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Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood 1877–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1877

Birth Location: Ohio, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 27 Dec 1955

Death Location: Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas, USA

Father: Walter Atwood

Mother: Sarah Higgins

Spouse(s): Caroline Myers

Children(s): Francis Cook, John Cook, Mary Atwood, Laveta Atwood

The story of Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood began in 1877 in Ohio, Illinois, USA. In 1880, Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided in Ohio, Bureau, Illinois, United States. In 1900, Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided in Centre, Doniphan, Kansas. Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood married Caroline Agnes Carrie Carolyn Myers, and had children including Francis Cook, John Harrison Atwood Cook, Laveta Catherine Atwood, Mary Madeline Atwood. Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood passed away in 1955 in Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood began in 1877 in Ohio, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided in Ohio, Bureau, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1900, Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided in Centre, Doniphan, Kansas.
  • Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood married Caroline Agnes Carrie Carolyn Myers, and had children including Francis Cook, John Harrison Atwood Cook, Laveta Catherine Atwood, Mary Madeline Atwood.
  • Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood passed away in 1955 in Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Atwood
1852–1903
Birth Location: Salisbury (Peru), La Salle County, Illinois, USA
WA
Sarah Higgins
1855–1923
Birth Location: Utica, La Salle, Illinois, United States
SH

Spouses(s)

Caroline Myers
1876–1965
Birth Location: Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
CM

Children(s)

Francis Cook
1912–1989
Birth Location: Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas
FC
John Cook
1908–1998
Birth Location: Horton, Brown, Kansas, USA
JC
Mary Atwood
1906–2004
Birth Location: Horton, Brown County, Kansas, USA
MA
Laveta Atwood
1903–1994
Birth Location: Horton, Brown County, Kansas, USA
LA

Otis Atwood's Ancestors

Self
Otis Atwood
1877–1955
Birth Place: Ohio, Illinois, USA
Parents
Walter A. Atwood
1852–1903
Salisbury (Peru), La Salle County, Illinois, USA
Sarah (Anna ("Sarah Annie")) Higgins
1855–1923
Utica, La Salle, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Walter Atwood
1824–1852
New Hampshire, USA
Emma (Elizabeth) Morris
1825–1903
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Lafayette Higgins
1833–1910
Henrietta, Lorain, Ohio, United States
Sarah (L.) Brown
1830–1920
Ulster County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Prince Morris
1781–1875
Sarah Dennis
1788–1861
Calvin Higgins
1806–1880
Mary Parker
1811–1881
William Brown
1806–1850
Mary
1806–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Morris
1751–
Ann Smith
1755–
Obadiah Higgins
1775–1865
Rebecca Rensselaer
1777–1818

Otis Atwood's Descendants

1.
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Otis (Jonathan "John") Atwood (22 Jan 1877–27 Dec 1955) m. Caroline (Agnes "Carrie" "Carolyn") Myers (17 Nov 1876–2 Feb 1965)
  1. 1. Francis Cook 1912–1989 m. Domenica (Margaret "Catherine") Seruto 1914–1995
    1. 1. Robert (Dale) Cook 1940–2021
  2. 2. John (Harrison Atwood) Cook 1908–1998 m. Leona (Clara) Berres 1917–2007
  3. 3. Mary (Madeline) Atwood 1906–2004 m. Stanley (Bryan) Ballard 1895–1973
    1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Ballard 1924–2004 m. Charles (Anthony) Quanty 1921–1997
      1. 1. Michael (Ballard) Quanty 1947–2009
    2. 2. Frances (Bernice) Ballard 1926– m. Richard (Allen) Wood 1923–
  4. 4. Laveta (Catherine) Atwood 1903–1994 m. William (Bryan) Shelley 1897–1984
    1. 1. Rosemary (Ann) Shelley 1924–2005 m. Francis (Patrick "Frank") Hogan 1915–1982
    2. 2. William (Bryan Shelley) Jr. 1927–2008
    3. 3. Patricia (Jean) Shelley 1929–1998 m. Raymond (Louis Weber) Sr. 1928–2014

Otis Atwood's Timeline

16 Records

1877
22 Jan 1877
Birth of Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood in Ohio, Illinois, USA
Ohio, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Ohio, Bureau, Illinois, United States
Ohio, Bureau, Illinois, United States
1900
1900
Age 23
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Centre, Doniphan, Kansas
Centre, Doniphan, Kansas
1905
1 Mar 1905
Age 28
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Horton, Brown, Kansas
Horton, Brown, Kansas
1906
1906
Age 29
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Horton,
Horton,
1910
1910
Age 33
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Dodge Ward 4, Ford, Kansas
Dodge Ward 4, Ford, Kansas
1917
1917
Age 40
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Pratt, Kansas
Pratt, Kansas
1920
1920
Age 43
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Center, Pratt, Kansas
Center, Pratt, Kansas
1925
1925
Age 48
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
1926
1926
Age 49
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Pratt, Kansas, USA
Pratt, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
1935
1935
Age 58
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 63
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, United States
Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, United States
1950
1950
Age 73
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, USA
Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, USA
1953
1 Mar 1953
Age 76
Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood resided here in Pratt, Kansas, USA
Pratt, Kansas, USA
1955
27 Dec 1955
Age 78
Death of Otis Jonathan "John" Atwood in Pratt County, Kansas, USA
Pratt County, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1877
    Event Place: Ohio, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas; Roll: T627_1252; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 76-23A
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Pratt, Kansas; Roll: T625_545; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 155; Image: .
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Pratt County, Kansas; Roll: 1643804; Draft Board: 0.
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ohio, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: 177; Family History Film: 1254177; Page: 232A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 0467.
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Centre, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: T623_478; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 38.
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dodge Ward 4, Ford, Kansas; Roll: T624_439; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 710.
    [10] 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: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
    [11] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ohio, Bureau, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ohio, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: 177; Family History Film: 1254177; Page: 232A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 0467.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Centre, Doniphan, Kansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Centre, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: T623_478; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 38.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Horton, Brown, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Horton,
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, Brown County World; Publication Date: 8 Jun 1906; Publication Place: Hiawatha, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dodge Ward 4, Ford, Kansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dodge Ward 4, Ford, Kansas; Roll: T624_439; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 710.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Pratt, Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Pratt County, Kansas; Roll: 1643804; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Center, Pratt, Kansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Pratt, Kansas; Roll: T625_545; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 155; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Pratt, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas; Roll: T627_1252; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 76-23A

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas; Roll: T627_1252; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 76-23A

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, 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: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1953
    Event Place: Pratt, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961); Reel Number: 31984_254763

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1955
    Event Place: Pratt County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012
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