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From: "Jean Groves" <>
Subject: Re: [ATWOOD] Ye Atte Wode Annals by E F Atwood
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:18:57 -0400
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Brad,
Thank you for your reply. I am willing to help the writer in Texas
in any way I can
from here -- outside D.C.

I last saw Aunt Birch (Ella Birch Wadlington) and Uncle Pres in
August of 1941. When we
learned she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, Daddy and Mom and the
four of us piled
into our car and drove to Cadiz for our last visit. Their home was across
the Main Street from
the Post Office at that time. Years later, my husband and I were
researching in several counties
and drove through Cadiz. It was awful to see the old home replaced with a
car dealership!!!

In Louisville, at the Filson Club, I found "County of Trigg,
Kentucky. Historical and Biographical.
Edited by William Henry Perrin. It was published by F. A. Battey Publishing
Co., Chicago and
Louisville. 1884. In a chapter entitled, "Bethesda Precinct," a paragraph
is devoted to Uncle
Pres' Father and family. I am quoting it as follows:

FRANCIS M. ATWOOD was born December 4, 1851, in Trigg County, Ky.
John H. and
Martha (Forguson) Atwood, are his parents. The father is a native of
Tennessee; he came to this
county in boyhood and settled on a farm; he served as private in the late
war under Gen. Huel and
others; he is living on the farm with Francis and is fifty-five years of
age; he is a member of the
United Baptist Church. These parents had eight children, five brothers
still living. Farming has
always been the occupation of our subject, and he has been very successful
in business. He now
owns 250 acres of land, 125 of which are well improved. He raises
principally corn, tobacco, wheat
and potatoes. He deals moderately in stock, having at present thirty-five
head of cattle, fifty head
each of hogs and sheep, besides five mules and horses. Altogether his
outlook is encouraging. He
was married December 16, 1874, to Miss Martha A. Jones, of this county. She
is daughter of
Pressly and Sallie (Mitchell) Jones. The latter's father and mother are
still living. Martha A. Jones'
great-grandmother, Sallie Mitchell, died the past August aged eighty-six
years. This family is noted
for its longevity. Henry P. Atwood, our subject's eldest son, has seen his
mother, his grandmother,
his great-grandmother, and his great-great-grandmother all at the same time.
To Francis and
Martha A. Atwood were born five childred, viz.: Henry P., Julian L., Nora L.
and Flora B. Both
parents are members of the United Baptist Church."

Jean
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Potts" <>
To: "Atwood List" <>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 11:30 AM
Subject: [ATWOOD] Ye Atte Wode Annals by E F Atwood


> Jean
>
> The EFA book is available through Higginson Books <www.higginsbooks.com>.
>
> The paperback sells for $16.50, hardbound for $28.50
>
> I bought my copy through them, and although they say give them 6 - 8
> weeks, I received my copy in 3 weeks, and was very happy with the quality
> of the hardbound edition. They even gave me a 'deal' with 2 different
> books bound together as one.
>
> But.......
>
> The ATWOODs in his book are essentially all from New England. He as some
> descendants found in other parts of the US and Canada, but they all can
> trace their roots back to New England.
>
> If you're looking for a book with the Virginia/Kentucky based ATWOODs,
> then the Gilbert Atwood book is your best bet, but I have to say, that the
> information in not well documented and many of the branches are missing.
> There is a woman in Texas (her name escapes me and I'm not at home) who is
> updating this book and hopes to publish it next year. If interested... let
> me know and I'll get back to you with her name and email.
>
> Brad
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Jean Groves <>
>>Sent: Aug 19, 2006 11:49 PM
>>Subject: Re: [ATWOOD] ye atte wode annals by E. F. Atwood
>>
>>Is it possible to obtain a copy of "Ye Atte Wode Annals" by Elijah Francis
>>Atwood?
>>
>>Was it copyrighted? Did it have an ISBN number? (If so, I could see it
>>in the Library
>>of Congress.) My husband saw it many years ago while on TDY in either
>>Denver or
>>Frankfort and made a copy of just a few pages -- not enough!! Thanks.
>>
>>My father's oldest sister married Henry Presley Atwood of Cadiz, KY.
>>He served in many highway, sheriff, and eventually, two terms in the
>>Kentucky Senate.
>>Both of them are buried in Cadiz, KY.
>
> Brad
> ===
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