Atchason, James Riley

1886 - 1966  (80 years)

• Name	Atchason, James Riley
  Birth	13 Oct 1886	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ATCH.J001
  _FGRAVE	96580669
  Death	23 Nov 1966	Kankakee County, Illinois
  Burial	Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
  Person ID	I49884	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2021

  
  

  Family	Hagen, Della,   b. 4 Jan 1886, Illinois d. 15 Feb 1966, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F17996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Oct 1886 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 23 Nov 1966 - Kankakee County, Illinois Burial - - Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James R. Atchason Sr., 79, formerly of 257 North Witt street, Decatur, died at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Kankakee. Mr. Atchason, a retired blacksmith, was born in Hoosier, Oct. 31, 1887, the son of A.L. and Julia McKinney Atchason. He had lived in Decatur 38 years. James married Della Hagen in Sailor Springs in 1909; she died Feb. 6, 1966. He leaves five sons; O.D. of Springfield, Alva L. of Champaign, Paul E., Lloyd O. and James Jr., all of Decatur; three daughters, Mrs. Virgil (Evelyn)Grady, Mrs. Charles (Juanita) Lefringhouse, both of Decatur and Mrs. John (Deloris) Grady of Champaign; two brothers, Andie and Roy, both of Louisville; sister, Mrs. Anna Gobel of Flora; 22 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery. Herald Thursday, Nov. 24, 1966 Note: I know the marker for James Riley Atchason shows 1888, but the date cannot be correct. It should be 10/15/1886, not 1888 because my grandmother was his sister and she was born two years after James Riley on 7/8/1888. Her name was Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Atchason and she was my grandmother. Stuart Childers