J. Clinton Atwell, MD

J. CLINTON ATWELL, M.D., a successful member of the medical profession, now engaged in active practice at Butler, was born in 1874, in Marion Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of David M. and Nancy (Daubenspeck) Atwell.
David M. Atwell, father of Dr. Atwell, was born in Butler County in 1836, was a son of George Atwell, also a native of Butler County and a grandson of Robert Atwell, who came here from Ireland. He was a pioneer in the county. The mother of Dr. Atwell was a daughter of Jacob Daubenspeck, an early and prominent citizen of the county.
Dr. Atwell attended the schools near his home through his boyhood and then entered West Sunbury Academy, going from there to the Slippery Rock State Normal School and was graduated in the class of 1898 from the Medico-Chirurgical College, and immediately entered into general practice at Butler. He has identified himself with the county and State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. He served almost two terms as coroner of Butler County and is recognized as one of the ablest men in his profession in the city. He is interested in oil production and owns stock in a number of prospering enterprises.
On October 10, 1900, Dr. Atwell was married to Miss Mollie Jennings, a daughter of Henry Jennings, of Butler, and they here have had two children — Bess, who is deceased, and Marion, a bright girl of three years of age. Dr. and Mrs. Atwell are members of the United Presbyterian Church. He is affiliated with the Odd Fellows and the Elks, and is a member of the Countrv Club.
Source: 20th century history of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and respresentative citizens, McKee, James A., 1909, page 718.