Atwood Ancestors Vol XIV No 2a, 1996 Published by Claudette M. (Atwood) Maerz The Atwood Family of IL - continued from vol XIV No 1 Kentucky Census Records Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford Co. PA Indiana Marriages - Hendricks Co. Hampstead NH records Wisconsin Federal Census 1860 Iowa Census 1870 Davis Co. Atwood Family Genealogy - continued from Vol VIII No 2 Queries Texas Atwood Family THE ATWOOD FAMILY OF IL "The Atwood Family" compiled by the Atwood Family Association, Roscoe IL, 10 May 1928; Presented to the Madison WI Library by the association; CS 71 A91 1928. This is the 2nd edition - the first was issued in 1917. Only 19 pages are reproduced here. PART 2 (continued from Vol XIV No 1) (2) 2iii Patten Atwood, Deacon b 11 Jan 1805 Alexandria, Grafton Co. NH, d 2 Jan 1898 m 14 Feb 1826 to Anna Brooks (d/o William Brooks and Lydia Simmons) b 20 Mar 1808 in Canada d 30 Jul 1890; lived on a farm near Dunage, Canada where two children were born (Sally - mother to the writer - b abt 1827, and Henry); abt 1829 moved across the Thames River to the Long Woods in Exford Township, some 20 miles distant, where the next 7 children were born (Lydia b abt 1830 & Eliza, Susannah, William, Candace, Anna and Mary; Susannah d at age 3 years and 8 months); Patten owned and operated a saw mill and a grist mill; moved to Owen IL 1839 (also reported 'Winnebago Co., IL to a farm 5 miles south of Rockton [sic]) (born: Joseph b 26 Feb 1840, Irene, Patten Jr, Harriet and John) and in 1849 to a farm nine miles north of Rockford [sic] IL. 3i Sally Atwood b abt 1827 m 6 Dec 1843 to Joel ANDRUS (by Elder Russell Brayton) Children ANDRUS: Henry (more details available), Arvilla (the writer) , Frank (3) 3ii Henry Atwood 24 Aug 1828 3iii Lydia Atwood b abt 1830 3iv Eliza Atwood 3v Susannah Atwood d bef 1839, age 3 years 8 months 3vi William Atwood 3vii Candace Atwood 3viii Anna Atwood 3ix Mary Atwood 3x Joseph Atwood b 26 Feb 1840 3xi Irene Atwood 3xii Patten Jr Atwood 3xiii Harriet Atwood 3xiv John Atwood (family lived in Lamars Iowa) 3xv Philip Atwood E. J. Pickard - son of one of these Atwood women wrote at the conclusion of his memoirs of his grandfather: "In conclusion, the thought comes, 'what is Life?'. I am Life, all thta stands between ancestry and posterity. I am at the present, the moment, between the ever increasing history of the past and the never ceasing rush of the future." [Well spoken, cousin E.J.! /rea] (3) 3ii Henry Atwood 24 Aug 1828 "Henry was a sturdy young fellow, though small in stature and was chuck full of 'I can'. ... In 1850, with his cousin Ira Wilson (s/o Candace Atwood)," [he visited Hawntown, Iowa and area]. In 1851 he walked to Iowa to view some government land and ... continued in Vol XV, No 1 [Brad! ... don't leave us hanging!] ------- KENTUCKY CENSUS RECORDS 1850 Allen Co. Atwood age Birthplace 675-685 Atwood, S. 65 VA , Susan 60 SC , Rhoda 32 KY , N. J. 20 KY , HC. Carvey 5 KY 677-685 Atwood, J. M. 26 KY , M. A. 21 KY , C. P. 4 KY , E. T. 1 KY 678-686 Atwood, S. 35 KY , M. 32 KY , H. C. 9 KY , R.B. 7 KY , T. L. 4 KY , W. L. 2 KY , Taylor 1 KY 681-689 Atwood, L.S. 29 KY , M.J. 29 KY , J. A. E. 2 KY , A. A. E. 1 KY 693 - 701 Atwood, Lott 45 KY , Nancy 43 KY , Jesse L. 21 KY , A. J. 17 KY , T. W. 15 KY , M. A. 11 KY , W. E. 7 KY 825-835 Atwood, A. C. 37 KY , F. E. 27 KY , A. E. 10 KY , M. S. 7 KY , F. M. 5 KY , S. O. 1 KY McMerrit 22 KY ---------- PIONEER AND PATRIOT FAMILIES OF BRADFORD CO. PA, 1770 - 1800, by Clement Heverly, 1913 Atwood Reuben b Woodbury CT; emigrated to Pike in 1807; m Abiah Platt (d/o Zopher Platt) b 4 jun 1779 d 12 Jul 1864 Atwood, Hollis (Soldier of the Revolution) m Alice Bosworth b 1 Aug 1753 Atwood, Lemuel m 15 Dec 1811 in Sheshaquin to Sarah Bernard (by Justice Samuel Gore) Atwood, Jedidiah (Soldier of the Revolution) buried - no cemetery listed ---------- INDIANA MARRIAGES - HENDRICKS CO. Atwood, John L. m 19 Sep 1900 Retta Crayten (bk 12, p 267); death record of John L. Atwood 1 May 1919, white male, age 41 ---------- HAMPSTEAD NH RECORDS Congregational Church History 1753 June David, son of John Atwood 1754 July James, son of John Atwood 1756 May Joseph, son of John Atwood 1757 Dec Mehitable, daughter of John Atwood 1761 Apr Moses, son of John Atwood 1761 Sep Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Atwood 1762 Apr Miriam, daughter of John Atwood 1764 Sep Ruth, Daughter of Jonathan Atwood of Halestown 1766 Aug Philip, son of Jonathan Atwood of Weare Will C. Wilson was a grandson of Amos Atwood Fought in Revolutionary War - John and Moses Atwood Soldier from hampstead, Charles E. atwood b Hampstead NH; served in the 1st Reg. NH Vol. from 14 Sep 1864 to 15 Jun 1865 ---------- WISCONSIN FEDERAL CENSUS 1860 Batown House No. 1510, Family 1480 Name Age Gend Occup Born Atwood, Ezra 41 M farmer NY , Arathusa 38 F NY , Horace 18 M NY , Leah 15 F NY , Ezra 10 M NY , Arathusa Jr. 2 F ?? Fennimore, House No 322, Family 322 Atwood, John F. 38 M ME , Sarah 37 F ME , Lacy 11 F IL , Ellen 9 F WI , Martha 6 F WI , Charles 4 M WI , George 2 M WI Hazel Green, House No 343, Family 347 Atwood, Joshua 43 M ME , Susan 44 F WI , Sarah 16 F IL , Imofen 9 F WI , Jesse 4 F WI ---------- IOWA CENSUS 1870 DAVIS CO. Name Age Born Atwood, Mason 62 VA , Katherine 63 VA , Louisa 39 IN , William 23 IN Atwood, Lucretia 38 OH , Luther 17 OH , Mary H. 8 IA ---------- -----end of Vol XIV No 2a; continued at Vol XIV No 2b