Plattsburg Leader, Plattsburg, Mo. 12-16-1904:
David R. Atchison. (A Biographical Contribution).
The death of Judge Atchison, as noticed in our last issue, removed from our midst a member of a family which by its prominence in public affairs has become historic in National as well as Missouri history.
His death was a geat shock to the community among which he was born and lived his whole life. He was the son of William Atchison—the brother of David R. Atchison—who represented Missouri in the Sentate of the Unisted States and during an interregnum was President for one day, being at the time acting Vice-President, to which he was elected by the Senate, on the death of Mr. King of Alabama who was elected Vice-President with Mr. Pierce in 1852.
He was born on his father's farm which was located on the Liberty road just inside of Clay county, where he lived and grew until, as a young man of strong Southern blood, he joined the army to help fight the battles of the South and in the battle of Carthage, 1861, he was badly wounded in a gallant but unsuccessful attempt to capture one of Gen'l Seigel's batteries, and carried to the day of his death the best of evidence that he fought "Mit Segel."
Being disabled from further service, he came home and engaged in farming with his father and afterward moved to Clinton and superintended the work on his uncle's farm. He lived with the Senator until he married the daughter of Robert L. Scearce, when he bought a farm close to Gower where he lived and farmed till the day of his death.
For a number of years he was one of the justices of the county court, which position he filled until chosen Presiding Judge of the court, and served in that capacity for four years. The fact of his election and promotion is the highest evidence of the confidence which the people had in his ability and integrity.
He was a man of the most generous impulses, devoted to his friends. With strong convictions on all subjects he never compromised them, but fearlessly asserted them upon all proper occasions.
As a citizen, he performed its duties with simple and unostentatious conduct. As a father and husband he was above reproach. His greatest fault was purely personal and occasioned great regret among his friends, who on the day of his funeral came from all parts of the county to testify their personal regards.
He was buried in Greenlawn cemetery in the family lot where his wife, father, mother, uncle, and many other kinsmen had been previously buried.
David R. Atchison. (A Biographical Contribution).
The death of Judge Atchison, as noticed in our last issue, removed from our midst a member of a family which by its prominence in public affairs has become historic in National as well as Missouri history.
His death was a geat shock to the community among which he was born and lived his whole life. He was the son of William Atchison—the brother of David R. Atchison—who represented Missouri in the Sentate of the Unisted States and during an interregnum was President for one day, being at the time acting Vice-President, to which he was elected by the Senate, on the death of Mr. King of Alabama who was elected Vice-President with Mr. Pierce in 1852.
He was born on his father's farm which was located on the Liberty road just inside of Clay county, where he lived and grew until, as a young man of strong Southern blood, he joined the army to help fight the battles of the South and in the battle of Carthage, 1861, he was badly wounded in a gallant but unsuccessful attempt to capture one of Gen'l Seigel's batteries, and carried to the day of his death the best of evidence that he fought "Mit Segel."
Being disabled from further service, he came home and engaged in farming with his father and afterward moved to Clinton and superintended the work on his uncle's farm. He lived with the Senator until he married the daughter of Robert L. Scearce, when he bought a farm close to Gower where he lived and farmed till the day of his death.
For a number of years he was one of the justices of the county court, which position he filled until chosen Presiding Judge of the court, and served in that capacity for four years. The fact of his election and promotion is the highest evidence of the confidence which the people had in his ability and integrity.
He was a man of the most generous impulses, devoted to his friends. With strong convictions on all subjects he never compromised them, but fearlessly asserted them upon all proper occasions.
As a citizen, he performed its duties with simple and unostentatious conduct. As a father and husband he was above reproach. His greatest fault was purely personal and occasioned great regret among his friends, who on the day of his funeral came from all parts of the county to testify their personal regards.
He was buried in Greenlawn cemetery in the family lot where his wife, father, mother, uncle, and many other kinsmen had been previously buried.
