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James Atwell[1]

Male 1878 - 1935  (56 years)


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  • Name James Atwell 
    Born 17 Sep 1878  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Jun 1935  Dallas, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Greenwood Cemetery Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Spanish American War Veteran, Hosp. Corps.
      James is listed on 2 census's, one for 1910 in Dallas- listed as a Masterman on the Street RR, has a wife named Bennie, married about 1901, has a 3 sons: James, Floyd & one not legible, 2 daughters: Georgia & Eloise. He is also listed on the 1930 census for Dallas, his occupation is a Farmer.
    Person ID I23239  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2021 

    Father William H. Atwell,   b. Est 1850, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Ann Crum,   b. Est 1850,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F8789  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bennie Avent,   b. 28 Oct 1883, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1971, Dallas, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1941  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Avent Atwell,   b. 21 Jun 1917, Dallas, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1994, Denver, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2021 
    Family ID F8787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Marriage Record: James A. Atwell to Thelma Flossie Carter
    Marriage Record: James A. Atwell to Thelma Flossie Carter
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    Death Certificate
James Atwell
    Death Certificate James Atwell
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    James Atwell-Obit
    James Atwell-Obit
    Dallas Morning News
    Jun 29, 1935

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L2TJ-B17/james-atwell-1878-1935.
      James Atwell, 17 Sep 1878?28 Jun 1935 (Age 56),Texas
      James Atwell was born on 17 September 1878, in Texas, United States. He married Bennie Avent on 27 April 1901, in Bexar, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1898. He died on 28 June 1935, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas, Texas

    2. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, https://www.reynoldspatova.org/showmedia.php?mediaID=12714.
      James Avent Atwell & Thelma Flossie Carter
      Parents named for each

    3. [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/M53M-WY1/bennie-avent-1883-1971.
      Bennie Avent, 28 October 1883?21 October 1971 (Age 87) Atascosa, Texas
      Children:
      Benjamin Floyd Atwell, 1901?1968
      Henry Meredith Atwell, 1904?1982
      Eloize Atwell, 1909?1991
      James Avent Atwell, 1917?1994
      James A Atwell, 1918?Deceased
      James O. Atwell, 1919?1919
      Georgia Catherine Atwell, 1923?Deceas
      The Life Summary of Bennie

      When Bennie Avent was born on 28 October 1883, in Atascosa, Texas, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Avent, was 32 and her mother, Emily Larkin WHEAT, was 25. She married James Atwell on 27 April 1901, in Bexar, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 5, Bexar, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 7, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 21 October 1971, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Dallas, Dallas, Texas

    4. [S61] United States Census, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/100179381:6061.
      Name: James Atwell
      Age: 41
      Birth Year: abt 1879
      Birthplace: Texas
      Home in 1920: Dallas Precinct 33, Dallas, Texas
      Street: Clarance St
      House Number: 2757
      Residence Date: 1920
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Bennie Atwell (neeAvent)
      Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Able to Speak English: Yes
      Occupation: Employe
      Industry: Street Railway
      Employment Field: Wage or Salary
      Home Owned or Rented: Owned
      Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
      Neighbors:
      Household Members Age Relationship
      James Atwell 41 Head
      Bennie Atwell
      36 Wife
      Binn F Atwell
      18 Son
      Meredith H Atwell
      15 Son
      Eloise E Atwell
      10 Daughter
      James A Atwell
      2 Son
      Ira M Avent
      31 Brother-in-law