Robert Atwell, Sr. and Margaret Russell

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Husband Robert Atwell, Sr. ^{1 2 3}

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           Born:  - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 1840 - ? Butler Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

       Marriage:  - Ireland

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   Other Spouse: Mary Dixon (      -      ) 1 3 - Ireland

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Wife Margaret Russell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 F Ellen Atwell ^{1 3}

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            AKA: Nellie Atwell 2
           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Brandon (      -      ) 1 3

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2 M William Atwell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
         Buried: 

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3 M George Atwell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Cal 30 Aug 1808 - Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Oct 1877 - ? Marion Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Mary McKissick (      -      ) 1

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4 M John Atwell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
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5 M James Atwell ^{2 3 5 6}

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           Born: 1810 or 1812 - Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1847 or 1849 - ? Butler Co, PA 7
         Buried:  - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 8

         Spouse: Martha Boyle (1816-1894/1896) 3 6 9

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6 M Robert Atwell, Jr. ^{1 2 10}

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           Born: 30 Jun 1816 - ? Venango Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 May 1899 11
         Buried:  - Cross Cemetery, Clintonville, Venango Co, PA 12

         Spouse: Elizabeth Byers (1821-1899) 2 10

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7 F Mary Atwell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Alexander Watt (      -      ) 1 2

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General Notes: Husband - Robert Atwell, Sr.

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He was born and reared in Ireland. Shortly after his second marriage, he and his wife came to the United States, and first located on what was later known as the Perry farm in Venango County, Pennsylvania. He later moved to Butler County, where he acquired title to 400 acres of heavily timbered land in Marion Township. He cleared a portion of the land and there passed the remainder of his days, being survived some years by his widow who reached an advanced age. [TCHBBC, 1198]

He came to Pennsylvania towards the close of the eighteenth century, and settled in what is now Scrubgrass township, Venango County, prior to 1800. By survey of October 24, 1801, he became the owner of 190 acres of land, by virtue of settlement and improvement. About 1816 he removed to Marion township, Butler County, where he cleared and improved a farm, on which he resided down to his death. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and a man of quiet manners and unobtrusive character. He was a member of the Associate Reformed church, known at that time as the Seceder church.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1310.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1198.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 630.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 29.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1310, 1323.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1273.

7 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 631.

8 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 3, Scrubgrass Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1995), Pg 83.

9 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1378.

10 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 976.

11 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1201.

12 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 98.