Royal Atwater and Sarah Parker McDowell

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Husband Royal Atwater ^{1 2}

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           Born: 30 Apr 1829 - Vermont 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jul 1885 - Iowa 1 2
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 28 Aug 1854 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1 2

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Wife Sarah Parker McDowell ¹

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           Born: 13 Aug 1831 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Oct 1893 - Robins, Linn Co, IA 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: Thomas Skelly McDowell (1803-1876) 2 3
         Mother: Emily Nevins Ayres (1808-1862) 4 5

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Atwater ¹

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           Born: Jul 1854 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1854 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Daniel W. Atwater ¹

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           Born: 9 Nov 1856 1
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Lillian Kent (      -1888) 1
           Marr: 7 Oct 1878 1

         Spouse: Abigail F. Burns (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 4 Feb 1890 1

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3 M Ayres B. Atwater ¹

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           Born: 30 May 1858 1
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Chloe A. Marsh (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 12 Oct 1887 1

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4 M Louis C. Atwater ¹

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           Born: 12 Mar 1860 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jun 1862 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Laura M. Atwater ¹

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           Born: 7 Jan 1865 1
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: M. D. Pember (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1 Oct 1884 1

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6 M Charles S. Atwater ¹

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           Born: 15 Nov 1866 1
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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7 F Louise C. Atwater ¹

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           Born: 6 Aug 1868 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: George Sines (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1 Apr 1900 1

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8 M James R. Atwater ¹

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           Born: Sep 1870 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Emily M. Hawks (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 9 Apr 1904 1

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General Notes: Husband - Royal Atwater

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He enlisted in 1861, serving in the Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry during the civil war.

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah Parker McDowell

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She died June 18, 1894. [BAFC, 97]

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 373.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 97.

3 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 443, 492.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 364.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 372.