Last Name: ATTERBURY |
First: Norman |
Middle: Polk |
Lot # : 83 |
Plot # : 4 |
Gender: M |
Birth Name: Atterbury |
Born: Dec. 9,
1844 |
Died: July 17,
1898 |
Burial Date: July
17, 1898 |
Notes: Civil War Veteran
Husband of Mary (Turner) Atterbury; Father of Nora (Clinton),
Louetta, J. Norman, & Rufus Atterbury. Ledger Notes:
Age: 53 Yrs., 7 Mos., 8 Days
Family Contribution: Norman served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was a Private in Company H, 8th Missouri Infantry. He surrendered at New Orleans, LA on 26 May 1865 and was paroled at Alexandria, Louisiana on 7 June 1865. His records are on file at the office of the Adjutant General, Jefferson, Missouri. He enlisted as a drummer boy at 16 years of age from Huntsville, Missouri.
The family came out west and settled in Sherwood about 1879. His daughter Helena married a George Baker who had a farm at Edy and Abischer Roads on the hill out of Sherwood. George's father James Baker served on the Union side. Contributed by Gr Gr Granddaughter, Carol Weisenborn, from the records of Lillian B. Harmon, Granddaughter of Norman and Mary. |
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Monument Material:
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Marble monument and
plinth on carved sandstone base w/ concrete apron |
Auxiliary Stones: |
None |
Monument Problems:
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Monument was loose on the plinth, but was re-secured
in 5/08. Cleaned with D2 in 2014. |
Engraving:
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Clear but worn |
Illustrations: |
Dove in relief w/ swirling clouds and "Called Higher" |
Flower
Containers: |
None |
Other Remarks: |
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Inscriptions:
Called Higher
NORMAN P. ATTERBURY Dec. 9, 1844 July 17, 1898
Who so
putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
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LOUETTA E. 1870 -- 1880 ------------- RUFUS 1881 -- 1882 ------------- |
ATTERBURY |
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Date Surveyed: 3-13-15 |
Surveyor:
C. Lehan |
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