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Edwin William Atwater (1842 - 1919)

Edwin William Atwater
Born in Havana, Mason, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 10 Sep 1868 in Mason, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Died at age 77 in Albion, Boone, Nebraska, United Statesmap
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Biography

At the age of 16 he had the chance to meet and converse with Abraham Lincoln who was campaigning for the US Senator. He married, started a family and moved west by wagon train in 1880 to Nebraska where he heard it was easier for a poor man to get a start. In addition to farming, he was active in community affairs. a devoutly religious man.

He married Ellen C White on September 10th 1868 in Mason Illlinois.[1] Children include:

  1. Midred A.1869-1969[2]
  2. Edith 1870-1870
  3. Bessie 1871-1950[2]
  4. Arthur Theodore 1874-1961[2]
  5. Lula Maud 1876-1930[2]
  6. Edna Mabel 1877-1947[2]
  7. Nellie Esther 1879-1959[2]
  8. Eddie/Edwin William 1883-1961[3]
  9. Wilfred Milton 1885-1968[4][5]
  10. Emma Mae 1886[4]
  11. Ethel Gertrude 1889-1976[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2P9-PD7 : 10 February 2018), Edwin W. Atwater and Ellen C. White, 10 Sep 1868; citing Mason,Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,313,033.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "United States Census, 1880," FamilySearch Record: M8Y7-RCF: 16 August 2017, E W Atwater, Manchester, Boone, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 125, sheet 178C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0743; FHL microfilm 1,254,743.
  3. ↑ "Nebraska State Census, 1885," FamilySearch Record: X3XX-JDR : 11 March 2018, Edwin Atwater, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,530.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "United States Census, 1900," FamilySearch Record: M3BJ-NRJ : accessed 19 November 2018, Edwin W Atwater, Dublin & Roselma Precincts, Boone, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 10A, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,917.
  5. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," FamilySearch Record: JK3G-KHC : 15 February 2018, Edwin Atwater in entry for Wilfred Milton Atwater, 04 May 1968; citing reference cn 11336, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,912,777.
  • Houtz, Vern. Geneology and Family History of the Atwater Family, Printed in the USA. Revision: 10 June, 2009. pg 8-9
  • Page 125 & 194 #1390, Volume 4 “Atwater History and Genealogy” Comprising the Results of Seventy-Seven years of Research Rev E E Atwater and the Compiler, Horton Printing Co, Meridan, CT 1927.
  • See image to find both Atwater and Ringshausen families on the same page "United States Census, 1850," FamilySearch Record: M85Z-6VC : 12 April 2016, Peter Ringhous, Mason county, Mason, Illinois, United States; citing family 946, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1860", FamilySearch Record: MX46-RDK : 18 February 2021, Edwin Atwater, 1860.
  • "United States Census, 1910," FamilySearch Record: MLWP-3SN : accessed 19 November 2018, Edwin W Atwater, Manchester, Boone, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 24B, family 565, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 838; FHL microfilm 1,374,851.
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #129636309 for Edwin William Atwater (24 Jan 1842–24 Aug 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 129636309, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion, Boone County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Cheryl Hanson (contributor 46836345).




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