John Fletcher Atwood
- Born: 21 Apr 1822, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine 27,28,79
- Marriage: Sarah Ann Woods on 18 Nov 1841 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
- Died: 7 Mar 1902, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska at age 79 28
- Buried: 1902, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska 28
Noted events in his life were:
• Census: U.S Federal, on 15 Aug 1850, in Grant, Wisconsin. 80 John F Atwood, age 28, born in Maine Sarah A Atwood, age 27, born in Maine Lucy J Atwood, age 1, born Illinois
• Census: 7 Jul 1860, in Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin. 78 John F. Atwood, age 38, Farmer, born in Maine Sarah A. Atwood, age 37, born in Maine Lucy J. Atwood, age 11 born in Illinois Ellen F. Atwood, age 9, born in Wisconsin Martha Atwood age 8, born in Wisconsin Charles Atwood, age 4, born in Wisconsin George Atwood, age 2, Born in Wisconsin
• Census: 21 Jul 1870, in Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin. 79 Jonathan F. Atwood, age 47, Farmer Sarah Atwood, age 46 Martha Atwood, age 16 Charles H. Atwood, age 15, Works on Farm George H. Atwood, age 12, Works on Farm Clemush Huyke, age 26, Misiter Oliver Nobel, age 27, Laborer
Jonathan and Sarah were born in Maine. The Atwood children were all born in Wisconsin. Clemush was born in Michigan and Oliver was born in Wisconsin.
• Census: 1880 United States Federal Census, on 2 Jun 1880, in Mill Precinct, Lancaster, Nebraska. 80a John Atwood, 58 - Head of Household, born in Maine, father and mother born in Massachusetts Sarah Atwod, 57 - Wife, born in Maine, Father born in Massachusetts, mohter born in Maine Blunt Harding, 17 - Hired Hand, born in Iowas, father and mother born in Pennsylvania Clem Huyck, 39 - Son-in-law, born in Michigan, father and mother born in ?NY? Martha Huyck, 27 - Daughter, born in Wisonsin, father and mother born in Maine Charley Huyck, 5 - Grandson, born in Wisconsin, father in Michigan and mother in Wisconsin
• Census: 1900 United States Federal Census, on 3 Jun 1900, in Mill Precinct, Lancaster, Nebraska. 80b John Atwood, 78 - Head of House hold, b. April 1922 - (Incorrect of incomplete info. on birth places), farmer Sarah A Atwood, 77 - Wife, b. May 1823, b. Maine, Father b. Massachusetts, Mother b. Maine George A Gaskin, 31 - Servant, b. June 1878, b. England, Father and Mother b. England. farm laborer
All three speak, read and write English & John Atwood owns his farm. John and Sarah Atwood were married for 58 years at the time of the census.
• He owned land. Wisconsin Land Patents Database: Grant County from: Grant County: Atwood, John, Section: 32, 5 N, 3W Township: Mineral Point; Total Acre: 14209 Sign_Date: 1852/09/01
• Grave: Find A Grave.
John married Sarah Ann Woods, daughter of John Woods and Lucy Weston, on 18 Nov 1841 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. (Sarah Ann Woods was born on 8 May 1823 in Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine and died on 25 Feb 1916 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska 28.)
Marriage Notes:
Massachusetts Vital Records for 1841, v.2 p.20 Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts to the Year 1850; Published by the Essex Institute; Salem, Mass., 1911
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