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Sgt Alfred Mark “Alf” Atkisson

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Sgt Alfred Mark “Alf” Atkisson

Birth
Sparta, White County, Tennessee, USA
Death
31 May 1895 (aged 59)
Dale, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Dale, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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The son of Benjamin Atkisson and Josephine Berry (Josephine may have been her middle name, as an 1840 deed in Hawkins County, Tennessee identified her as Sarah), Alfred was born in Tennessee but moved to Greene County, Missouri while still young. In 1852, when he was 16, the family moved to the Kansas Territory for a time. On January 6, 1856 in Xenia, Kansas he married Catherine Rebecca Anderson, and they had four children: Josephine Letitia, Charles Berry, Benjamin Franklin, and John Marshall.

During the Civil War Alfred enlisted in Company K, 10th Kansas Cavalry and later served as a sergeant in Company I, 6th Kansas Cavalry. Soon after John's birth in 1864 the family undertook a wagon trek to Oregon, thinking it would be a better climate for Catherine, who had many health problems. Unfortunately her condition continued to deteriorate and she died at Fort Bridger, Wyoming. Alfred moved the family to Fort Collins, Colorado, were he struck out on several mining expeditions. In 1868 he took his children back to Xenia, Kansas and opened up a blacksmith shop.

He married Margaret Emeline Chrisman-McHaffey on March 1, 1869 in Ozark, Missouri and they had eight children: William Alfred, Cora Jane, Alta Myrtle, Lydia Ann, Lonzo Bruce, Nora Celeste, Rosa, and Ada Belle.

In 1894, at the age of 58, Alfred went to Dale in the Indian Territory to await the opening of Kickapoo lands for settlement. In April 1895 he became ill and died four weeks later. His last words were said to be, "Nearer my God to thee." He was buried by the Grand Army of the Republic.
The son of Benjamin Atkisson and Josephine Berry (Josephine may have been her middle name, as an 1840 deed in Hawkins County, Tennessee identified her as Sarah), Alfred was born in Tennessee but moved to Greene County, Missouri while still young. In 1852, when he was 16, the family moved to the Kansas Territory for a time. On January 6, 1856 in Xenia, Kansas he married Catherine Rebecca Anderson, and they had four children: Josephine Letitia, Charles Berry, Benjamin Franklin, and John Marshall.

During the Civil War Alfred enlisted in Company K, 10th Kansas Cavalry and later served as a sergeant in Company I, 6th Kansas Cavalry. Soon after John's birth in 1864 the family undertook a wagon trek to Oregon, thinking it would be a better climate for Catherine, who had many health problems. Unfortunately her condition continued to deteriorate and she died at Fort Bridger, Wyoming. Alfred moved the family to Fort Collins, Colorado, were he struck out on several mining expeditions. In 1868 he took his children back to Xenia, Kansas and opened up a blacksmith shop.

He married Margaret Emeline Chrisman-McHaffey on March 1, 1869 in Ozark, Missouri and they had eight children: William Alfred, Cora Jane, Alta Myrtle, Lydia Ann, Lonzo Bruce, Nora Celeste, Rosa, and Ada Belle.

In 1894, at the age of 58, Alfred went to Dale in the Indian Territory to await the opening of Kickapoo lands for settlement. In April 1895 he became ill and died four weeks later. His last words were said to be, "Nearer my God to thee." He was buried by the Grand Army of the Republic.

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