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James H Athey[1]

Male Abt 1788 - 1857  (69 years)

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  • Name James H Athey 
    Birth Abt 1788  Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census Putnam County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1840 
    • Appears census Putnam Co., Ind., 1840 and 1850;
    Residence 1816  Fort Harrison, Vigo County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Settled at Ft. Harrison, Vigo Co., Ind., 1816

      Vigo County did not exist in 1816 in the state of Indiana. It was not founded until 1818.
    Moved 18 Nov 1840  Washington Township., Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Built the first cabin in the county 
    • Moved to Washington Twp., Putnam Co., Ind., 1818, where he built the first cabin in the county and served as its first Justice of the Peace, lived at Forks of Eel River; obtained 40 acres from the government, NW%, SW%, S9, T12, R5, 18 November 1840;
    Census 1850  Putnam County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Appears census Putnam Co., Ind., 1840 and 1850;
    Death 19 Aug 1857  Putnam County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 154* James H.. b. ca. 1788.

      /154/ ATHEY (5), son of Elizabeth and Robert Athy, Jr.,#66. Born Bourbon Co., Ky., ca. 1788; Married Prudence CUNNINGHAM (b. 1787; d. Putnam Co., Ind., 3 Dec. 1853), daughter of James C and Marthy Cunningham, Bourbon Co., Ky., 13 November 1809; settled at Ft. Harrison, Vigo Co., Ind., 1816; moved to Washington Twp., Putnam Co., Ind., 1818, where he built the first cabin in the county and served as its first Justice of the Peace; lived at Forks of Eel River; obtained 40 acres from the government, NW%, SW%, S9, T12, R5, 18 November 1840; appears census Putnam Co., Ind., 1840 and 1850; died Putnam Co., Ind., 19 August 1857;

      CHILDREN:

      565 Henry Harrison, b. Bourbon Co., Ky., ca. 1814; m. Mary Jane M0YERS (b. Va., 2 Jan. 1836; d. Putnam Co., Ind., 28 Sept. 1871), Putnam o., Ind.; d. 22 Nov. 1893; 10 children.

      565a Presley G.. b. Bourbon Co., Ky., ca. 1810; m. 1st Matilda ATHEY,
      Putnam Co., Ind., 10 Jan. 1831; appears census, Putnam Co., Ind.,
      1840; m. 2nd Sarah Ann WORLEY, Putnam Co., Ind., 2 Oct. 1846;
      appears census, Pike Co., 111., 1850; a blacksmith; commissioned
      Police Magistrate, Pike Co., 111., 5 Aug. 1854, and Justice of the
      Peace, Pike Co., 111., 23 April 1858; 4 children.

      565b James L..b. Putnam Co., Ind., ca. 1825; m. Elizabeth REEL (b.
      Ind., ca. 1828), Putnam Co., Ind., 16 Oct. 1845; appears census,
      Putnam Co., Ind., 1840 and 1850; Postmaster, Reelsville, 1859-61;
      d. 23 May 1895; 6 children.

      565c Son. b. Putnam Co., Ind., ca. 1820-25.
    Person ID I65635  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2014 

    Father Robert Athey,   b. Abt 1747   d. Abt 1827, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1780 
    Family ID F551619079  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Prudence Cunningham,   b. 1787   d. 3 Dec 1853, Putnam County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 13 Nov 1809  Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Henry Harrison Athey,   b. Bourbon Co., Ky., ca. 1814, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1893 (Age 79 years)
     2. Presley G Athey,   b. Abt 1810, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. James L Athey,   b. Abt 1825, Putnam County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1895 (Age 70 years)
     4. Son Athey,   b. Abt 1820, Putnam County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F551619095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2014 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1735] LAWRENCE F. ATHY, JR., CAPTAIN GEORGE ATHY [OF GALWAY AND MARYLAND] AND HIS DESCENDANTS, THIRD EDITION 1999, (LAWRENCE F. ATHY, JR. 3834 OVERBROOK LANE HOUSTON, TX 77027-4038 p m ^ts-r 713-622-1480 https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE925637).