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John S. Atherton 1806–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1806

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 25 Dec 1840

Death Location: Upholland, Lancashire, England

Father: Peter Atherton

Mother: Elizabeth Whitehead

Spouse(s): Maria Beeler

Children(s): Lizzie Mcclure, Milton Atherton, Calvin Atherton, Martha Atherton, Thomas Atherton, John Atherton, Willis Atherton, Tolbert Atherton, Mary Atherton, Dock Atherton, Milton Atherton, James Atherton, Benjamin Atherton, Eli Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton, John Atherton, Elizabeth Vittitow

In 1806, John S. Atherton entered the world in Kentucky, born to Peter Atherton And Elizabeth Betsy Whitehead. John S. Atherton married Maria Beeler, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Ben Atherton, Calvin Atherton, Dock Atherton, Eli Todd Atherton, Elizabeth Ann Atherton, Elizabeth Ann Miller Vittitow, James B Atherton, John Atherton, John W Atherton, Lizzie Mcclure, Martha Atherton, Mary Atherton, Milton W Atherton, Milton Wesley Atherton, Thomas Atherton, Tolbert Atherton, Willis Atherton. John S. Atherton passed away in 1840 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1806, John S. Atherton entered the world in Kentucky, born to Peter Atherton And Elizabeth Betsy Whitehead.
  • John S. Atherton married Maria Beeler, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Ben Atherton, Calvin Atherton, Dock Atherton, Eli Todd Atherton, Elizabeth Ann Atherton, Elizabeth Ann Miller Vittitow, James B Atherton, John Atherton, John W Atherton, Lizzie Mcclure, Martha Atherton, Mary Atherton, Milton W Atherton, Milton Wesley Atherton, Thomas Atherton, Tolbert Atherton, Willis Atherton.
  • John S. Atherton passed away in 1840 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Atherton
1771–1844
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
PA
Elizabeth Whitehead
1781–1834
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
EW

Spouses(s)

Maria Beeler
1808–1876
Birth Location: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
MB

Children(s)

Lizzie Mcclure
1867–1932
Birth Location: Kentucky
LM
Milton Atherton
1827–1877
Birth Location: Larue
MA
Calvin Atherton
1833–
Birth Location: Kentucky
CA
Martha Atherton
1834–
Birth Location: Kentucky
MA
Thomas Atherton
1838–
Birth Location: Kentucky
TA
John Atherton
1840–
Birth Location: Kentucky
JA
Willis Atherton
1842–
Birth Location: Kentucky
WA
Tolbert Atherton
1843–
Birth Location: Kentucky
TA
Mary Atherton
1844–
Birth Location: Kentucky
MA
Dock Atherton
1845–
Birth Location: Kentucky
DA
Milton Atherton
1827–1877
Birth Location: Larue
MA
James Atherton
1825–1892
Birth Location: Hardin, Larue, Kentucky, United States
JA
Benjamin Atherton
1830–1877
Birth Location: Larue, Kentucky, United States
BA
Eli Atherton
1839–1910
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
EA
Elizabeth Atherton
1834–1888
Birth Location: –
EA
John Atherton
1827–1886
Birth Location: USA
JA
Elizabeth Vittitow
1834–1888
Birth Location: –
EV

John Atherton's Ancestors

Self
John Atherton
1806–1840
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Peter Atherton
1771–1844
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Whitehead
1781–1834
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Aaron (J.) Atherton
1745–1831
Washington County, Maryland, USA
Nancy Atherton
1750–1836
, , Virginia
William (Stout) Whitehead
1747–1809
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah (Sally) Clegg
1749–1801
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Atherton
1720–1790
Hannah Cole
1720–1816
John Runyan
1713–1813
Rachel Runyon
1707–1784
Edward Whitehead
1717–1772
Sarah h
1726–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atherton
1701–1755
Mary Potter
1702–1785
Jonathan Cole
1699–1780
Judith Bowen
1700–1746
Thomas Runyan
1675–1753
Martha Dunn
1681–1753
John Drake
1695–
Patience WALKER
1679–1762
Edward **
1692–1736
Mary **
1707–1789
Joseph Bates
1697–1772
Sarah Bonham
1698–1740

