Thomas ATHERTON

1825 - 1895  (70 years)

• Name	Thomas ATHERTON
  Born	13 Feb 1825	Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer
  Died	30 Jul 1895	Yorkville, Kendall, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I30331	Atherton One Name Study
  Last Modified	11 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Valentine Cook ATHERTON,   b. 5 May 1797, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 24 Jan 1885, Yorkville, Kendall, Illinois, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Sarah H MILLER,   b. 22 Dec 1806, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1904, Yorkville, Kendall, Illinois, USA  (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F9498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha COOK,   b. 21 Jun 1836, Red Bank, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1910, Yorkville, Kendall, Illinois, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1853	Kendall, Illinois, USA
  	From Family Search: Thomas Atherton mentioned in the record of Thomas Atherton and Martha Cook Name: Thomas Atherton Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Sep 1853 Event Place: Kendall, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Martha Cook Spouse's Gender: Female Reference ID: p 50 cn 67 , GS Film Number: 1403534 , Digital Folder Number: 005204706 , Image Number: 00118
  Children	1. Luzern A ATHERTON,   b. 15 Aug 1854, Yorkville, Kendall, Illinois, USA ,   d. 14 Oct 1854, Yorkville, Kendall, Illinois, USA  (Age 0 years)   2. Eugene Cook ATHERTON,   b. 6 Mar 1856,   d. 21 May 1892, Yorkville, Kendall, Illinois, USA  (Age 36 years)   3. Coroline Sarah ATHERTON,   b. 4 Dec 1859, Kendall, Illinois, USA ,   d. 6 Nov 1909, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA  (Age 49 years)   4. Margaret S ATHERTON,   b. 5 Dec 1863,   d. 5 Oct 1881, Fox, Kendall, Illinois, USA  (Age 17 years)   5. Thomas Valentine ATHERTON,   b. 16 Apr 1866, Illinois, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1952, Yorkville, Kendall, Illinois, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F9499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Thomas and Martha (Cook) Atherton

  
  

  Headstones

  Valentine Cook Atherton 1797-1885 with wife Sarah (Miller) Atherton and son Thomas with his wife Martha (Cook) Atherton

  
  

• Notes

  V C Atherton in the 1850 United States Federal Census Name: V C Atherton Age: 53 Birth Year: abt 1797 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1850: Berkshire, Delaware, Ohio, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 238 Household Members: Name Age V C Atherton 53 [Farmer] Sarah Atherton 44 [b. Pennsylvania] Thomas Atherton 25 [Farmer b. Pennsylvania] Martha Atherston [Atherton] in the 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Martha Atherston [Atherton] Age: 25 Birth Year: abt 1835 Gender: Female Birth Place: New Jersey Home in 1860: Fox, Kendall, Illinois Post Office: Bristol Family Number: 1344 Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age G [T] Atherton 35 [Farmer b. Pennsylvania] Martha Atherton 25 [b. New Jersey] Eugene Atherton 4 [b. Illinois] Sarah Atherton 7 Months [b. Illinois] A Roberts 14 [b. Illinois] Thomas Atherton in the 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Thomas Atherton Age in 1870: 45 Birth Year: abt 1825 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Fox, Kendall, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Millbrook Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Thomas Atherton 45 [Farmer] Martha Atherton 35 [Keeping House b. New Jersey] Eugene C Atherton 14 [b. Illinois] Sarah C Atherton 10 [b. Illinois] Maggie S Atherton 6 [b. Illinois] Thomas V Atherton 4 [b. Illinois] Byron Brown 24 [Works on Farm b. Penn] Charles Cornell 19 [Works on Farm b. Illinois] Martha Knudson 34 [Domestic Servant b. Norway] Thos. Atherton in the 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Thos. Atherton Age: 50 Birth Year: abt 1830 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1880: Fox, Kendall, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Martha Atherton Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer Name Age Thos. Atherton 50 Martha Atherton 45 [Wife Keeping House b. NJ (as were parents)] Eugene Atherton 24 [Son S Works on Farm b. Illinois] Callie Atherton 19 [Dau S 19 b. Illinois] Maggie Atherton 16 [Dau S b. Illinois] Thomas Atherton 14 [Son 14 b. Illinois] August Peterson 25 [S Works on Farm b. Sweden] Emanuel Smith 19 [S Works on Farm b. Pennsylvania] From Find a Grave: Thomas Atherton Birth: Feb. 13, 1825 Luzerne County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Jul. 30, 1895 Yorkville Kendall County Illinois, USA Children: Eugene Atherton 1856-1892 Caroline Sarah "Callie" Atherton 4 Dec 1859 Kendall - 6 Nov 1909 Margaret S."Maggie" Atherton 5 Dec 1863--5 Oct 1881 Fox, Kendall, Il. Thomas V. Atherton 1866-1952 Family links: Parents: Valentine Atherton (1797 - 1885) Sarah H Miller Atherton (1806 - 1904) Spouse: Martha Cook Atherton (1836 - 1910) Children: Coroline S Atherton (1859 - 1909)* Margaret S Atherton (1863 - 1881)* Thomas Valentine Atherton (1866 - 1952)* *Calculated relationship Note: Son of Valentine and Sarah. born in Luzerne Co., PA Burial: Elmwood Cemetery Yorkville Kendall County Illinois, USA Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Suze Record added: Nov 07, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 44027013