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Dora Mae ATWELL 1898 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 September 1898

Birth Location: Smyth Co, Virginia

Death Date: 25 December 1978

Death Location: Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA

Father: George Gullion

Mother: Susan Rakes

Spouse(s): Sidney Gullion

Children(s): Vivian Gullion, Arnold Gullion, Mary Gullion, Wiliam Gullion, Sidney Gullion

Dora Mae ATWELL was born in 1898 in Smyth Co, Virginia, the child of George Washington Gullion and Susan Katherine Gullion Rakes. Dora Mae ATWELL married Sidney Lewis Gullion, and had children including Vivian Aster Rich Gullion, Arnold Lewis Gullion, Mary Elizabeth Gullion, Wiliam Lee Gullion, Sidney Lewis Gullion. Dora Mae ATWELL passed away in 1978 in Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Dora Mae ATWELL was born in 1898 in Smyth Co, Virginia, the child of George Washington Gullion and Susan Katherine Gullion Rakes.
  • Dora Mae ATWELL married Sidney Lewis Gullion, and had children including Vivian Aster Rich Gullion, Arnold Lewis Gullion, Mary Elizabeth Gullion, Wiliam Lee Gullion, Sidney Lewis Gullion.
  • Dora Mae ATWELL passed away in 1978 in Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Gullion
1864 – 1926
Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia, USA
GG
Susan Rakes
1875 – 1938
Birth Location: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
SR

Spouses(s)

Sidney Gullion
1892 – 1989
Birth Location: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
SG

Children(s)

Vivian Gullion
1917 – 1989
Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia
VG
Arnold Gullion
1920 – 1978
Birth Location: Groseclose, Smyth, Virginia
AG
Mary Gullion
1922 – 2004
Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia, USA
MG
Wiliam Gullion
1927 – 1979
Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia, USA
WG
Sidney Gullion
1938 – 2004
Birth Location: Smyth, Virginia, USA
SG

Dora ATWELL's Ancestors

Self
Dora ATWELL
1898 – 1978
Birth Place: Smyth Co, Virginia
Parents
George Washington Gullion
1864 – 1926
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Susan (Katherine Gullion) Rakes
1875 – 1938
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Cole) Gullion
1818 – 1886
Smyth Co, Virginia
Elizabeth (S. Hounshell) Wolfe
1837 – 1902
Spring Creek, Miami, Ohio
John (Payton) Gullion
1848 – 1912
Marion Smyth County VA
Nancy ("Nannie" Catherine Rolens) Gullion
1849 – 1929
Smyth Co., VA
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Jones
1828 – 1911
James (Rolling)
1831 – 1864
Susannah (Rolling)
1827 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WYATT BROWN
HOLLY BEACH
1809 –

Dora ATWELL's Descendants

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Dora (Mae) ATWELL (14 September 1898 – 25 December 1978) m. Sidney (Lewis) Gullion (20 October 1892 – 6 February 1989)
  1. 1. Vivian (Aster Rich) Gullion (7 March 1917 – 29 August 1989)
  2. 2. Arnold (Lewis) Gullion (04 19 1920 – 26 May 1978)
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Gullion (31 Mar 1922 – 21 Oct 2004) m. Edward (Dillion) Buck (Aug. 10 1921 – Oct.27 1989)
  4. 4. Wiliam (Lee) Gullion (13 Jul 1927 – 01 9 1979)
  5. 5. Sidney (Lewis) Gullion (abt 1938 – 15 October 2004) m. Ann Stephenson (abt 1938 – ) m. Carolyn (Sue) BUCK (12 31 1945 – 03 14 1999)

Dora ATWELL's Timeline

6 Records

1898
4 Sep 1898
Birth of Dora Mae ATWELL in Smyth Co, Virginia
Smyth Co, Virginia
1898
4 Sep 1898
Birth of Dora Mae ATWELL in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, VA
Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, VA
1898
14 September 1898
Birth of Dora Mae ATWELL in Smyth Co, Virginia
Smyth Co, Virginia
1900
1900
Age 2
Dora Mae ATWELL resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Dora Mae ATWELL resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1978
25 December 1978
Age 80
Death of Dora Mae ATWELL in Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Smyth Co, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 227-05-8998; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: 1728; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1241728
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T624_1649; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1375662
    [4] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 September 1898
    Event Place: Smyth Co, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: 1728; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1241728

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T624_1649; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1375662

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1978
    Event Place: Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 227-05-8998; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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