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William Lawrence Atwell 1903–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1903

Birth Location: Bradshaw McDowell County WV USA

Death Date: Oct 29 1991

Death Location: Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Atwell

Mother: Sylvia BAKER

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William Lawrence Atwell was born in 1903 in Bradshaw McDowell County WV USA, the child of John Sylvester Atwell And Sylvia Jane Baker. In 1910, William Lawrence Atwell resided in Perryville, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. William Lawrence Atwell passed away in 1991 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Lawrence Atwell was born in 1903 in Bradshaw McDowell County WV USA, the child of John Sylvester Atwell And Sylvia Jane Baker.
  • In 1910, William Lawrence Atwell resided in Perryville, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Lawrence Atwell passed away in 1991 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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William Atwell's Ancestors

Self
William Atwell
1903–1991
Birth Place: Bradshaw McDowell County WV USA
Parents
John Sylvester Atwell
1875–1941
Wartown, West Virginia
Sylvia (Jane) BAKER
1876–1940
McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (M) Atwell
1854–1930
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Arminda Woody
1859–1933
Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Harman (J) Baker
1848–1940
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States,
Vienna (Elizabeth) Codd
1854–1936
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Theophalus Woody
1833–1863
Ailsey White
1833–
John Colley
1795–1897
Elizabeth *
1828–1869
Lewis Hall
1827–1867
Adeline Williams
1831–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1782–1860
1 Cantwell
1765–1859
Lt. War
1753–1818
Anna Bragg
1766–1848
John*L. Hall
1801–1836
Huldah* Padelford
1791–1850
Daniel* Williams
1800–1869
Mary* A.
1805–1870

William Atwell's Timeline

3 Records

1903
19 Jul 1903
Birth of William Lawrence Atwell in Bradshaw McDowell County WV USA
Bradshaw McDowell County WV USA
1910
1910
Age 7
William Lawrence Atwell resided here in Perryville, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Perryville, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1991
Oct 29 1991
Age 88
Death of William Lawrence Atwell in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1903
    Event Place: Bradshaw McDowell County WV USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Perryville, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1686; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1375699

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Perryville, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Perryville, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1686; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1375699

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 29 1991
    Event Place: Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

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