Atwood Ancestors Vol 6 No 1 Published by Claudette Maerz (no date but should be 1988) CONTENTS Photocopied: >From Documents Collected by Charles Atwood, 1888: History of the Atwood Family (& Tenney Family) This appears to be a copy of the complete publication, obviously a book, about 40 pages in length, but no publisher information available. Significant family lines were reported in Vol 3. ---------- end of Vol 6 No 1 Atwood Ancestors Vol 6 No 2a Published by Claudette Maerz (no date but should be 1988) CONTENTS Connecticut - Whitney Family Maine - Thurston Genealogy Maryland - Kent County Massachusetts - Reed Genealogy New York - Gleanings Ohio - Atwood Family Pennsylvania - Philadelphia City Directory Misc - Letters The Story of an Ohio Attwood Family Submitted by: Helen B Stenger, 1135 John, Houston, MO, 65483-1034 [This manuscript describes the Edwin & Sarah (Green) Attwood family's trip from England to America in 1848 and subsequent travels there. Only family lines are transcribed, but if there is enough interest I will attempt to transcribe the narrative at a later time. Ruth Atwood ([email protected]) /rea] 1 Joseph Attwood, a general in the English Army stationed on the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada in 1803; was returned to England by 1812 at Old Hill near Dudley, Straffordshire. 2 Levi Attwood emigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania; urged his brother to join him. 2 Edwin b 1803 in Canada, d 1848 m Sarah Green and emigrated to America in 1848 with their 6 children; Edwin died during the voyage, buried Cincinnati; Sarah settled at Versailles OH. 3 Alfred d abt 1848 (fell from a tree and broke his neck) - young but age not known 3 Eliza Attwood b abt 1836 in England (1850 census age 14) m Unknown Porter 3 Emily Attwood b abt 1839 in England (1850 census age 11 - living in household of David and Elizabeth Ward) d abt 1896 age 57 [submitter's gr-grandmother]; m 25 Feb 1855 to Godfrey Leatherman b Frederick Co MD in Versailles OH abt 1829 d 1914 age 85 and 6 months 3 Ann R Attwood b abt 1840 in England (1850 census age 10) 3 Cantora Attwood b abt 1842 in England (1850 census age 8) 3vi Mary Emma Attwood d 1848, buried in Cincinnati (probably of smallpox as all children were sick on voyage) 4th Generation: 3 Emily Attwood b abt 1839 in England d abt 1896 age 57 [submitter's gr-grandmother]; m 25 Feb 1855 to Godfrey Leatherman b Frederick Co MD in Versailles OH abt 1829 d 1914 age 85 and 6 months 4i Sarah Elizabeth Leatherman b Aug 1856 Dayton OH, d 1892 Phelps Co MO m William Alfred Hollopeter [submitter's grandparents] 4ii Walter Henry Leatherman b Sep 1857 Dayton OH, d 1902 (drowned) m 1889 to Jennie Olive Rauch. Walter was a Methodist minister. 4iii Edwin Attwood Leatherman b 1859 Versaillles OH d abt 1940 age 81 m Ida May Apple. He was a carpenter/builder 4iv (John) Calvin Leatherman b 1860 m 1887 to Claudia Beatrice Thomas. He was a carpenter/cabinet maker. 4v Maria Leatherman (stillborn) 4vi Asher Lincoln Leatherman b 1864 d abt 1939 age 75; m Dora Lucy Harter. He was a Medical Doctor 4vii Charles Isaiah Leatherman d age 3 4viii Clara Belle Leatherman b 1872 d 1957 m Will Jackson 5th Generation: 4i Sarah Elizabeth Leatherman b Aug 1856 Dayton OH, d 1892 Phelps Co MO m William Alfred Hollopeter [submitter's grandparents] 5i Clara Hollopeter d 1929 5ii Florence Hollopeter d bef 1914 5iii Bessie Lenora Hollopeter b 30 Aug 1891, Phelps Co MO d 1984 m Unknown Breuer 6 youngest Helen Breuer m Unknown Stenger [Helen is the submitter] 4ii Walter Henry Leatherman b Sep 1857 Dayton OH, d 1902 (drowned) m 1889 to Jennie Olive Rauch. Walter was a Methodist minister. 5i Emily Leatherman 5ii Walter Leatherman 4iii Edwin Attwood Leatherman b 1859 Versaillles OH d abt 1940 age 81 m Ida May Apple. He was a carpenter/builder 5i Cameron Leatherman became a physician/surgeon (only child) 4iv (John) Calvin Leatherman b 1860 m 1887 to Claudia Beatrice Thomas. He was a carpenter/cabinet maker. 5i Fern Leatherman 5ii Ivy Leathrman 5iii Paul Leatherman 5iv Claramay Leatherman 4vi Asher Lincoln Leatherman b 1864 d abt 1939 age 75; m Dora Lucy Harter. He was a Medical Doctor 5i Pauline Leatherman 5ii Harter Leatherman 4viii Clara Belle b 1872 d 1957 m Will Jackson 5i Emily Jackson (only child) ---------- continued at Vol 6 No 2b