Ernest Ten Eyck Attwell (1877 - 1949)

Born 2 Mar 1877 in New York City, New York County, New York, United States

Husband of Pauline G. (Postell) Atwell — married 11 Aug 1908 in Highland, Ohio, United States

Husband of Drusilla Elizabeth (Tandy) Nixon — married 21 Feb 1927 (to 5 Nov 1935) in Pennsylvania, United States

Died 13 Aug 1949 at age 72 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

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Ernest T. Attwell was a pioneer of recreation promotion as the director of the National Recreation Association's minority group. He was a former aide to Booker T. Washington, the former business manager of the Tuskegee Institute, the third head football coach of Tuskegee University, and held various roles in the Hoover and Coolidge Administrations.^[1]

Ernest Ten Eyck Attwell was born in New York City on 2 March 1877 to Rev. Joseph S. Attwell and Cordelia Jennings.^[2] He married Pauline Postell in 1908.^[3] They had 2 known children. In 1927, he married Drusilla Elizabeth Tandy.^[4] He worked at the Tuskegee Institute from 1907 to 1915 in various roles, including assistant to Booker T. Washington. Ernest also served as the third head football coach at Tuskegee University from 1902 to 1912.^[5] He later worked in various roles for the federal government. In 1949, he collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack in Grand Central Station.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 13 August 1949. The Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Page 3. Accessed on 8 September 2023 via https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/177162432?cid=mem_copy.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ69-1LN : Tue Oct 03 02:26:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Atwell and Cordelia Atwell, 1880.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZYY-CYPZ : 15 October 2021), Ernest T. Attwell and Pauline G. Postell, 1908.
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZM-HFN1 : 22 July 2021), Ernest T Attwell and Drusilla Elizabeth Porter, 21 Feb 1927; citing Marriage Registration, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ Wikipedia: Ernest T. Attwell

See Also:

• Wikidata: Item Q5393869
• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXMF-BMR : Sat Nov 11 13:19:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Pauline Postell and Anna Postell, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH7T-9HQ : Wed Oct 04 06:52:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Ernest Attwell and Drenille Attwell, 1930.