Plattsburg Leader, Plattsburg, Mo. 12-16-1904:
David R. Atchison. (A Biographical Contribution).
The death of Judge Atchison, as noticed in our last issue, removed from our midst a member of a family which by its prominence in public affairs has become historic in National as well as Missouri history.
His death was a geat shock to the community among which he was born and lived his whole life. He was the son of William Atchison—the brother of David R. Atchison—who represented Missouri in the Sentate of the Unisted States and during an interregnum was President for one day, being at the time acting Vice-President, to which he was elected by the Senate, on the death of Mr. King of Alabama who was elected Vice-President with Mr. Pierce in 1852.
He was born on his father's farm which was located on the Liberty road just inside of Clay county, where he lived and grew until, as a young man of strong Southern blood, he joined the army to help fight the battles of the South and in the battle of Carthage, 1861, he was badly wounded in a gallant but unsuccessful attempt to capture one of Gen'l Seigel's batteries, and carried to the day of his death the best of evidence that he fought "Mit Segel."
Being disabled from further service, he came home and engaged in farming with his father and afterward moved to Clinton and superintended the work on his uncle's farm. He lived with the Senator until he married the daughter of Robert L. Scearce, when he bought a farm close to Gower where he lived and farmed till the day of his death.
For a number of years he was one of the justices of the county court, which position he filled until chosen Presiding Judge of the court, and served in that capacity for four years. The fact of his election and promotion is the highest evidence of the confidence which the people had in his ability and integrity.
He was a man of the most generous impulses, devoted to his friends. With strong convictions on all subjects he never compromised them, but fearlessly asserted them upon all proper occasions.
As a citizen, he performed its duties with simple and unostentatious conduct. As a father and husband he was above reproach. His greatest fault was purely personal and occasioned great regret among his friends, who on the day of his funeral came from all parts of the county to testify their personal regards.
He was buried in Greenlawn cemetery in the family lot where his wife, father, mother, uncle, and many other kinsmen had been previously buried.
David R. Atchison. (A Biographical Contribution).
The death of Judge Atchison, as noticed in our last issue, removed from our midst a member of a family which by its prominence in public affairs has become historic in National as well as Missouri history.
His death was a geat shock to the community among which he was born and lived his whole life. He was the son of William Atchison—the brother of David R. Atchison—who represented Missouri in the Sentate of the Unisted States and during an interregnum was President for one day, being at the time acting Vice-President, to which he was elected by the Senate, on the death of Mr. King of Alabama who was elected Vice-President with Mr. Pierce in 1852.
He was born on his father's farm which was located on the Liberty road just inside of Clay county, where he lived and grew until, as a young man of strong Southern blood, he joined the army to help fight the battles of the South and in the battle of Carthage, 1861, he was badly wounded in a gallant but unsuccessful attempt to capture one of Gen'l Seigel's batteries, and carried to the day of his death the best of evidence that he fought "Mit Segel."
Being disabled from further service, he came home and engaged in farming with his father and afterward moved to Clinton and superintended the work on his uncle's farm. He lived with the Senator until he married the daughter of Robert L. Scearce, when he bought a farm close to Gower where he lived and farmed till the day of his death.
For a number of years he was one of the justices of the county court, which position he filled until chosen Presiding Judge of the court, and served in that capacity for four years. The fact of his election and promotion is the highest evidence of the confidence which the people had in his ability and integrity.
He was a man of the most generous impulses, devoted to his friends. With strong convictions on all subjects he never compromised them, but fearlessly asserted them upon all proper occasions.
As a citizen, he performed its duties with simple and unostentatious conduct. As a father and husband he was above reproach. His greatest fault was purely personal and occasioned great regret among his friends, who on the day of his funeral came from all parts of the county to testify their personal regards.
He was buried in Greenlawn cemetery in the family lot where his wife, father, mother, uncle, and many other kinsmen had been previously buried.
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