ARCHIE ATKINSON, Sec. 14; P. O. Hazel Green; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre; born in Hazel Green Feb. 20, 1844; settled with his parents on this farm in 1848. Married Hester Lory; she was born in England in 1850; they have three children - Harry, Grace and Myrtle. Mrs. A. is a member of the M. E. Church. His father was born in England in 1807; his mother in 1808; moved to this country in 1834; settled near Chicago when that city was but a small village; his father hauled lead with an ox team to Chicago; he died April 12, 1880.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.