James Atwell and Martha Boyle
Husband James Atwell 1 2 3 4 5
Born: 1810 or 1812 - Venango Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: 1847 or 1849 - ? Butler Co, PA 6 Buried: - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 7
Father: Robert Atwell, Sr. ( -1840) 2 5 8 9 Mother: Margaret Russell ( - ) 2 3 5 8
Marriage:
Wife Martha Boyle 4 5 10
AKA: Martha Byler 3 Born: 1816 Christened: Died: 1894 or 1896 6 Buried: - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 7
Father: John Boyle (Bef 1795- ) 11 12 Mother: Martha Boyd ( -Abt 1826) 12
Other Spouse: Samuel C. Irwin ( - ) 4 10
Children
1 M Robert J. Atwell 13 14
AKA: Robert T. Atwell 6 Born: 12 Apr 1837 - Mercer Twp, Butler Co, PA 6 13 15 Christened: Died: 30 Jun 1912 16 Buried: - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 7Spouse: Phoebe Scott (1840-1916) Marr: 1 Nov 1859 6 13 16
2 M John Boyd Atwell, Sr. 3 5 16 17
Born: 1839 - Butler Co, PA Christened: Died: 1914 - Lisbon, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA Buried: - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 18Spouse: Olive M. Perry (1844-1926) 17 Marr: 19 Dec 1865 19
3 M Perry S. Atwell 5 16
Born: Christened: Died: Aft 1919 Buried:
4 F Nancy Jane Atwell 6 20
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1918 Buried:Spouse: Reuben Miles Addleman (1832- ) 20 Marr: 1860 20
5 F Hannah Atwell 6 16 21
Born: Abt 12 Apr 1846 Christened: Died: 24 Jun 1867 - Venango Co, PA Buried: - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 22Spouse: William Forker (1843- ) 16 23 Marr: 8 Aug 1865 21
General Notes: Husband - James Atwell
He was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania, and was brought to Butler County by his parents in 1816. He grew to manhood on the Marion township farm, and continued in Butler county engaged in farming until his death. He was a staunch Democrat, and he and his wife were both members of the old Seceder church.
1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1310, 1323.
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 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 806.
4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1273.
5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 630.
6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 631.
7 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.
8 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1310.
9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 805.
10 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1378.
11 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1129.
12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1272.
13 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 646.
14 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 790, 900.
15 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 900.
16 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 901.
17 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 120.
18 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 97.
19 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 8.
20 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1323.
21 Vilena Mae Forker Holliker, "Forker Genealogy" (San Antonio, TX: privately printed, 1976), Pg 9.
22 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 86.
23
Vilena Mae Forker Holliker, "Forker Genealogy" (San Antonio, TX: privately printed, 1976), Pg 5.
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