His death occurred there about 1862. His wife survived him for several years and spent her last days with her son, the Doctor, at Pleasant Plains. She had three children who reached mature years, the surviving members of the family being Dr. Atherton and his sister Alice Jane, who is now the wife of B. Howard, of South Dakota.
In the county of his nativity Dr. Atherton was reared to manhood and at the usual age he entered the common schools, while later he attended the Illinois College at Jacksonville. In early manhood he engaged in teaching for several terms, but regarded this merely as a preliminary step to other professional labor. Wishing to make the practice of medicine his life work, he began studying in Arcadia and afterward pursued a course of lectures in St. Louis in the winter of 1851_2. On completing the course he was graduated with the class of 1853, and he then located for practice in Sangamon county, Illinois, establishing his home in Cartwright township. He has since remained in this county and for twenty years was in active practice. In the early days his patronage extended over a wife territory and he made long drives in order to alleviate human suffering and aid in the restoration of health. He was one of the active and successful members of the medical fraternity of the county until about 1870,w hen he largely put aside professional cares.
During the time of the Civil war Dr. Atherton was a stanch and loyal defender of the Union cause. He has been an earnest Republican since the organization of the party in 1856, yet has never been an aspirant for office. After coming to Sangamon county he purchased land, made improvements thereon and developed a good farm near Pleasant Plains, where he now has an excellent and valuable property, comprising one hundred and sixty acres of good land. He also established a drug and ggrocery store in Pleasant Plains and continued in that business for several years. About 1880 he became one of the organizers of a bank, which was conducted under the name of Tracy, Beekman & Company, but is now carried on under the firm stylyle of Atherton, Richardson & Company. They do a general banking business, this being one of the solid financial institutions of this portion of the state. Whatever Dr. Atherton undertakes receives his earnest consideration and the assistance of his well directed labors, and, as a result, is carried forward to a successful completion.
The Doctor was married on August, 1856, to Miss Sarah Ann Hayes, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who was reared and educated there. Her father, Augustus Hayes, was a native of that county and became one of the early settlers of central IIllinois. Unto the Doctor and his wife have been born seven children, who are yet living: Elma C., the wife of Robert Zane, of Jacksonville, Illinois; Albert, who is married and is a business man of Jacksonville; Mary Alice, the wife of George Harnett, of Springfield; Augustus, who is married and lives on his father`s farm; Edward, who is married and holds a responsible position in the bank at Pleasant Plains; William, who is married and carries on a farm; and Mabel, the youngest, at home. They also lost two children: Franklin, who died at the age of four years; and LeRoy, who died in infancy.
Dr. Atherton is an active and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Pleasant Plains. He and his wife have been residents of this county for more than half a century, being identified with its growth and development in many ways. In his profession he won distinction and success and in the conduct of his business affairs he has displayed excellent ability that has result in prosperity.
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Grandfather Atherton often drove out to the farms to check up on the work being done and see, for himself, how things were going. Many of the farms around the Plains were cultivate and tended farm hands from Kentucky - the others living in town.
On some of these trips, Albert Atherton would came by our home and ask the boys if they would like to drive out with him. Of course they always wanted to go - never down a chance like that to help `drive` out to the farm.
We had a very large yard and the boys had a large dog and a play wagon with shafts. They would hitch up the dog to the wagon and Tracy would say to Wilbur - making his voice sound deep and scruff, `Come on, Bill let`s go out to the farm!` and both would pile into the wagon with Wilbur saying, `Alright Sam, I`ll go.` The they drove the dog to the back of the lot, go out and looked around then started to ride back. The dog seemed to enjoy the stunt as much as the boys.
The name `Bill` stuck to Wilbur and to the present day he is known everywhere as `Bill Atherton`. His father had a brother, William, who was called Bill and that may have had its influence, too.
He was one of the first residents of Pleasant Plains along with his Father-in-law, Augustus W Hayes. Owned many farms and lots.
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Parents:
Jonathan Atherton (1803 - 1866)
Ann Johnson Atherton (1809 - 1888)
Spouse:
Sarah Ann Hayes Atherton (1835 - 1907)
Children:
Edward Jonathan Atherton (1869 - 1928)*
William E Atherton (1871 - 1952)*
Siblings:
Albert Atherton (1828 - 1913)
Mary Atherton (1833 - 1835)*
Theopholis Atherton (1838 - 1839)*
Lucinda E Atherton (1842 - 1844)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Pleasant Plains Cemetery
Pleasant Plains
Sangamon County
Illinois, USA
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Record added: Oct 28, 2011
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