John Atherton's Descendants

1.
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John (S.) Atherton (abt 1806–25 Dec 1840) m. Maria Beeler (15 March 1808–30 January 1876)
  1. 1. Lizzie (??) Mcclure 1867–1932 m. Marcus (Lafayette) McClure 1859–1920 m. William (Brooks) Leach 1842–1889
    1. 1. Horace (G) McClure 1892–1960 m. Leona Duvall 1895–1967
      1. 1. Audra McClure 1912–1982 m. Robert (Morrison) Hargraves 1906–1979 m. Philip (E.) Brecher 1905–1974
        1. 1. Edward (Gerald) Hargraves 1933–1991 m. Dorothy Nelson 1935–2025
        2. 2. Robert (E) Hargraves 1929–1975 m. Helen (V) Hargraves 1924–2022
      2. 2. Gammon (Duvall) McClure 1918–1999
      3. 3. Grace (M) Wallace 1922–2007
    2. 2. Dakota (Brooks) Leach 1888–1962
      1. 1. Mary (Georgia Leach) Small 1917–2002
    3. 3. Stanley (Edwin) McClure 1901–1978
    4. 4. Eva (P) McClure 1899–
    5. 5. Vanda (Kate) Mattingly 1879–1975
      1. 1. James (Aubrey “Jobey”) Mattingly 1916–1986
      2. 2. Emerson Mattingly 1914–
        1. 1. Shirley (A) Mattingly 1936–2009
    6. 6. Daisy (A) Earles 1881–1965
      1. 1. George (Willard) Earles 1917–2001
    7. 7. Elsie (Turner) Treadaway 1882–1967
      1. 1. Roy (George) Treadaway 1926–2014
      2. 2. Virginia (Katharine) Penkert 1913–1984
    8. 8. Lillie (May) Wortham 1883–1981
      1. 1. Elsie (Leland) Hack 1913–2010
      2. 2. Earl (Mcclure) Wortham 1909–1983
    9. 9. Margret (J) Vittitoe\Vittitow 1865–1901
      1. 1. Clarence (C.) Weller 1894–1957
        1. 1. Gertrude Anderson 1924–2021
    10. 10. Margret (J) Vittitoe\Vittitow 1865–1901
      1. 1. Clarence (C.) Weller 1894–1957
        1. 1. Gertrude Anderson 1924–2021
        2. 2. Gertrude Anderson 1924–2021
    11. 11. Annie (F) McClure 1888–
  2. 2. Milton (Wesley) Atherton 1827–1877
    1. 1. Martha (Jane Atherton) (Nickolas) 1863–1933
      1. 1. Anna Brown 1901–1981
        1. 1. Frances (Loretta) Brown 1927–2003
      2. 2. Earl (Guinn) Gaslin 1894–1967
        1. 1. Hollie (Mae) Florence 1919–1980
    2. 2. Ava (Mariah) Gaslin 1871–1936
      1. 1. Earl (Guinn) Gaslin 1894–1967
        1. 1. Hollie (Mae) Florence 1919–1980
  3. 3. Calvin Atherton 1833–
  4. 4. Martha Atherton 1834–
  5. 5. Thomas Atherton 1838–
  6. 6. John Atherton 1840–
  7. 7. Willis Atherton 1842–
  8. 8. Tolbert Atherton 1843–
  9. 9. Mary Atherton 1844–
  10. 10. Dock Atherton 1845–
  11. 11. Milton (W) Atherton 1827–1877
  12. 12. James (B) Atherton 1825–1892
  13. 13. Benjamin (Franklin "Ben") Atherton 1830–1877
  14. 14. Eli (Todd) Atherton 1839–1910
  15. 15. Elizabeth (Ann) Atherton 1834–1888
  16. 16. John (W) Atherton 1827–1886
  17. 17. Elizabeth (Ann Miller) Vittitow 1834–1888

John Atherton's Timeline

9 Records

1804
16 May 1804
Birth of John S. Atherton in Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Hardin, Kentucky, United States
1804
16 May 1804
Birth of John S. Atherton in Larue, Kentucky, United States
Larue, Kentucky, United States
1804
16 May 1804
Birth of John S. Atherton in Elizabethtown , Hardin County , Kentucky, United States
Elizabethtown , Hardin County , Kentucky, United States
1806
abt 1806
Birth of John S. Atherton in Kentucky
Kentucky
1830
1830
Age 24
John S. Atherton resided here in Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Hardin, Kentucky, USA
1840
26 May 1840
Age 34
Death of John S. Atherton in , Nelson, Kentucky, USA
, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1840
26 May 1840
Age 34
Death of John S. Atherton in Nelsonville, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Nelsonville, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
1840
25 Dec 1840
Age 34
Burial of John S. Atherton in Upholland, Lancashire, England
Upholland, Lancashire, England
1850
1850
Age 44
John S. Atherton resided here in Ballard, Kentucky, USA
Ballard, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1804
    Event Place: Hardin, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Lancashire Archives; Preston, England; Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: PR 2907118
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Blandville, Ballard, Kentucky; Roll: M653_354; Page: 578; Family History Library
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1804
    Event Place: Larue, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1804
    Event Place: Elizabethtown , Hardin County , Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1806
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Ballard, Kentucky; Roll: 190; Page: 287b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Hardin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Hardin, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 37; Page: 369; Family History Library Film: 0007816

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Ballard, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Ballard, Kentucky; Roll: 190; Page: 287b

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1840
    Event Place: , Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Lancashire Archives; Preston, England; Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: PR 2907118
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Family History Books, The Filson Club History Quarterly-V 27, No 1 Jan 1953; Author: Filson Historical Society (Louisville, Kentucky)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1840
    Event Place: Nelsonville, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Upholland, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Lancashire Archives; Preston, England; Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: PR 2907118
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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