Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-07-02 | Page 14 | Veteran Gold Rusher Dies

VETERAN GOLD i I RUSHER DIES DES John M It 1 Atkinson aged 80 85 old time miner antI ami prospector died this morning at 7 o'clock at atthe atthe the family residence Lin Lin- Lincoln Lincoln coln coIn avenueS avenue after an Mines illness of r three thren weeks lie Ito was WIlS born In county Ohio April AJril 26 26 1839 the son eon of or Franklin an and 1 Sarah Pope Atkinson lie He wa was married to 10 Rachel Mobley in lit Grundy Grund county count Missouri In 1871 ISH and moved to Nevada the same saint year ar coming to Ogden den In 1886 Mr lIr Ir Atkinson took part In the he gold 1 rushes In Montana and Cali Coil California California fornia and went sent w nl to Alaska at am the lime of or the tho Klondyke boom boorn lie He returned from front Alaska In 1898 1691 and made another trip In 1901 Ills wife died In 1904 In Oregon He Is ld by b one brother David I D. D Atkinson of or Trenton Mo Ito Io and one sister law Mf lire Mary E. E Atkinson of or Ogden Funeral services will b be b held Sunday at nt 12 30 o'clock at aL the timO home lome with the Rev nr J J. J E. E Carve Corvo presiding The body bod may ma be viewed lewd nt at the tho home homo Saturday and also 1110 on Sunday until time lime of fu- fu Interment will bo be made mt e In Inthe Inthe inthe the Mountain View cemetery un tin- under tinder der Iho thu direction of or undertakers The Tho family requests that hat t no flowers be Lo sent