Mansfield Jackson Atwater (1864 - 1940)

Born 31 May 1864 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Husband of Celia Elizabeth (Moor) Atwater — married 22 Jan 1890 in Raton, Colfax, New Mexico Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1940 at age 76 in Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States

Biography

Mansfield Jackson was born to Joseph and Sarah Jane Atwater in 1864.^[1]

In 1890, he married Cecilia Elizabeth Moor.^[1][2][3]

1. Frank Jasper b. 1890
2. Sarah Elettie b. 1893
3. Virginia Maud b. 1895
4. John William b. 1897
5. James Henry b. 1899
6. Robert Moor b. 1901
7. Minnie Viola b. 1903
8. Millie Etta b. 1905
9. Mansfield Ray b. 1910
10. Lenora b. 1916

He passed away in 1940.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLYZ-8FF : 10 March 2018), Mansfield Jackson Atwater, 03 Oct 1940; citing Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States, reference cn 1368, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe; FHL microfilm 1,913,310.
2. ↑ "New Mexico, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1727-1900", database (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 21 Nov 2020) Ancestry Record 7872 #1415 Name: Mansfield J. Atwater Gender: Male Spouse Name: Celia Moor Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1890 County: Colfax
3. ↑ "New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLY5-RKV : 10 March 2018), Mansfield Jackson Atwater in entry for Celia Elizabeth Atwater, 09 Jul 1943; citing Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, reference 3463, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe; FHL microfilm 1,913,317.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDV-XFB : 12 November 2020), M. Atwater in household of C. Duncan, Election Precinct 3 Tercio, Las Animas, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district ED 69, sheet 146B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,092.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM21-GJ4 : accessed 23 November 2020), M J Atwater, Precincts 9, 18, 23 Chico Springs, Maxwell City, Dorsey, Colfax, New Mexico Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 7B, family 131, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,000.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGSD-32Y : accessed 23 November 2020), Mansfield J Atwater, Johnson Mesa, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 6B, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 913; FHL microfilm 1,374,926.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH11-73H : accessed 23 November 2020), Mansfield Atwater, Election Precinct 13 Dawson, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 14B, line 58, family 226, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1393; FHL microfilm 2,341,128.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMR7-8RC : 28 February 2020), Mansfield Atwater, Election Precinct 13 Dawson, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-29, sheet 2B, line 57, family 36, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2441.
• Monumental inscription. United States of America. Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax, New Mexico. 1940. (b. 1864) ATWATER, Mansfield J. GPS: 36.903561, -104.429916. Photographed by: Azure Rae Robinson: taken 21 Feb 2020.
• Honeyfield, Harold R. Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax Co., New Mexico : a listing of burials as of Aug. 2007 (H.R. Honeyfield, Davis, California 2007)
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 November 2020), memorial page for Mansfield Jackson Atwater (31 May 1864–3 Oct 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #71125310, citing Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Robertson (contributor 46945954) .