John Fletcher Atwood

  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