Atwood Ancestors v12 #1a (1994) by Claudette Maerz ======================== Table of Contents History of Lake Mills, Wisconsin New Hampshire Censuses Monroe County, New York Record Richmond County, Georgia Record Will of Denis Atwood Cattaraugus County, New York Census We Get Letters Queries Group Records ======================= Excerpts from "A History of Lake Mills" by Mary M Wilson As time went on and lumber was gradually becoming more plentiful, a couple of carpenters established themselves - Jacob Gause and Lester ATWOOD. Ambrose Foster and Kelly ATWOOD made pressed brick that were white. Their location was on Water Street. About the same time Mr Steinfort made fired brick that was red. Their plant was on North Main Street just southeast of the present cemetery. Sloan's Condition Powder Industry was started here, but later moved to Chicago. A nursery was owned by Charles Plumb and Kelly ATWOOD. Those men had a large assortment of fruit trees, grape vines, and shrubs. Herrick's lard and oil manufacturing plant was in existence for some time, but Mr Herrick felt that the cost was becoming prohibitive. He bought ashes and sold the soap. E L ATWOOD & Co had an ashery and saleratus plant. Business boomed for awhile, but ashes became too expensive. The Agricultural Works made heavy castings. Samuel Hoyt and Dutcher had a harness shop. ATWOOD and Cooper had hardy native grapes in 1861. Their stock consisted of Muscadine, Delaware, Diana, Rebecca, Sage's Mammoth, Mammoth Concord, Connecticut Blue and other kinds. This part of the wilds was surveyed in 1835 and 1836. The first authentic account of any claims having been filed in this village was on March 15 and 16, 1837. Royal Tyler came in February, filed his claim March 15, and erected a cabin south of the site of the original ATWOOD house. The claim of E L ATWOOD was filed the next day, March 16th. E L and Kelly ATWOOD and Jacob Gause had come from Massachusetts to visit Royal Tyler. They were the adventurous pilgrim claim seekers and at that time the only so called residents. A block house was completed, a structure that provided some comfort without luxury. The family of John ATWOOD was one of the first that settled here. It was a large family that had Kelly, Isaac, Elihu L, and Gordon; the daughters were Mary Ann, who became the wife of M L Bartlett; Nancy, who became Mrse Daniel Wood. Antoher daughter became Mrs J Gause. The ATWOOD boys became prominent and influential citizens. One cold winter night Mr Keyes was summoned by the neighbors to help in the search because Uncle John ATWOOD was lost. Mr ATWOOD was the oldest man in the neighborhood, he had gone out during the day, wandered too far and could not retrace his steps. however, he had found a haystack and stayed near it until search parties found him, and so was spared a cold wintry night. The ATWOOD came to the west at the same time that the Keyes came and lived near Aztalan. Anna Maria ATWOOD was a teacher in the Winnebago Schools in Minnesota. Her husband was William Wallace Seeley, a Lieut. in the company that was raised to put down Indian troubles. Anna Marie was the daughter of Lester and was born in Massachusetts in 1837, she came to Wisconsin at the age of three months. She became a student at Wheaton College. Her poen, "Why", on the use of liquor, was delivered by her before a county convention of the W C T U. Among other works she gave a lecture, "Finite and Infinite" at a meeting at the Congregational Church in Lake Mills. The next school was taught by Miss Nancy ATWOOD, who became Mrs Daniel Wood. She was to be remembered with a regard almost akin to love. She was considered by the early families to be a most successful teacher. The children loved her with a sincere affection. She possessed the happy faculty of enkindling in the minds of her pupils a strong desire to learn. They were always obedient to her. She possessed an ease and dignity that well befitted the schoolroom. She helped those who had difficulties in their studies and obtained for herself a reputation of being an outstanding teacher. Her three terms commenced in the summer of 1840. ============================= (continued in v12 #1b) Brad [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genesis ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Add your GEDCOM today !!!