Hannah Atkinson

ATKINSON

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 7/6/2014 at 16:53:42

Obituary, Atkinson.

News came this morning of the death of Mrs. Hannah Atkinson, wife of Dr. Benjamin Atkinson, formerly of this city which occurred at Indianapolis at half past 5 o'clock last evening. The deceased was born near Cincinnati Ohio in 1822 and came to Davenport with her husband in 1852. Here the family lived until 1872, when they moved to Indianapolis, which has been their home ever since. Mrs. Atkinson was of a disposition which caused her neighbors and acquaintances to esteem her very highly, while her husband and children respected her as the best of mothers. The fatal ailment was heart disease with a complication of other troubles. For four years she has been quite feeble, in fact, confined to her bed most of the time. Mrs. Charles Stewart, wife of the dry goods merchant, is her daughter.

Source: Davenport Democrat, Wednesday, 26 May 1880.