Elihu Atha (1844 - 1931)

Born 24 Jul 1844 in Fairview, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1931 at age 87 in Lore City, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Elihu Atha was born in 1844 at Fairview, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, the son of Thomas Alfred Atha, Sr. (1810–1873) and Nancy Ann Sutton (1812–1869).

At age 18 in 1862 Elihu joined the West Virginia Infantry, Company H, 14th Regiment, Union Army during the Civil War.^[1][2][3] He attained the final rank of Corporal.^[4] Elihu was wounded and lost his leg in the Civil War but went on to become a successful businessman who owned several homes in Lore City. He built one between 1900 and 1910 and it is a preserved historic home (see attached article).

Elihu married first Frances V. Burgoyne (1845–1899) on 11 October 1866 in Marion County, West Virginia.^[5][6][7] Their children were:

1. William Hunter Atha (1867–1961)
2. Bay son Atha (1869–1870)
3. Sarah Minnie (Atha) Kuhn (1870–1960)​​
4. Maggie A. Atha (1872–1895)

Elihu married second Mary Jane (Tuttle) Foster (1853–1931) in 1899 at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The had no issue. Mary Jane had married first to Lewis Winfield Foster (1853–1931).

Elihu, 87 year old widowed farmer, passed away in 1931 in Lore City, Guernsey County, Ohio.^[8][9] Elihu was buried in Senecaville Cemetery in Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio.^[10]

Death Notice

Elihu Atha, 87, father of W. Hunter Atha of this city, died Wednesday evening at his home in Lore City. He was a veteran of the Civil War. Two children survive.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWYQ-8SJ : 4 December 2014), Elihu Atha, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of West Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Thirteenth Infantry, Y-Z AND Fourteenth Infantry, A-B, NARA microfilm publication M508 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1964), roll 211.
2. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6W2-CX9 : 20 August 2019), Elihu Atha, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,097.
3. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4PQ-S27 : 24 March 2016), Elihu Atha, 1889.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSKR-ZZH : 24 August 2021), Elihew Atha, 1861-1865.
5. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1ML-TMB : 11 February 2018), Elihu Atha and Francis V Burgoyne, 1866; citing Marion, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 835,626.
6. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-PQZS : 29 September 2021), Elihu Atha and Francis V Burgoyne, 1866.
7. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4B-W8B : 30 January 2020), Elihu Atha, 1866.
8. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6D4-Q8K : 8 March 2021), Elilen Atha, 04 Nov 1931; citing Sore City, Guernsey, Ohio, reference fn 65675; FHL microfilm 1,992,477.
9. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKPJ-MBP : 12 November 2019), Elihu Atha, 1931.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6K3-YB6Z : 6 August 2020), Elihu Atha, ; Burial, Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio, United States of America, Senecaville Cemetery; citing record ID 200246072, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
11. ↑ Elihu Athua Death Notice in The Coshoction Tribune (Coschocton, Ohio), 6 Nov 1931, Friday, page 5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/11703361/?terms=Elihu%20Atha&match=1

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D8-FH5 : 23 December 2020), Elihu Atha in household of Thomas A Atha, Marion, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMM-V4X : 18 February 2021), Elihu Atha in entry for Thomas A Atha, 1860.

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ45-473 : 29 May 2021), Elihu Atha, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RB-WXP : 15 January 2022), Elihu Atha, Paw Paw, Marion, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CY-X5M : accessed 27 January 2022), Elihu Atha, Paw Paw district (west side) Fairview town, Marion, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 15A, family 278, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,764.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLX7-D4C : accessed 27 January 2022), Elihu Atha, Wills, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 5B, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1186; FHL microfilm 1,375,199.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDYK-VKN : 3 February 2021), Elihu Atha, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X47X-WJ5 : accessed 27 January 2022), Elihu Atha, Wills, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 40, sheet 1B, line 81, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1805; FHL microfilm 2,341,539.