Mortimer ATHERTON

1827 - 1898  (70 years)

• Name	Mortimer ATHERTON
  Born	24 Mar 1827	Indiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Lumber Merchant
  Died	1898	Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I37433	Atherton One Name Study
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Willis Green ATHERTON,   b. 10 Jul 1799, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 3 Apr 1872, Albia, Monroe, Iowa, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Hannah LAKE,   b. 22 Oct 1802, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1872, Albia, Monroe, Iowa, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	13 Jun 1822
  Family ID	F12526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda VANNORT,   b. 1827, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1909, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Clifton ATHERTON,   b. 1851, Indiana, USA   2. Samuel M ATHERTON,   b. 17 Jul 1852, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 1906, Michigan, La Porte, Indiana, USA  (Age 54 years)   3. Romeo ATHERTON,   b. 19 Sep 1856, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA ,   d. 7 Feb 1932, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA  (Age 75 years)   4. William Willis ATHERTON,   b. 15 Jan 1859, Indiana, USA ,   d. 12 May 1933, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F12517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Mortimer Atherton 1827-1898 Husband of Matilda (VanNort) Atherton 1827-1909

  
  

• Notes

  1850? Mort Atherton in the 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Mort Atherton Age: 30 Birth Year: abt 1830 Gender: Male Birth Place: Indiana Home in 1860: Anderson, Madison, Indiana Post Office: Anderson Family Number: 134 Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Mort Atherton 30 [Lumber Merchant] Matida Atherton 29 [b. Virginia] Clifton Atherton 9 [b. Indiana] Samuel Atherton 7 [b. Indiana] Romer [Romeo] Atherton 3 [b. Indiana] Wm Atherton 1 [b. Indiana] M Atherton in the 1870 United States Federal Census Name: M Atherton Age in 1870: 43 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1870: Anderson, Madison, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Anderson Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age M Atherton 43 [Lumber Merchant] Matilda Atherton 43 [Keeping House b. Virginia] Srul [Sml]Atherton 18 [Drapers(?) Clerk] b. Virginia] Romer [Romeo] Atherton 14 [b. Virginia] Wm Atherton 11 [b. Virginia] Mortimer Atherton in the 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Mortimer Atherton Age: 53 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1880: Anderson, Madison, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Matilda Atherton Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Lumber Dealer View image Household Members: Name Age Mortimer Atherton 53 Matilda Atherton 52 [Keeps House b. Virginia (as were parents)] Samuel M. Atherton 27 [Son RR Man b. Indiana (as was Father, Mother b. Virginia)] Romeo Atherton 23 [Son Medical Student b. Indiana (as was Father, Mother b. Virginia)] William Atherton 21 [Son Telegraph Operator b. Indiana (as was Father, Mother b. Virginia)] From Find a Grave: Mortimer "Mort" Atherton Birth: Mar. 24, 1827 Indianapolis Marion County Indiana, USA Death: 1898 1880 census: lumber dealer Son of Willis G Atherton, in Indianapolis, In Mortimer Atherton, was born near Indianapolis in 1827 or '28, but came with his parents to Anderson when quite young, and has resided here ever since, a period of nearly fifty years. Has been engaged in the lumber trade, and quite lately he has built in connection with his lumber yard a planning mill, and to-day (1888) is well established. About the year 1850 he married Matilda Van Nort, who was born in Virginia about the year 1828 or '29 and came with her parents to Madison County in 1836. He is the father of D Atherton, of Anderson, and other children their names I do not know. Reference: "Those I Have Met, or Boys In Blue", Samuel Harden Family links: Spouse: Matilda Vannort Atherton (1827 - 1909)* Children: Samuel M. Atherton (1852 - 1906)* Romeo M Atherton (1856 - 1932)* William Willis Atherton (1859 - 1933)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Maplewood Cemetery Anderson Madison County Indiana, USA Plot: West Maplewood Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Stoneseeker Record added: Nov 25, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 62149011