George Atkinson was a native of England who emigrated to Canada in 1840, when a young man, and was married to Mary Smith in New Brunswick, of which province she was a native. Their eldest son, John W. Atkinson, was born in Schadac, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, Aug. 12, 1847. There they resided until 1849, and then in the month of May came to the States, proceeding west to Chicago, and going from that city to Lockport, Ill., where they remained until 1856. Then they moved again, this time to the town of Oronoco in Olmsted County, Minn., not far from Rochester, where George Atkinson took up government land, and where he and his wife lived for about six years engaged in farming. They were pioneers of their locality, as the Atkinson and Joseph Wild families were the first to settle east of the Zumbro River in that town.
Mr. Atkinson's dream of a happy future in the bosom of his family was not, however, destined to be realized, as, whether from motives of patriotism or from the pressure of necessity, he enlisted in August, 1862, in Company F., Ninth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, for service in the Civil War, and, being taken prisoner by the enemy, died in Andersonville prison on Aug. 12, 1864.
John W., the eldest, took charge of the farm, on which the mother continued to reside until her death on Jan. 12, 1890. The children, in order of birth, were:
1. John W., In 1872, turning over the care of the home farm to other members of the family he is now proprietor of Elm Grove Farm in Section 25, town of Weston, Wis., married Katherine Isabelle Schofield, has 3 children Clara Mae, Minnie Emma and M. Mamie, the two latter being twins.
2. Robert, who is deceased;
3. Edwin, deceased;
4. Charles, now in Southern Oregon;
5. Albert, deceased;
6. Sarah, deceased; and
7. Mary, who is Mrs. Jasper Haines of Pasadena, California.
George also has a marker at Andersonville National Cemetery
Andersonville National Historic Site
Macon County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Section: E, Row: 5964
Memorial# 51150852
One Source: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) page 346]
Mr. Atkinson's dream of a happy future in the bosom of his family was not, however, destined to be realized, as, whether from motives of patriotism or from the pressure of necessity, he enlisted in August, 1862, in Company F., Ninth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, for service in the Civil War, and, being taken prisoner by the enemy, died in Andersonville prison on Aug. 12, 1864.
John W., the eldest, took charge of the farm, on which the mother continued to reside until her death on Jan. 12, 1890. The children, in order of birth, were:
1. John W., In 1872, turning over the care of the home farm to other members of the family he is now proprietor of Elm Grove Farm in Section 25, town of Weston, Wis., married Katherine Isabelle Schofield, has 3 children Clara Mae, Minnie Emma and M. Mamie, the two latter being twins.
2. Robert, who is deceased;
3. Edwin, deceased;
4. Charles, now in Southern Oregon;
5. Albert, deceased;
6. Sarah, deceased; and
7. Mary, who is Mrs. Jasper Haines of Pasadena, California.
George also has a marker at Andersonville National Cemetery
Andersonville National Historic Site
Macon County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Section: E, Row: 5964
Memorial# 51150852
One Source: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) page 346]
George Atkinson was a native of England who emigrated to Canada in 1840, when a young man, and was married to Mary Smith in New Brunswick, of which province she was a native. Their eldest son, John W. Atkinson, was born in Schadac, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, Aug. 12, 1847. There they resided until 1849, and then in the month of May came to the States, proceeding west to Chicago, and going from that city to Lockport, Ill., where they remained until 1856. Then they moved again, this time to the town of Oronoco in Olmsted County, Minn., not far from Rochester, where George Atkinson took up government land, and where he and his wife lived for about six years engaged in farming. They were pioneers of their locality, as the Atkinson and Joseph Wild families were the first to settle east of the Zumbro River in that town.
Mr. Atkinson's dream of a happy future in the bosom of his family was not, however, destined to be realized, as, whether from motives of patriotism or from the pressure of necessity, he enlisted in August, 1862, in Company F., Ninth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, for service in the Civil War, and, being taken prisoner by the enemy, died in Andersonville prison on Aug. 12, 1864.
John W., the eldest, took charge of the farm, on which the mother continued to reside until her death on Jan. 12, 1890. The children, in order of birth, were:
1. John W., In 1872, turning over the care of the home farm to other members of the family he is now proprietor of Elm Grove Farm in Section 25, town of Weston, Wis., married Katherine Isabelle Schofield, has 3 children Clara Mae, Minnie Emma and M. Mamie, the two latter being twins.
2. Robert, who is deceased;
3. Edwin, deceased;
4. Charles, now in Southern Oregon;
5. Albert, deceased;
6. Sarah, deceased; and
7. Mary, who is Mrs. Jasper Haines of Pasadena, California.
George also has a marker at Andersonville National Cemetery
Andersonville National Historic Site
Macon County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Section: E, Row: 5964
Memorial# 51150852
One Source: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) page 346]
Mr. Atkinson's dream of a happy future in the bosom of his family was not, however, destined to be realized, as, whether from motives of patriotism or from the pressure of necessity, he enlisted in August, 1862, in Company F., Ninth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, for service in the Civil War, and, being taken prisoner by the enemy, died in Andersonville prison on Aug. 12, 1864.
John W., the eldest, took charge of the farm, on which the mother continued to reside until her death on Jan. 12, 1890. The children, in order of birth, were:
1. John W., In 1872, turning over the care of the home farm to other members of the family he is now proprietor of Elm Grove Farm in Section 25, town of Weston, Wis., married Katherine Isabelle Schofield, has 3 children Clara Mae, Minnie Emma and M. Mamie, the two latter being twins.
2. Robert, who is deceased;
3. Edwin, deceased;
4. Charles, now in Southern Oregon;
5. Albert, deceased;
6. Sarah, deceased; and
7. Mary, who is Mrs. Jasper Haines of Pasadena, California.
George also has a marker at Andersonville National Cemetery
Andersonville National Historic Site
Macon County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Section: E, Row: 5964
Memorial# 51150852
One Source: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) page 346]
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