Rhoda BLACKLIDGE b. 1833 Indiana, USA d. 19 May 1868 Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA

1833 - 1868 (35 years)

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Name	Rhoda BLACKLIDGE
Born	1833	Indiana, USA
Gender	Female
Died	19 May 1868	Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA
Person ID	I33463	Atherton One Name Study
Last Modified	6 Jan 2016

Family Samuel M ATHERTON, b. 1830, Indiana, USA , d. 1902, Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA (Age 72 years)

Married 28 Apr 1857 Rush, Indiana, USA

Samuel W [M] Atherton
mentioned in the record of Samuel W Atherton and Rhoda Blacklidge
Name Samuel W [M] Atherton
Event Type Marriage Registration
Event Date 28 Apr 1857
Event Place Rush, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Marriage License Date 27 Apr 1857
Marriage Place Rush
Spouse's Name Rhoda Blacklidge
Spouse's Gender Female
Officiator's Name H H Cambern
Number of Images 1

Children

	1. Chester B ATHERTON, b. 1858, Indiana, USA , d. 1951, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, USA (Age 93 years)
	2. May ATHERTON, b. 8 Sep 1860, Rush, Indiana, USA , d. 8 Dec 1931, Rush, Indiana, USA (Age 71 years)
	3. Edwin ATHERTON, b. 1866, Indiana, USA , d. 4 Feb 1872, Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA (Age 6 years)

Last Modified 1 Apr 2021

Family ID F10746 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Headstones
Rhoda [Blacklidge) Atherton 1833-1868
Wife of Samuel M Atherton 1830-1902

Notes

1860 United States Federal Census
Name Samuel M Atherton
Age 29
Birth Year abt 1831
Gender Male
Birth Place Indiana
Home in 1860 Rushville, Rush, Indiana
Post Office Rushville
Family Number 155
Household Members
Name Age
Samuel M Atherton 29 [Clerk]
Rhoda Atherton 26 [b. Indiana]
Chester Atherton 2 [b. Indiana]
Charlotte Wear 18 [b. Indiana]
Chris Mathews 36 [Shoemaker b. Penn]
Mancy [Nancy] Mathews 39 [b. Ohio]

From Find a Grave:
Rhoda Blacklidge Atherton
Birth: 1833
Death: May 19, 1868

Additional information provided by Carolyn Craig, FAG Member 46872277

Rhoda Blacklidge Atherton had three children with Samuel M. Atherton. After she died the children were taken in by family members:
Grandparents John and Nancy Blacklidge in Rush County, Indiana took the two boys: Chester B. Atherton and Edwin Atherton.

Edwin died in 1872 and was buried in East Hill Cemetery.

Chester died in 1951 in Boulder County, Colorado. He was married twice: R. Emma Bufkin on 27 Nov 1879 in Henry County, Indiana and J. Iva Klepinger on 19 Feb 1896 in Denver County, Colorado

Sister Sarah Blacklidge-Hinchman and her husband - John Hinchman of Rush County, Indiana took in their niece....May (Mary in 1870 census) and in the 1880 census.
May Atherton married James M. Newhouse, she died in 1931, but have not located where she and James were buried. I am still working on that location.

Rhoda Blacklidge married Samuel M Atherton on 28 Apr 1857 in Rush County, Indiana.
Children for Samuel M. Atherton and Rhoda Blacklidge were
Chester B. Atherton
May Atherton
Edwin Atherton

Family links:
Parents:
John Blacklidge (1800 - 1878)
Nancy G. Stemmons Blacklidge (1802 - 1885)

Spouse:
Samuel M. Atherton (1830 - 1902)

Children:
Chester B Atherton (1858 - 1951)*
May Atherton Newhouse (1860 - 1931)*
Edwin Atherton (1866 - 1872)*

Siblings:
Stephen Clinton Blacklidge (1822 - 1914)*
Charlotte Blacklidge Hinchman (1824 - 1894)*
Sarah A Blacklidge Hinchman (1826 - 1899)*
Jacob Sanford Blacklidge (1828 - 1918)*
Martin A. Blacklidge (1833 - 1929)*
Rhoda Blacklidge Atherton (1833 - 1868)
Drusilla Blacklidge Posey (1835 - 1873)**

*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling

Note: Wife of S. Atherton; daughter of John and Nancy Blacklidge; 34 years 9 months 24 days

Burial:
East Hill Cemetery
Rushville
Rush County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section 2

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Created by: Shmilybrandon
Record added: Apr 01, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50533280