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/