http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/34fb872128e77d9d1f4bebc2aad455de.pdf 8e3b9f562e175fae4457327732025a75 PDF Text Text The Atwood family: Hiver Rd. Willoughby::: lot 10. S.E. angle B.F . • b. Oct. 25.1835. D. May 22.1911. Edwin Atwood \'1ac Afee ; ";.··_;_: . _ C~mt . ,,.. -: '-~E:l;~:: ~ D. Apr. 1837. d. July b. 1903. 1862. d. Cemt. Afee Mac. . .c Margaret Miller: wiJ_e. b. 1860 . d. wife. b. b. Mary E. Miller: wife 3. 1906. Children of Edwin & Mary E. Atwood::: Tullus W. John H. Annie A. 1943 John's c1~~3. 1866. ~~· 1950. 1860. d. Greenwood. b/ Mary H. James Brov-m husband. Mac. Afee Cemet. Edwin b. Feb. Al wi l da Salome b. • 1892. (22yrs.) 3. 1871. d. Cemet. Afee Mac. 1874. d. 1964. Viac . Afee Cernt. 1 ••. ' , ' -----------------------------------------John Simons Atwood Mary Miller: wife:dght. Johannas 1767-1844 son Edwin Miller Atwood. marr: Mary Bowen bur: Mac. Afee Cemt . • 1900. 1868. & 1771 Christiana Miller: 1842 �JOHN ATWOOD: : : b. • marr • bur. John Atwood came to Victoria in 1890, on Oct. 1st. He opened a Grocery store on the. n.s. of Jarvis St. in a block 1 owned by Mr. Wector. It had an ice house in the.front and a slaughter house behind. On Feb. 1st., 1891 he bought the undertaking business. In 1892 John built a store and a dwelling on the north side-· . ~.f Dufferin &.ti He operated the funeral business from here also; and a large barn at the back was used to store the large glass walled hears. He 0perated his busines on Dufferin St. for forty years. In the .'aarly 401 s the buildings were burnt. In 189,S_lle _t_ook over the furniture business, and in 1928 he built his store on the south side of Jarvis st. In 1931 he built a large brick home on~ the south side of .WE,;;:,temute where he lived the remainder of:· his years. In the fall of 1940 :Mr. Atwood constructed an up to date funeral parlor and undertakin~. ~~)lsiness on Wintermute St. by' hi;s\,home. Mr. Atwood was Reeve of Bridgeburg from 1909- 1913. He was a member of the Town council for 35 yrs. and was elected 21 consecutive times. In 1913 John Atwood was elected Warden of Welland Council • In 1917 he was elected Bridgeburg's second Mayor. ~ .• \ ~ ' • J.H. &. Sons (John: Lloyd: Ira ) Furniture Dealers & funeral director:45 Jarvis St. 1927. Wilda Atwood Welland Telephone op. 47. Jarvis. S. also home. Dufferin St. 1927. ~t 14. N.S. lower. John H. Atwood & Sons: grocer. also home. John R. 14:Dufferin: Ira 14 Dufferin. Edward 14. Dufferin:Custorns Clerk. • J. Lloyd . 41. Wintemute St. �JO:mf ATWOOD::: FO•f EIIE ~r•• • 9. 1666 &. !im.es JleYiew. ••:&J' Jo•• m. Atw••i an ex warieJll ·~ tme G•anty •t Wellani, times Jteeve ·~ t».e 1•raer :t•w:m •f :arii!e•urg & JJe~ty JleeYe et tae amalgamatei t•Wll •:f! J'ert Erie •• miaereus eeeasie:n.s; wa•- re:tirei fr•• aetiTe 'f•lities -tllis year,,.i-ue t• 111 ltealtl!l,. e:ne •£ ~ae iae-st kn•Wll Li9erals in tke Ce11mty •$ WellaB.i , a:n.i a rermwr i:resi~emt ·~ the Wellani QelUlty Liaeral Ass••iatie:a; iiei at -•••e yesteriay ai't•r- ••••· · Ir• Atw••i a matiYe •i tlte aij~eemt Will•u~ll•y ff•wi:ud-.i-p, eaae t• this seetien wbeia it was stil kiaiw:n as Vieteria, ami-latterly Internati•nal ~riige; waere •e esta9lisaei a furmiture ani •.aertakin1 9usi:ness • trhiea wil-1 .still 9e earriei •m •y kl.is sens. l!le wae e ••ti:ma•usl.y ill au11iei-pal p•l1 ties, ani Jl.ai lil.eli e:l:tiee ••re tllau a:iay 11 Ying eitizen • •, till wae tiae •f aia ieatm; aamy times 9ei:n& eleetei u:naaiaellslf. &e was ieam •f Wellani Gity, Ceuneii wlle• k.e retirei last yur. im pa9er •'E years an.i serYiee. lerTiTi».3 are }lis wii•w, tllree seas Leyi,_a ae•eer •f _tlte :l•ar• •f 'J:iu.eati•lll, Ira !.,, I elm: & .:liwan, latter •1 tla.e Ca-iia:a Clilstea•s; &. lxeiee ltatt : ani-.-tw• iau.gk.ters Xrs. JleeTe Ke. Pkee, asl• a CiTil lerYant k.ere, aai Kiss Vera. llr Atwwei was A~r11 4tk. lS66 the 3ear ·~ the se•ia.n ~aii. Im aii1 ti•n t• 9a1li1n3 tlte At~i •1-••k, •11.e •1 tlle fiiaes:t in tlte 9asiness seeti••; ae ••:astruetei ~•l1.r :tine lt•aes •• tlte seutll siie et Winteaate St. , eeeapiei ay ltimaelZ a11i Tarieua aeaaeri! et ltis taaily, ·&:ai im aiiiti•• •wnei ••••iiera9le ether preperty. Ie was a:ra aeti•e aea9er 'lc•r years in the Feresters, ltaYing k.eli Tari•~ ... :p,sts in tlaat ••ra • • fraternity. · � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Atwood Family Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the Atwood Family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Bridgeburg Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection