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Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster 1904–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jun 1904

Birth Location: Maryland, USA

Death Date: 21 Dec 1967

Death Location: Oak Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Foster

Mother: Annie Burge

Spouse(s): Harry Atwell

Children(s): Harry Atwell, John Atwell, Lawrence Atwell, William Atwell, Wilson Sr.

Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster was born in 1904 in Maryland, USA, the child of Charles Otis Foster And Annie Burge. In 1910, Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster resided in Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA. In 1920, Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster resided in Washington, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA. Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster married Harry Clay Atwell, and had children including Harry Charles Atwell, John Wallace Atwell, Lawrence Foster Atwell, William Thomas Atwell, Wilson Otis Atwell Sr. Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster passed away in 1967 in Oak Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster was born in 1904 in Maryland, USA, the child of Charles Otis Foster And Annie Burge.
  • In 1910, Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster resided in Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1920, Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster resided in Washington, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.
  • Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster married Harry Clay Atwell, and had children including Harry Charles Atwell, John Wallace Atwell, Lawrence Foster Atwell, William Thomas Atwell, Wilson Otis Atwell Sr.
  • Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster passed away in 1967 in Oak Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Foster
1871–1957
Birth Location: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
CF
Annie Burge
1877–
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
AB

Spouses(s)

Harry Atwell
1902–1964
Birth Location: Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
HA

Children(s)

Harry Atwell
1922–1953
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
HA
John Atwell
1927–1961
Birth Location: Colonial Beach, Virginia
JA
Lawrence Atwell
1936–2012
Birth Location: Fredricksburg, Virginia
LA
William Atwell
1925–1994
Birth Location: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
WA
Wilson Sr.
1929–1987
Birth Location: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
WS

Myrtle Foster's Ancestors

Self
Myrtle Foster
1904–1967
Birth Place: Maryland, USA
Parents
Charles Otis Foster
1871–1957
Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Annie Burge
1877–
Maryland, USA
Grandparents
James (W) Foster
1851–1914
Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia
Ellen (F.) Hunley
1853–1934
Mathews County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Noah Foster
1830–1882
Sarah Hodges
1833–1888
Thomas Hunley
1824–1893
Sarah Forrest
1835–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Foster
1800–
Elizabeth Forrest
1801–1856
George Forrest
1806–1880
Elizabeth Forrest
1803–

Myrtle Foster's Descendants

1.
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Myrtle (Wallace "Mertie") Foster (08 Jun 1904–21 Dec 1967) m. Harry (Clay) Atwell (03 Sep 1902–24 Sep 1964)
  1. 1. Harry (Charles) Atwell 1922–1953 m. Susie (Rebecca) West 1922–2000
    1. 1. Harry (Woodrow Atwell) Sr 1943–2017
    2. 2. Myrtle (Jean) Atwell 1941–1982 m. James (Garnette Kellum) Sr 1937–1985
  2. 2. John (Wallace) Atwell 1927–1961 m. Eula (Mae) Morrison 1931–2011
  3. 3. Lawrence (Foster) Atwell 1936–2012
  4. 4. William (Thomas) Atwell 1925–1994 m. Elizabeth (Annie) Marshall 1921–2003
    1. 1. Charles (Kenneth) Atwell 1946–2021
  5. 5. Wilson (Otis Atwell) Sr. 1929–1987 m. Mary (Margie) Washington 1932–2014
    1. 1. Brenda (Lee) Atwell 1949–2020 m. Gordon (Wilson) Jenkins 1942–2019
    2. 2. Wilson (Otis Atwell) Jr. 1951–2017

Myrtle Foster's Timeline

9 Records

1904
08 Jun 1904
Birth of Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster resided here in Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster resided here in Washington, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Washington, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster resided here in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster resided here in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 36
Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster resided here in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster resided here in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1967
18 Dec 1967
Age 63
Death of Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1967
21 Dec 1967
Age 63
Burial of Myrtle Wallace "Mertie" Foster in Oak Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Oak Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 97-6
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342198
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: T624_568; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374581
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: T624_568; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374581

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Washington, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342198

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 97-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 97-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1967
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1967
    Event Place: Oak Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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