Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families . Atwood came to Killingly,Conn., shortly after his marriage, and entered theWilliamsville mill, which was then owned by CalebWilliams, who had erected it in 1827. This millafterward came into the possession of S. and In 1849 John Atwood, who had been identi-fied with the business ever since locating in Killing-Iv, became a part owner, and continued active in thesame until his death. His gr
Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families . Atwood came to Killingly,Conn., shortly after his marriage, and entered theWilliamsville mill, which was then owned by CalebWilliams, who had erected it in 1827. This millafterward came into the possession of S. and In 1849 John Atwood, who had been identi-fied with the business ever since locating in Killing-Iv, became a part owner, and continued active in thesame until his death. His grandchildren. Henry CAtwood, W. E. Atwood (of Williamsville) and .\t^vood and J. Walter Atwood (of Waure-gan), are still the owners of this mill. James S. Atwood, son of John, and father ofJ. Arthur and J. Walter, was born in Scituate, , March 17, 1832. and died Feb. 20. 1885, atWauregan, Conn. After receiving a liberal educa-tion, at Smithville Seminary, in Scituate, and Wood-stock Academy, in \Voodstock. he entered his fa-thers cotton mill in Williamsville, town of Killingly,and there mastered every detail of cotton manufac-turing, serving in the various positions from bobbin-. ^^W-PrestonfiCNY
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