Charles Barber Atwood

Brief Life History of Charles Barber

When Charles Barber Atwood was born on 14 December 1843, in Rome, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Simeon Ernest Atwood, was 29 and his mother, Melissa Ann Turrell, was 24. He married Louisa Brown on 26 December 1863, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Harborcreek Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 2 April 1932, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Barber Atwood
1843–1932
Louisa Brown
1844–1928
Marriage: 26 December 1863
Schuyler Charles Atwood
1865–1944
Albert Benton Atwood
1868–1926
Charles Barber Atwood Jr.
1870–1937
Simeon Ernest Atwood
1873–1960
Leslie Conrad Atwood
1877–1902
Earl Wilbur Atwood
1882–1955
Louie Fern Atwood
1889–1978

Sources (74)

  • Charles Atwood, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
  • Charles Barber Atwood, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English atte wode (Old English æt thǣm wuda) ‘by the wood’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Biography of Doctor Turrell Atwood.

My father Doctor Turrell and his twin sister Hannah Melissa Atwood son and daughter of Simeon and Melissa Turrell Atwood were born July 28, 1851 at Harbor Creek Erie Co, Pennsylvania. Hannah M. died S …

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