Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameValentine Lincoln ATWELL
Birth12 Feb 1912, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California438
Death29 Oct 1964, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii437 Age: 52
BurialMountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Los Angeles, California437,1035
Residence1782 Rose Villa Street7973
NicknameBud
FatherRichard Alexander ATWELL (1882-1946)
MotherHarriet Augusta WARRINGTON (1883-1954)
Individual Notes
• Born in Los Angeles and a lifelong resident of California, he was a veteran of World War II and is survived by his wife, Doris Martin Atwell; daughter, Dorothy Atwell Neal; son, Richard Martin Atwell; one grandson, four brothers: Eugene, Richard, Robert, and Melvin.437
Census
• 1920 Census: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. Age 8, b CA. Father b MO; mother b England.5292
• 1930 Census: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. Age 18, b CA. Single. Delivery, Stationery. Father b MO; mother b England. Living with parents.5291
• 1940 Census: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. Age 28, b CA. Salesman, Seed and Feed Store. Living in household of Walter Martin.6718
Spouses
Birth23 Aug 1911, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California438,6406
Death24 Jan 1993, Altadena?, Los Angeles, California1049,6406 Age: 81
BurialMountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Los Angeles, California1049
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherWalter William MARTIN (1874-1962)
MotherMaude M. FELLOWS (1879-1948)
Individual Notes
• As for me everything is A-OK. Doctor says all systems GO. The only thing bothering me is my Osteo-Arthritis. Keeps me in a wheel chair most of the time.2477

• I celebrated my 80th birthday with the whole family and neighbors, with a pot luck barbecue in the back yard. All in all it was a really good year.
It was so good to see Gretchen! I told her she should have brought you [Flossie] along.442
Census
• 1920 Census: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. Age 8, b CA. Father b IL; mother b NY.1789
• 1930 Census: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. Age 18, b CA. Father b IL; mother b NY.3622
• 1940 Census: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. Age 28, b CA. Cosmetologist, On Call.6718
Marriage30 Oct 1937, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California438
Children(Living, Female)
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