Daniel Webster Atwood (1843 - 1888)

Born 18 Dec 1843 in Chilachi Plantation, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox, Alabama, United States

Husband of Rachel (Messer) Atwood — married 6 Aug 1863 in Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Died 1 Apr 1888 at age 44 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Biography

Daniel Atwood is a part of US Black heritage.

Daniel was born on the Chilachi Planation near Prairie Bluff, Alabama in 1843. His father was the plantation owner, Henry Stiles Atwood. His mother was Atwood's slave, Mary Massey. Henry Atwood fathered several children with at least three of his slaves. His will, written in 1843, freed these women and their children upon Atwood's death, which occurred in 1851. There was a lengthy legal battle, but ultimately they were freed. Mary and her children were living in Ripley, Ohio, in 1860.^[1]

Daniel served the Union in both Ohio and Washington, D.C. in the U.S. Colored Infantry. ^[2]

Daniel married Rachel Messer on 6 August 1863 at Muskingum County, Ohio.^[3] In 1870, they were living in Pittsburgh.^[4] In 1880, they were living in Washington, D.C.^[5]

Daniel died of consumption on 1 April 1888 in Zanesville.^[6] Burial was at Greenwood Cemetery.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC25-DYZ : 11 November 2020), D W Atwood in entry for Mary Atwood, 1860.
2. ↑ United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
3. ↑ Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZLC-H85 : 3 January 2021), Danl Atwood, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CQ-TQD : 12 November 2020), Dan'l W. Atwood, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 19, sheet 158C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,121.
6. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6N8-7YK : 14 December 2020), Daniel W. Atwood, 01 Apr 1888; citing Death, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, source ID pg6, ln11, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 910,154.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPM-Q72Y : 2 August 2020), Daniel Webster Atwood, ; Burial, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States of America, Greenwood Cemetery; citing record ID 131698074, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131698074?search=true/ # 131698074.

See Also:

• "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K835-65G : 11 January 2021), Daniel W Atwood, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,232.