John Allen Athey

Brief Life History of John Allen

When John Allen Athey was born on 6 April 1846, in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States, his father, James Athey, was 29 and his mother, Nancy Pettigrew Allen, was 18. He married Caroline Thomas on 5 September 1872, in Clackamas, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1880 and Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 15 April 1901, at the age of 55, and was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Allen Athey
1846–1901
Caroline Thomas
1853–1932
Marriage: 5 September 1872
Roy Athey
1874–
Joseph Oden Athey
1878–1943

Sources (13)

  • John Athey, "United States Census, 1880"
  • John A. Athay, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John A. Athey in entry for Carrie Thomas Athey, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"

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World Events (8)

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Multnomah, Oregon Territory, United States 1859: Multnomah, Oregon, United States

1859 · Oregon Becomes a State

Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Yorkshire): topographic name for someone dwelling ‘at the enclosure’, from Middle English atte hey (from Old English (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’).

Irish: variant of Athy .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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