Francis Clayton Atkin and Jane F. Bonser Atkin

Since I mentioned it in my first posting, I thought that I would post a copy of the photograph of my great great grandparents, Francis Clayton Atkin and Jane F. Bonser Atkin.
Francis Clayton was born on September 1835 in New York and died on 5 October 1909 in Bertha, Scioto County, Ohio.  Although the name of his mother, Mary Jane Duval, is known, we only can speculate on his father's name.  Although there are a number of Atkins in Delaware County, NY, a DNA test done by my friend Joyce could not confirm a close relationship.  Francis was a carpenter and bridge builder. He also served in the Civil War on the Union side enlisting in Ohio on 1 October 1861 as  Private. He died on 5 October 1909 at Bertha in Scioto County, Ohio.
Jane F. Bonser, his wife, was the granddaughter of one of the first settlers of Scioto County, Ohio, Major Isaac Bonser.  She was herself the 8th of 16 children born to Samuel Bonser and Hannah Mead and was born in Scioto County Ohio on 26 May 1835. She was married to Francis Clayton Atkin on 9 June 1858 and preceded him in death on 26 October 1907.  They are both interred in Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.
Their gravestone is visible at findagrave.com at this link: Gravestone of Francis and Jane Bonser Atkin

My new family genealogy blog

I have recently re-established contact with a friend whom I have known only on the internet and with whom I have corresponded regarding my family history.  Joyce Atkin sent me the only picture that I have of my maternal great great grandparents Francis Clayton Atkin and Jane F. Bonser Atkin.  I was considering that it might be helpful to have a blog to post information and research, as the site where my online genealogy is filed, Ancestry.com, is a commercial/pay site.  Obviously, this will be a different sort of blog from my religious speculation blog.  I am hopeful to make, as time goes on, various resources available from my family genealogy and also items of interest of a genealogical or historical nature.  I hope that it will be a resource for relatives and non-relatives alike.