I.F. Atterbury, a prominent young attorney, abstracter and loan agent, was born in De Kalb County, on November 14, 1858. He is the elder of two children born to G. B. and Elizabeth (Dalton) Atterbury. The father was born in Howard County, Mo., in 1839. He was the son of G. B. Atterbury, Sr., and is now engaged in merchandising in the town of Maysville. The mother was born in Missouri in 1840, and died in 1863. I. F. was reared on a farm, and in Maysville. His education was begun in the public schools, but completed in the Kirksville Normal School, from which he graduated with the degree of A. M. in 1881. After graduating he entered the law department of the St. Louis University, attending one session, and taking an irregular course. He then located at St. Joseph, Mo., where he was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1882. In March, 1883, he located in Maysville, where he has since practiced his profession. He is a member of Integrity Lodge, No. 204, I. O. O. F., and was a member of the Good Templars Lodge. In June, 1885, he was united in marriage with Miss Ida Lancaster, who was born in De Kalb County, in 1861. She is the daughter of Judge Manfred Lancaster. One son was born to them—Lloyd, born April, 1886, died July 1887, in Boulder, Colo., where he was buried.
Source: History of Andrew and DeKalb Counties, Missouri (Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888), p. 548.