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Joseph Atwood (b. 1856, d. 1921)

Joseph Atwood¹⁸ was born 1856 in Devenshire, England, and died 1921 in Marion County, West Virginia. He married Amanda Lenhart on 1875, daughter of George W. Lenhart and Sarah Charlton.

Notes for Joseph Atwood:
Came from Devenshire, England, near the castle and queen.

Had red hair. -- Genevieve Tichenor

Joseph thought he killed his step-father with a poker after thestep-father was mean with his mother. So, he fled and was a stow-awayon a ship to America. -- Genevieve Tichenor

Used to sleep in meadows and covered up with newspapers. Sometimeswhen it was cold his hair would freeze to the ground. -- GenevieveTichenor
Was couplin train cars and got his head cut off. Don't know if heslipped. -- Genevieve Tichenor

Came from England near the castle and queen.

More About Joseph Atwood:
Nationality: English.
Occupation: Night Watchman.

More About Joseph Atwood and Amanda Lenhart:
Marriage: 1875

Children of Joseph Atwood and Amanda Lenhart are:

Harry Atwood, b. 1877, England, d. date unknown.
+Louise Atwood, b. 1877, England, d. 1936, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
+Thomas Atwood, b. 1877, England, d. 1936, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Annie Atwood, b. 1877, England, d. date unknown.
Alfred Atwood, b. 1877, England, d. date unknown.
Mary Atwood, b. 17 Sep 1885, England¹⁹, d. 09 Jun 1929, Berks County, Pennsylvania¹⁹.
+Margaret Melvina Atwood, b. 22 May 1894, Brownsville, Pennsylvania, d. 21 Mar 1977, Pennsylvania.
William Atwood, b. 09 Aug 1899, Berks County, Pennsylvania, d. 09 Aug 1919¹⁹.