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Walter A. Atwood 1852–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1852

Birth Location: Salisbury (Peru), La Salle County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1903

Death Location: Horton, Brown County, Kansas, USA

Father: Walter Atwood

Mother: Emma Morris

Spouse(s): Sarah Higgins

Children(s): Walter Atwood, Eunice Atwood, Pearl Atwood, Beryl Atwood, Emma Atwood, Annabelle Atwood, Maude Atwood, LeRoy Atwood, Orval Atwood, Otis Atwood

The story of Walter A. Atwood began in 1852 in Salisbury (Peru), La Salle County, Illinois, USA. In 1860, Walter A. Atwood resided in Arispie, Bureau, Illinois, United States. In 1870, Walter A. Atwood resided in Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, United States. Walter A. Atwood married Sarah Anna Sarah Annie Higgins, and had children including Annabelle Atwood, Beryl Atwood, Emma Jane Atwood, Eunice Adele Atwood, Leroy James Roy Atwood, Maude Alice Atwood, O E Atwood, Orval Edward Atwood, Otis Jonathan John Atwood, Pearl L Atwood, Walter E Atwood. Walter A. Atwood passed away in 1903 in Horton, Brown County, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter A. Atwood began in 1852 in Salisbury (Peru), La Salle County, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1860, Walter A. Atwood resided in Arispie, Bureau, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1870, Walter A. Atwood resided in Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, United States.
  • Walter A. Atwood married Sarah Anna Sarah Annie Higgins, and had children including Annabelle Atwood, Beryl Atwood, Emma Jane Atwood, Eunice Adele Atwood, Leroy James Roy Atwood, Maude Alice Atwood, O E Atwood, Orval Edward Atwood, Otis Jonathan John Atwood, Pearl L Atwood, Walter E Atwood.
  • Walter A. Atwood passed away in 1903 in Horton, Brown County, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Atwood
1824–1852
Birth Location: New Hampshire, USA
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Emma Morris
1825–1903
Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Higgins
1855–1923
Birth Location: Utica, La Salle, Illinois, United States
SH

Children(s)

Walter Atwood
1874–1935
Birth Location: Ohio, Bureau, Illinois
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Eunice Atwood
1894–1971
Birth Location: Brown County, Kansas, USA
EA
Pearl Atwood
1891–1967
Birth Location: Everest, Brown, Kansas, USA
PA
Beryl Atwood
1891–1958
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
BA
Emma Atwood
1888–1962
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
EA
Annabelle Atwood
1886–1916
Birth Location: Kansas
AA
Maude Atwood
1881–1947
Birth Location: Aurora, DuPage, Illinois, USA
MA
LeRoy Atwood
1884–1945
Birth Location: Brown, Kansas, USA
LA
Orval Atwood
1879–1942
Birth Location: Utica, Illinois, USA
OA
Otis Atwood
1877–1955
Birth Location: Ohio, Illinois, USA
OA

Walter Atwood's Ancestors

Self
Walter Atwood
1852–1903
Birth Place: Salisbury (Peru), La Salle County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Walter Atwood
1824–1852
New Hampshire, USA
Emma (Elizabeth) Morris
1825–1903
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Prince (William) Morris
1781–1875
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Sarah Dennis
1788–1861
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Morris
1751–
Ann Smith
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Morris
1725–

Walter Atwood's Descendants

1.
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Walter (A.) Atwood (8 Feb 1852–14 Oct 1903) m. Sarah (Anna ("Sarah Annie")) Higgins (19 Jun 1855–24 Feb 1923)
  1. 1. Walter (E.) Atwood 1874–1935 m. Rebecca (A) Vansell 1877–1952
    1. 1. Thelma Atwood 1899–
    2. 2. Warren (Leroy "Curley") Atwood 1900–1951
    3. 3. Alvin (W) Atwood 1906–1963 m. Collette (R. "Lola" Winters) Zertler 1906–1986
      1. 1. William (Walter) Atwood 1926–1991
      2. 2. Leda (Arlene) Atwood 1929–2005
    4. 4. Leo (M.) Atwood 1908–1956
  2. 2. Eunice (Adele) Atwood 1894–1971 m. Donald (Preston) Reed 1890–1978
    1. 1. Donald (Gilbert) Reed 1914–1999 m. Lydia Lind 1917–2008
      1. 1. Noel (Bruce) Reed 1949–2020
  3. 3. Pearl (L.) Atwood 1891–1967 m. Harvey (Joseph "Harry") Vancil 1888–1938 m. Daniel (S.) Bishop 1883–
  4. 4. Beryl Atwood 1891–1958
  5. 5. Emma (Jane) Atwood 1888–1962 m. George Gutzmer 1874–1950
  6. 6. Annabelle Atwood 1886–1916 m. Leroy (Matthew) Peak 1876–1906 m. John (L.) Hartzell 1851–1909
    1. 1. Leroy (Matthew) Peak 1906–1984 m. Lillian (Augusta) Bowlby 1912–2002
      1. 1. Patsy (Leann) Peak 1933–1950
    2. 2. Pearl Peak –1905
  7. 7. Maude (Alice) Atwood 1881–1947 m. Otto (Jacob) Wymer 1879–1934
    1. 1. Maleta Wymer 1905–1983 m. Russell (P.) Post 1898–1966
    2. 2. Lavona (P.) Wymer 1908–1997
  8. 8. LeRoy (James "Roy") Atwood 1884–1945 m. Pearl (Luella Ray) Riggs 1889–
  9. 9. Orval (Edward) Atwood 1879–1942
  10. 10. Otis (Jonathan "John") Atwood 1877–1955 m. Caroline (Agnes "Carrie" "Carolyn") Myers 1876–1965
    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

Walter Atwood's Timeline

7 Records

1852
8 Feb 1852
Birth of Walter A. Atwood in Salisbury (Peru), La Salle County, Illinois, USA
Salisbury (Peru), La Salle County, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 8
Walter A. Atwood resided here in Arispie, Bureau, Illinois, United States
Arispie, Bureau, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 18
Walter A. Atwood resided here in Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, United States
Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 28
Walter A. Atwood resided here in Ohio, Bureau, Illinois, United States
Ohio, Bureau, Illinois, United States
1895
1 Mar 1895
Age 43
Walter A. Atwood resided here in Everest, Brown, Kansas
Everest, Brown, Kansas
1900
1900
Age 48
Walter A. Atwood resided here in Washington, Brown, Kansas
Washington, Brown, Kansas
1903
14 Oct 1903
Age 51
Death of Walter A. Atwood in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1852
    Event Place: Salisbury (Peru), La Salle County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] Missouri Death Records, 1834-1910
    [3] Kansas, Cemetery Records, 1812-1981
    [4] 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.
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mendota, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Brown, Kansas; Roll: T623_472; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36.
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Arispie, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M653_158; Page: 519; Image: 519; Family History Library Film: 803158
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Arispie, Bureau, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Arispie, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M653_158; Page: 519; Image: 519; Family History Library Film: 803158

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mendota, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: abt 1883
    Event Place: Brown County, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Everest, Brown, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Washington, Brown, Kansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Brown, Kansas; Roll: T623_472; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1903
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri Death Records, 1834-1910
    [2] Kansas, Cemetery Records, 1812-1981
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Horton, Brown County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, Cemetery Records, 1812-1981
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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