Atchison, William Riley

1830 - 1904  (74 years)

• Name	Atchison, William Riley
  Birth	11 Feb 1830	Kentucky   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ATCH.W002
  _FGRAVE	8411923
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company K, 17th Indiana Volunteers  [2]
  		Flag of the United States, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously the…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		17th Indiana Infantry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	16 Mar 1904	Hoosier, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Fields Cemetery, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Atchison, W. R. and his wife Catherine
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0001 Compiled by Les Higgason
  Person ID	I53663	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Pruett, Rebecca A.,   b. 2 Dec 1831, Indiana d. 17 Jun 1905, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F20038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Fields, Mary Cathrine,   b. 16 Feb 1831, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 14 Apr 1866 (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F20039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Feb 1830 - Kentucky Death - 16 Mar 1904 - Hoosier, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Fields Cemetery, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William Riley Atchison was born in Kentucky while his family was enroute to Lawrence County, Indiana. Eleven days later his family arrived at their destination Feb 22,1830, having traveled by wagon train from North Carolina. Many families came on this train in search of land. He went to Clay County, Illinois after the Civil War. His two younger brothers served in Co. K, 17th Indiana Volunteers, and others of the same family did also. There were several different spellings, but the same ancestors.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15961] http:s//www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Atchison, W. R. and his wife Catherine, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8411923/william-riley-atchison), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).