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John J Atherton

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John J Atherton

Birth
Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales
Death
15 Sep 1920 (aged 77)
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Married to Dorothy Owen.

Departed Liverpool, England on the ship "City of Paris" and arrived in New York City, New York on 27 September 1869.

Source for death and spouse maiden name: Emporia Gazette Obituary.
Source of emigration: New York Passenger List 1820-1957 at Ancestry.com.

JOHN J. ATHERTON, was born in Cheshire, England, March 13, 1843, and came to this country in 1860, and located in Emporia. In 1875, he bought an interest in the market of Miller & Atherton. The partnership continued about a year, then ceased, and Mr. Atherton went into the business of buying and shipping stock. In 1875, he bought the Randolph & Paine market on Commercial street, which he has continued to operate. In 1876, he bought a farm of 100 acres in Lyon County, and in 1880, bought another farm of forty acres. He is breeding thoroughbred Berkshire and Poland China hogs; also a high class of poultry. He has about 260 head of hogs, also some fine graded cattle. Married Miss Annie Owen, of Emporia, October 4, 1876, and by this marriage has three children - Dorothy Edith, Elizabeth E. and Alexander A. - all living. He is a member of Emporia Lodge No. 12, A. F. & A. M., also a member of Damascus Lodge No. 11, K. of P.(William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas)
Married to Dorothy Owen.

Departed Liverpool, England on the ship "City of Paris" and arrived in New York City, New York on 27 September 1869.

Source for death and spouse maiden name: Emporia Gazette Obituary.
Source of emigration: New York Passenger List 1820-1957 at Ancestry.com.

JOHN J. ATHERTON, was born in Cheshire, England, March 13, 1843, and came to this country in 1860, and located in Emporia. In 1875, he bought an interest in the market of Miller & Atherton. The partnership continued about a year, then ceased, and Mr. Atherton went into the business of buying and shipping stock. In 1875, he bought the Randolph & Paine market on Commercial street, which he has continued to operate. In 1876, he bought a farm of 100 acres in Lyon County, and in 1880, bought another farm of forty acres. He is breeding thoroughbred Berkshire and Poland China hogs; also a high class of poultry. He has about 260 head of hogs, also some fine graded cattle. Married Miss Annie Owen, of Emporia, October 4, 1876, and by this marriage has three children - Dorothy Edith, Elizabeth E. and Alexander A. - all living. He is a member of Emporia Lodge No. 12, A. F. & A. M., also a member of Damascus Lodge No. 11, K. of P.(William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas)


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