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Surnames: Boyd/Barger/Atchley/McNabb/Phipps
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Odon Journal Friday August 24, 1917
Mrs. Atchley Dies
Aged Resident Succumbs to General Debility.
Mrs. Amanda Atchley, wife of John Atchley, one of the aged residents of this community
passed away at her home southeast of this city Monday night. Her death was caused by old
age and general debility. Mrs. Atchley was born April 9, 1837 and was past eighty years of
age at the time of her death. She was the daughter of James and Mariah Boyd and united,
with the Baptist church about fifty years ago and has always kept the faith. She was a
conscientious christian woman and had many friends. She was married to John Atchley in
1865 and to this union four children were born one son and three daughters, Solomon and
Mary of Odon and Mrs Anna Phipps and Mrs. Emma McNabb of Burns City. She came from Ohio
when a small child and made her home with Albert Boyd until her marriage. Shortly after
her marriage she and her husband moved to a farm in Martin County and lived there forty
four years. About six years ago they moved back to Daviess County and have lived here
since. She leaves a hu!
sband, one son, three daughters, twenty grandchildren and four great grand children. The
funeral srvices were held at Old Salem Church, Tuesday with Rev. M. P. Herron in charge.
burial was made in the cemetery at that place.
Her parent James Boyd and 4 of her siblings (Mary Jane, Adaline, Eliza, Alice) are buried
in Old Cadiz Cem. Cadiz, Ohio..she had one sister who also moved to Daviess Co. Lucia
Olivia Boyd who married George H Long. Amanda was raised after her fathers death by her
uncle Albert Boyd. She was buried in the Old Salem Cem. Martin Co. Ind.