Families of Antebellum Missouri
Thomas Jefferson Atkinson
1834 - 1917 (83 years)1. Thomas Jefferson Atkinson was born on 4 Feb 1834 in Orange County, Indiana (son of Elijah Bailey Atkinson and Rachel Reed); died on 14 Feb 1917 in Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri ; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri . Thomas married Mary Jones Saunders on 10 Nov 1857 in Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri . Mary was born on 1 Apr 1836 in Brunswick County, Virginia ; died on 7 Nov 1911 in Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri ; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Dora Elizabeth Atkinson was born on 15 Jul 1861 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; died on 4 Dec 1943 in Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri ; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Drexel, Cass County, Missouri .
- Permelia Katherine Atkinson was born on 18 Jul 1863 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; died on 26 Jan 1946 in Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri ; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri .
2. Elijah Bailey Atkinson was born on 4 Jul 1794 in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky (son of Joel Atkinson and Rachel Emmerson); died on 22 May 1866 in Cass County, Missouri ; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri . Elijah married Rachel Reed on 4 Jul 1830 in Orange County, Indiana. Rachel was born on 23 Feb 1810 in Kentucky; died on 1 Feb 1882 in Cass County, Missouri ; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Rachel Reed was born on 23 Feb 1810 in Kentucky; died on 1 Feb 1882 in Cass County, Missouri ; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri . Children:
- 1. Thomas Jefferson Atkinson was born on 4 Feb 1834 in Orange County, Indiana; died on 14 Feb 1917 in Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri ; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri .
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4. Joel Atkinson was born in 1753 in Virginia; died on 1 Mar 1808 in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky. Joel married Rachel Emmerson on 9 Apr 1780 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Rachel was born in 1764 in Virginia; died in Bef. 1814 in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Rachel Emmerson was born in 1764 in Virginia; died in Bef. 1814 in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky. Children:
- 2. Elijah Bailey Atkinson was born on 4 Jul 1794 in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky; died on 22 May 1866 in Cass County, Missouri ; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri .