McLaughlin Family

he Atckison family is one of my four corners, which means one of my grandparents belongs to the family. The Atckison family genealogy in the United States includes: Atckison, Fern, Johnson, Murphy, and Philippe.

Beyond the shores of the United States, the Philippe family extends back to France, Luxembourg, and Germany. I only have photographs of two people beyond my great grandparents, and they are my third great grandparents, David and Honora Murphy, and my second great grandmother, Magdelena Philippe.

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Atckison, Charles

Charles Atckison arrives in Anoka, Minnesota in 1854, and he married his next door neighbor’s daughter Kathleen Murphy. His homestead was in Burns Township, which has subsequently become Nowthen, Minnesota.

Atckison, Michael

Michael arrives after his brother Charles. He settles in Ramsey, Minnesota and joins the Union Army in 1862 to fight the Sioux Indians. He serves in the 8th Minnesota Infantry through the duration of the Civil War. He marries Bridget Shay in 1873 and starts his family.

Murphy, David

David and Honora Murphy owned an adjacent 40 acre tract to the 80 acres owned by Charles Atckison. David and Honora are the parents of Catherine Murphy, who married Charles Atckison.

Philippe Family

Charles oldest son was John A. Atckison and he married Elizabeth Johnson (or Fern) dependent on source in Fergus Falls, Minnesota in 1898. Her mother was Magdelena (Emma) Philippe from Stearns County, Minnesota. Her father was Oscar Ervin Johnson from Maine, and appears an unconnected descendant of the Lieutenant Johnson clan from Nova Scotia.

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