This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ATWELL, CLARK, LAWTON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4YB.2ACEB/406 Message Board Post: Hi I am looking for any info on the families of WILLIAM ATWELL , father b ca 1815 in CT mother HANNAH CLARK b ca 1812 in NY died either here in Tioga Co PA or in Potter Co PA but the children came here son JAMES E ATWELL b December 22, 1840 married at least 2 and had children named VOLNEY ATWELL who is buried in Tioga Co, MARTHA ATWELL(* who is adopted by Hessam Washington 47 M hus farmer NY NY NY Lydia A. 50 F wife housekeeper PA VT PA Atwell Martha 14 F adopt-dau attend.school from 1880 census data) James was a wanderer, he served in the Civil War, died 1933 age over 90 in Washington State in the Old Soldiers home, We have found only the first names of these wives; through census data, James was probably either divorced or just twice married; He seemed to just abandon his entire brood of Children here; in 1900 in Wayne CO NY 2nd wife wife ALICE M they have been married for 3 years, she has 4 kids from another marriage obviously JAMES E is born DECEMBER 1840 SHE born Nov 1847 This man got around in 1880 he is 39 DIVORCED living with brother Daniel Jas. ATWELL Brother M D W 39 PA Occ: Painter Fa: NY Mo: NY His kids are 1. VOLNEY ATWELL b October 19, 1862 m CORNELIA UNKNOWN who d 1902 Volney d 1944 had HARRY, October 18, 1893 Mabel ca 1889 and HOWARD RUSSELL ATWELL b April 25, 1898 Harry and Howard lived and married in Buffalo NY had kids 2 Martha c 1866 adopted and 3, MAY c 1868 probably died young no idea what happened to his 1st Mary or 2nd wifeAlice DANIEL ALBERT ATWELL b February 1845 bro to James, served PA in the Civil War, SURVIVED ANDERSONVILLE died an old man in 1934 BURIED in Austinburg Rural Cemetery, Brookfield Township, Tioga County, He married first to Sarah BENJAMIN, had 3 ch, Carrie, **WILLIAM and Posy, William b ca 1869 m to LAURA LAWTON and is our ancestor; DANIEL divorced Sarah and remarried to KATHERINE CLARK, they had FLOYD E, ATWELL, WINFIELD Atwell COMMODORE who died age 1 ALL BURIED WITH DANIEL IN Austinburg Rural We know there is a lot more to find on these families and are just looking for anything to complete our tree I have a lot of data to share