Ethel is buried beside her parents John J. and Ella J. (Clark) Atkinson
Romeo Ethel Atkinson
b 9 Sep 1877 - d 23 Mar 1965
Bio - by William Stephen Webb, Jr. &
Judith (Webb) Greenan
Ethel Atkinson was born in Cameron, Ohio the oldest child born to John J. and Ella (Clark) Atkinson. Her brother Harry died young and is buried in the New Cameron Cemetery (Pontius Cemetery), Cameron, Ohio. In 1935, Ethel purchased 5 grave spaces in the Crestview Cemetery in Barnesville, Ohio for herself, father, mother, sister Maude and Maude's husband, Clyde C. Steele. Soon after this purchase she moved her father's body from Greenmount Cemetery, Ohio to Crestview Cemetery, Lot 75 C, grave 1. Ethel never married and lived most of her life in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio. She moved to Bedford, Ohio in 1955 to provide care for her sister. After her sister's death in 1961 Ethel remained in Bedford, Ohio until her death.
Ethel's gg grandparents first settled with other Scotch-Irish families in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania about 1750. Her gg grandfather, Cornelius Atkinson, volunteered to serve in the Pennsylvania Militia during the French and Indian War and obtained the rank of a lieutenant in the militia during the American Revolution. Her great grandfather Charles Atkinson volunteered at age 16, was a private in the militia during the revolution and continued to serve after the revolution protecting settlers from Indian attacks, at Fort Jackson, Greene County, Pennsylvania and at Fort Henry, Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). While Charles was stationed in Greene County, Pennsylvania his son Stephen was born (Ethel's Grandfather). About 1795 the Northwest Territory (Ohio) opened for settlement and many veterans seeking land to farm migrated to Southeast Ohio. Ethel's great grandparents were among the earliest families to settle in Monroe County, Ohio.
Ethel's great grandfather James Atkinson founded the town of Cameron on the family farm in 1837 and it was first named Jamestown (locals called it Jim Town) after James. The name was changed to Cameron in 1860 after U.S. Senator Simon Cameron. Her grandparents and great grandparents are buried in the Old Cameron Cemetery, Cameron, Ohio. Ethel has stated that she is descended from both Charles and James Atkinson. Her father married his cousin, Ella Jane Clark, grand daughter of Jane (Atkinson) Clark.
Ethel's father John J. Atkinson served during the American Civil War in Co. E, 116th OVI obtaining the rank of corporal.
Ethel was a local historian and family genealogist assisting many with their family research (one being Dr. Raymond Martin Bell) on the Atkinson and Stephens families of which she is a direct descendent.
Sources:
Obituary
Cemetery records
Family history & personal letters
9 Communities of Monroe County, Ohio
Pennsylvania Archives
H.H.Hardesty - bios, 1882
Articles published by Dr. Raymond Martin Bell
Romeo Ethel Atkinson
b 9 Sep 1877 - d 23 Mar 1965
Bio - by William Stephen Webb, Jr. &
Judith (Webb) Greenan
Ethel Atkinson was born in Cameron, Ohio the oldest child born to John J. and Ella (Clark) Atkinson. Her brother Harry died young and is buried in the New Cameron Cemetery (Pontius Cemetery), Cameron, Ohio. In 1935, Ethel purchased 5 grave spaces in the Crestview Cemetery in Barnesville, Ohio for herself, father, mother, sister Maude and Maude's husband, Clyde C. Steele. Soon after this purchase she moved her father's body from Greenmount Cemetery, Ohio to Crestview Cemetery, Lot 75 C, grave 1. Ethel never married and lived most of her life in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio. She moved to Bedford, Ohio in 1955 to provide care for her sister. After her sister's death in 1961 Ethel remained in Bedford, Ohio until her death.
Ethel's gg grandparents first settled with other Scotch-Irish families in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania about 1750. Her gg grandfather, Cornelius Atkinson, volunteered to serve in the Pennsylvania Militia during the French and Indian War and obtained the rank of a lieutenant in the militia during the American Revolution. Her great grandfather Charles Atkinson volunteered at age 16, was a private in the militia during the revolution and continued to serve after the revolution protecting settlers from Indian attacks, at Fort Jackson, Greene County, Pennsylvania and at Fort Henry, Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). While Charles was stationed in Greene County, Pennsylvania his son Stephen was born (Ethel's Grandfather). About 1795 the Northwest Territory (Ohio) opened for settlement and many veterans seeking land to farm migrated to Southeast Ohio. Ethel's great grandparents were among the earliest families to settle in Monroe County, Ohio.
Ethel's great grandfather James Atkinson founded the town of Cameron on the family farm in 1837 and it was first named Jamestown (locals called it Jim Town) after James. The name was changed to Cameron in 1860 after U.S. Senator Simon Cameron. Her grandparents and great grandparents are buried in the Old Cameron Cemetery, Cameron, Ohio. Ethel has stated that she is descended from both Charles and James Atkinson. Her father married his cousin, Ella Jane Clark, grand daughter of Jane (Atkinson) Clark.
Ethel's father John J. Atkinson served during the American Civil War in Co. E, 116th OVI obtaining the rank of corporal.
Ethel was a local historian and family genealogist assisting many with their family research (one being Dr. Raymond Martin Bell) on the Atkinson and Stephens families of which she is a direct descendent.
