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Helen Lillian Atwood 1930–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1930

Birth Location: Winchester, Scott, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 5 Aug 2014

Death Location: Beardstown City Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA

Father: Frank Chesnutt

Mother: Martha Chestnut

Spouse(s): Finus Atwood, Dewey Friday

Children(s): Donald Friday

Helen Lillian Atwood was born in 1930 in Winchester, Scott, Illinois, USA, the child of Frank Chesnutt And Martha Chestnut. In 1935, Helen Lillian Atwood resided in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois. In 1940, Helen Lillian Atwood resided in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA. Helen Lillian Atwood married Dewey Merton Friday, Finus Fremont Atwood, and had children including Donald William Friday, Helen Louise Atwood, Pearl Alberta Atwood. Helen Lillian Atwood passed away in 2014 in Beardstown City Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Lillian Atwood was born in 1930 in Winchester, Scott, Illinois, USA, the child of Frank Chesnutt And Martha Chestnut.
  • In 1935, Helen Lillian Atwood resided in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Helen Lillian Atwood resided in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA.
  • Helen Lillian Atwood married Dewey Merton Friday, Finus Fremont Atwood, and had children including Donald William Friday, Helen Louise Atwood, Pearl Alberta Atwood.
  • Helen Lillian Atwood passed away in 2014 in Beardstown City Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Atwood's Ancestors

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Helen Atwood
1930–2014
Birth Place: Winchester, Scott, Illinois, USA
Parents
Frank Chesnutt
1902–1983
Golden, Adams, Illinois, USA
Martha Chestnut
1916–1990
Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (David) Chesnutt
1865–1912
Cooperstown Twp., Brown, Illinois, USA
Helen (May) Clark
1866–1949
Illinois
George (Henry) Johnson
1877–1964
Mt. Sterling, Brown County, Illinois
Lillian (Belle) Travis
1883–1951
Roseville, Warren, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Chesnut
1831–1917
Sarah Oar
1842–1912
Marshall Clark
1823–
Susan Rhine
1839–
Saul Johnson
1852–
Celista Ashcroft
1856–1890
Charles Travis
1853–1928
Martha Lovitt
1864–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Orr
1813–1890
Mary Emerick
1818–1863
Moses Johnson
1822–1900
Mary Meek
1823–
Job Ashcraft
1802–
Mary Clemmans
1803–1890
Amos Travis
1829–1909
Louisa Newberry
1836–1863
William Lovett
1848–1917
Unica Lovett
1847–1914

Helen Atwood's Descendants

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Helen (Lillian) Atwood (28 Sep 1930–5 Aug 2014) m. Finus (Fremont) Atwood (30 March 1934–11 November 1956) m. Dewey (Merton) Friday (22 Sep 1928–3 Oct 1951)
  1. 1. Donald (William) Friday 1950–2024

Helen Atwood's Timeline

8 Records

1930
28 Sep 1930
Birth of Helen Lillian Atwood in Winchester, Scott, Illinois, USA
Winchester, Scott, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Helen Lillian Atwood resided here in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois
Beardstown, Cass, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 10
Helen Lillian Atwood resided here in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Helen Lillian Atwood resided here in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
1996
1996-2013
Age 66
Helen Lillian Atwood resided here in Rushville, Illinois, USA
Rushville, Illinois, USA
1997
1997-2012
Age 67
Helen Lillian Atwood resided here in Rushville, Illinois, USA
Rushville, Illinois, USA
2014
2 Aug 2014
Age 84
Death of Helen Lillian Atwood in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
2014
5 Aug 2014
Age 84
Burial of Helen Lillian Atwood in Beardstown City Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
Beardstown City Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1930
    Event Place: Winchester, Scott, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beardstown, Cass, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00764; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 9-11
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Beardstown, Cass, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beardstown, Cass, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00764; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 9-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beardstown, Cass, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00764; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 9-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Beardstown, Cass, Il

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996-2013
    Event Place: Rushville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1997-2012
    Event Place: Rushville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rushville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 2014
    Event Place: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Aug 2014
    Event Place: Beardstown City Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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