Family Group Sheet
NameSamuel Crain Atchison
Birth22 Jul 1817, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death13 Apr 1885, Grange City, Fleming Co., Kentucky
BurialFairview Cemetery, Grange City, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Other spousesLucretia Laurena Clayton
Marriage2 Feb 1848, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpouseSarah Bennington Jones
Birth7 Feb 1817, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death1897, Grange City, Fleming Co., Kentucky
BurialFairview Cemetery, Grange City, Fleming Co., Kentucky
FatherThomas Jones (~1787-1853)
MotherHannah Wood (1794-1841)
Children
Birthabt 1849, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Birth22 Feb 1852, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death3 Mar 1939, Steelville, Randolph Co., Illinois
SpouseJoseph Woolford
SpouseVirginia Frances Hopkins
Birth5 Nov 1854, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death18 Jan 1926, Sparta, Randolph Co., Illinois
Census Notes for Samuel Crain & Sarah Bennington (Family)
1850 census of Fleming Co., Ky, division 2, enumerated 22 Aug, lists on p. 27 as family #184:
Samuel C. Atchison, 31, carpenter; Sarah B., 22; Helen, 9; Harriett, 8; Allice, 5; Adelaid, 1. All born in Kentucky.
The three older girls are daughters of Samuel’s first wife Lucretia Clayton. (I have not been able to find Lucretia and their other daughter Melissa in the 1850 census.)
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 31 July, lists on p. 163 as family #1167:
Samuel Atchison, 40, farmer; Sarah, 35. All born in Kentucky.
For some reason, their children were living with the family of John W. Hiland during this census period:
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 30 July, lists on pp. 154-155 as family #1103:
John W. Hiland, 24, farmer; Clarissa, 23; Alice Atchison, 15, farm hand; Adalade, 12; Malissa, 10; Alonzo, 10; Lawson, 5. All born in Kentucky.
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Wyoming precinct, enumerated 12 Aug, lists on p. 27 as family #22:
Atchison, S. C., 53, carpenter; Sarah B., 52; Adilade, 20, seamstress; Alonz, 18, laborer; Malissa, 18, seamstress; Lawson, 15. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1880 census of Fleming Co., Ky, Hillsboro precinct, enumerated 25 June, lists on p. 40 as family #358/360:
Atchison, Samuel C., 62, labor; Sarah, 62, wife; Alonzo, 28, son; Frances, 26, dau-in-law; Amanda, 6, granddau; Mary C., 2, granddau. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Samuel C. Atchison, 31, carpenter; Sarah B., 22; Helen, 9; Harriett, 8; Allice, 5; Adelaid, 1. All born in Kentucky.
The three older girls are daughters of Samuel’s first wife Lucretia Clayton. (I have not been able to find Lucretia and their other daughter Melissa in the 1850 census.)
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 31 July, lists on p. 163 as family #1167:
Samuel Atchison, 40, farmer; Sarah, 35. All born in Kentucky.
For some reason, their children were living with the family of John W. Hiland during this census period:
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 30 July, lists on pp. 154-155 as family #1103:
John W. Hiland, 24, farmer; Clarissa, 23; Alice Atchison, 15, farm hand; Adalade, 12; Malissa, 10; Alonzo, 10; Lawson, 5. All born in Kentucky.
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Wyoming precinct, enumerated 12 Aug, lists on p. 27 as family #22:
Atchison, S. C., 53, carpenter; Sarah B., 52; Adilade, 20, seamstress; Alonz, 18, laborer; Malissa, 18, seamstress; Lawson, 15. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1880 census of Fleming Co., Ky, Hillsboro precinct, enumerated 25 June, lists on p. 40 as family #358/360:
Atchison, Samuel C., 62, labor; Sarah, 62, wife; Alonzo, 28, son; Frances, 26, dau-in-law; Amanda, 6, granddau; Mary C., 2, granddau. All born Ky Ky Ky.
