Wesley
Atchison
Sr.
Born in Millville, IA
Ancestors 
Son of Fielding H Atchison
and Julia Ann (Pyle) Atchison
Brother of
Benjamin F. Atchison, John Smith Atchison, Sarah E. (Atchison) Little, James Newton Atchison and William Atchison
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Tinkey) Atchison
— married
15 Aug 1867 in Dubuque, IA, Dubuque, Co.
Descendants 
Father of
Edward L. Atchison, Almira Jane (Atchison) Witherell, Julia Ann (Atchison) Tharp, George Atchison, Mary Atchison, Benjamin Atchison, Sarah Louisa (Atchison) Tittle, Wesley Wilson Atchison, Effie Mae (Atchison) Bennett and Fieldon Atchison
Died
at age 68
in Dubuque, IA, Dubuque, Co.
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2014
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Biography
Wesley was born in 1847 and passed away in 1916 from having arm amputated and a resultant infection.
He was a fisherman, hunter, trapper, clammer and woodsman. He also played the fife. When he passed away, he and his family were living in a houseboat that was pulled ashore right across from the railroad station in North Buena Vista, IA.
Sources
- The Genealogy of William #1 Atchison : ca.1650-1698/99 by Bennett, Floyd Benjamin and Phelps, Frank Van Rensselaer. Page 285. [1]
- Genealogy of John Atchison 1744-1803 by Floyd Benjamin Bennett, Frank Van Rensselaer Phelps and Paul Stephan Olds. Page 117. [2]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wesley by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wesley:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wesley by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wesley:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Valerie Bunts 
:
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Diane (Rubbelke) Gerwood :
23andMe, GEDmatch NC3596135 [compare]
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~1.56%
Donald Pyle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A383164 [compare], Ancestry member donaldpyle82
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~1.56%
Don Pyle :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
D Klein :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a705967 [compare], Ancestry member lceekay51
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~0.78%
Tina (Pyle) Patterson :
MyHeritage DNA
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