Sources:
Obituary
Cemetery records
Family history & personal letters
9 Communities of Monroe County, Ohio
Pennsylvania Archives
H.H.Hardesty - bios, 1882
Articles published by Dr. Raymond Martin Bell
Ethel is buried beside her parents John J. and Ella J. (Clark) Atkinson
Romeo Ethel Atkinson
b 9 Sep 1877 - d 23 Mar 1965
Bio - by William Stephen Webb, Jr. &
Judith (Webb) Greenan
Ethel Atkinson was born in Cameron, Ohio the oldest child born to John J. and Ella (Clark) Atkinson. Her brother Harry died young and is buried in the New Cameron Cemetery (Pontius Cemetery), Cameron, Ohio. In 1935, Ethel purchased 5 grave spaces in the Crestview Cemetery in Barnesville, Ohio for herself, father, mother, sister Maude and Maude's husband, Clyde C. Steele. Soon after this purchase she moved her father's body from Greenmount Cemetery, Ohio to Crestview Cemetery, Lot 75 C, grave 1. Ethel never married and lived most of her life in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio. She moved to Bedford, Ohio in 1955 to provide care for her sister. After her sister's death in 1961 Ethel remained in Bedford, Ohio until her death.
Ethel's gg grandparents first settled with other Scotch-Irish families in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania about 1750. Her gg grandfather, Cornelius Atkinson, volunteered to serve in the Pennsylvania Militia during the French and Indian War and obtained the rank of a lieutenant in the militia during the American Revolution. Her great grandfather Charles Atkinson volunteered at age 16, was a private in the militia during the revolution and continued to serve after the revolution protecting settlers from Indian attacks, at Fort Jackson, Greene County, Pennsylvania and at Fort Henry, Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). While Charles was stationed in Greene County, Pennsylvania his son Stephen was born (Ethel's Grandfather). About 1795 the Northwest Territory (Ohio) opened for settlement and many veterans seeking land to farm migrated to Southeast Ohio. Ethel's great grandparents were among the earliest families to settle in Monroe County, Ohio.
Ethel's great grandfather James Atkinson founded the town of Cameron on the family farm in 1837 and it was first named Jamestown (locals called it Jim Town) after James. The name was changed to Cameron in 1860 after U.S. Senator Simon Cameron. Her grandparents and great grandparents are buried in the Old Cameron Cemetery, Cameron, Ohio. Ethel has stated that she is descended from both Charles and James Atkinson. Her father married his cousin, Ella Jane Clark, grand daughter of Jane (Atkinson) Clark.
Ethel's father John J. Atkinson served during the American Civil War in Co. E, 116th OVI obtaining the rank of corporal.
Ethel was a local historian and family genealogist assisting many with their family research (one being Dr. Raymond Martin Bell) on the Atkinson and Stephens families of which she is a direct descendent.
Sources:
Obituary
Cemetery records
Family history & personal letters
9 Communities of Monroe County, Ohio
Pennsylvania Archives
H.H.Hardesty - bios, 1882
Articles published by Dr. Raymond Martin Bell
Romeo Ethel Atkinson
b 9 Sep 1877 - d 23 Mar 1965
Bio - by William Stephen Webb, Jr. &
Judith (Webb) Greenan
Ethel Atkinson was born in Cameron, Ohio the oldest child born to John J. and Ella (Clark) Atkinson. Her brother Harry died young and is buried in the New Cameron Cemetery (Pontius Cemetery), Cameron, Ohio. In 1935, Ethel purchased 5 grave spaces in the Crestview Cemetery in Barnesville, Ohio for herself, father, mother, sister Maude and Maude's husband, Clyde C. Steele. Soon after this purchase she moved her father's body from Greenmount Cemetery, Ohio to Crestview Cemetery, Lot 75 C, grave 1. Ethel never married and lived most of her life in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio. She moved to Bedford, Ohio in 1955 to provide care for her sister. After her sister's death in 1961 Ethel remained in Bedford, Ohio until her death.
Ethel's gg grandparents first settled with other Scotch-Irish families in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania about 1750. Her gg grandfather, Cornelius Atkinson, volunteered to serve in the Pennsylvania Militia during the French and Indian War and obtained the rank of a lieutenant in the militia during the American Revolution. Her great grandfather Charles Atkinson volunteered at age 16, was a private in the militia during the revolution and continued to serve after the revolution protecting settlers from Indian attacks, at Fort Jackson, Greene County, Pennsylvania and at Fort Henry, Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). While Charles was stationed in Greene County, Pennsylvania his son Stephen was born (Ethel's Grandfather). About 1795 the Northwest Territory (Ohio) opened for settlement and many veterans seeking land to farm migrated to Southeast Ohio. Ethel's great grandparents were among the earliest families to settle in Monroe County, Ohio.
Ethel's great grandfather James Atkinson founded the town of Cameron on the family farm in 1837 and it was first named Jamestown (locals called it Jim Town) after James. The name was changed to Cameron in 1860 after U.S. Senator Simon Cameron. Her grandparents and great grandparents are buried in the Old Cameron Cemetery, Cameron, Ohio. Ethel has stated that she is descended from both Charles and James Atkinson. Her father married his cousin, Ella Jane Clark, grand daughter of Jane (Atkinson) Clark.
Ethel's father John J. Atkinson served during the American Civil War in Co. E, 116th OVI obtaining the rank of corporal.
Ethel was a local historian and family genealogist assisting many with their family research (one being Dr. Raymond Martin Bell) on the Atkinson and Stephens families of which she is a direct descendent.
Sources:
Obituary
Cemetery records
Family history & personal letters
9 Communities of Monroe County, Ohio
Pennsylvania Archives
H.H.Hardesty - bios, 1882
Articles published by Dr. Raymond Martin Bell
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