Shirley Wasn't the Joshua of Shoreham and Brandon, VT the son of Parker and Lovicy (Gale) Atwood ? The Joshua of Reading, VT, was the son of Joshua and Thankful (Stone) Atwood. Now admittedly, I do not know who the parents of Joshua Atwood of Reading, VT were and if his father was at Plattsburg, it would seem likely that he was from the Shoreham stock also.... Do you have anything more about him from the Brandon, VT records ? Wife, family ? What was he doing in Brandon ? Thanks !! Brad -- R Bradley Potts [email protected] - Email http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genesis - Website (508) 416-0451 x1113 - Voicemail/Fax ---- "S Martin" <[email protected]> wrote: > Valerie-Just had to send you these items I found in the Brandon (VT) > Union > a weekly newspaper- > Brandon Union, 31 July 1896 (Brandon News) > "Mr. Joshua Atwood of Milwaukee Wisc. is stopping at home of Mr. Perry > on > Grove ST " > > Same paper Nov. 27,1896 > "Mr. Joshua Atwood, formerly of Shoreham VT and well known in Brandon > but > later of Milwaukee was struck by a train at Middlebury and fatally > injured" > > I think he was descended from the Warwick Mass. Atwoods some of whom > went > to Shoreham VT. My line, Osaac 4, came to Brandon Vt > > Shirley > > > > ---------- > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ATWOOD] Joshua & Thankful STONE(!!!) Atwood > > Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 12:33 AM > > > > Wonderful News! Through PML I received the following excerpt from > the > book, > > "History of Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co., > Chicago, > > 1885 > > > > JOSHUA ATWOOD, retired, P.O. Freedom, was born February 29, 1812, > in > > Pittsfield, Vt., son of Joshua and Thankful (Stone) Atwood, the former > a > > native of Massachusetts, the latter of Vermont. Our subject was > educated > in > > the country schools, and was a farmer until seventeen years old, > when he > > began to learn the blacksmith's trade with a Mr. Egleston in Pittsfield, > > Vt., with whom he continued for three years and then worked for himself > a > > few months in Rutland, same State, and at Pittsford one year, after > which > he > > engaged with Mr. Egleston one year, and then for a time worked for > himself. > > He came to Ohio in 1836 and opened a blacksmith shop at Freedom, > this > > county. In 1844 he added a carriage manufacturing department and > soon > > employed as many as eight men, and supplied the demand within a large > > radius. He was very successful, and in 1875 he retired from active > labors > > to enjoy the fruits of many years' hard and persistent toil. Mr. > Atwood > was > > married in 1838 to Aurelia Birge, who died in 1874, leaving no children. > > He > > and she were among the first members of the Congregational Church > at > > Freedom. Our subject has served the township honorably as Treasurer > and > > Trustee. He is a pleasant gentleman; in politics a representative > > Republican. His brothers-in-law, Lasell and Simeon Birge, came to > Freedom > > Township, this county, the former in 1832, bought 400 acres of land > and > > erected many of the buildings in Freedom Center. Simeon Birge, who > was a > > physician, moved away in 1838, while Lasell remained until 1846 or > 1847. > > The father of our subject was in the war of 1812, and participated > in the > > battle of Plattsburg. > > > > I "talked" with the person who posted this on OH-FOOTSTEPS-L and > she said > > > that there are no references listed for this book. But at least > it will > give > > me a surname to look for since there were an unbelievable number > of > Thankfuls > > in New England back in the late 1700s and early 1800s. It also suggests > that > > Joshua was from Massachusetts -- before I had no idea where he'd > come > from > > before Vermont! > > > > I sure hope someone else is as excited about this as I am! > > > > Valerie > > > > > > ============================== > > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ > > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ > > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com