Caldwell, Alta Ellen (1910 - 1980): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1910 - 1980 (70 years)

Name	Caldwell, Alta Ellen
		Rosa Caldwell and Alta Mitchell Contributed by Vickie Sue (Pemberton) McCracken (1960-2014)
		Grandma Florence holding her first born, Alta McDowell Contributed by Carol Joyce (Higgason) Nix
		McDowell, Mitchell, and Patterson Kids Writing on the back of photo says: Margaret Patterson single age 12 Dorothy Patterson Elsie Patterson & Alta age 3 Grace Mitchel Inda Rose Mitchel holding Alice Mitchel Marjorie & Ruth Patterson Ada and Charles kids Edna McDowell age about 10 Contributed by Leona Mae McDowell
		Alta Ellen (Mitchell) and William Samuel 'Bill' McDowell Charlene's sister and her husband which is Charley McDowell's half-brother. Interesting Grandma Florence (Alta's mother) and Alta's (Grandma Florence's daughter) married brothers. Contributed by Carol Joyce (Higgason) Nix
		Alta Ellen (Mitchell) McDowell (1910-1980) Charlene's sister. Photo taken January 1980 Contributed by Carol Joyce (Higgason) Nix
Birth	13 Feb 1910	Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
Occupation	Motel Manager [3]
Reference Number	CALD.A001
Funeral	10 Dec 1980	Higdon Funeral Home, Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama [3]
Death	6 Dec 1980	Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama [2, 3]
	Cause: Homicide, Head Crushed by Blows
		Death Certificate, McDowell, Alta (1910-1980)(page 1) Contributed by Carol Joyce (Higgason) Nix
		Death Certificate, McDowell, Alta (1910-1980)(page 2) Contributed by Carol Joyce (Higgason) Nix
Burial	Salem Cemetery, Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas
Burial		Headstone, McDowell, William S. and Alta E.
Person ID	I1560	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Caldwell - Duke Roland 'Rollie' Caldwell and Margaret Jane Duke Descendants, McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Mitchell - ? James Mitchell and ? Descendants, Mitchell - Pendleton Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton Descendants
Last Modified	29 Apr 2024

Father	Mitchell, Joseph Henry 'Joe', b. Mar 1878, Illinois d. 24 Aug 1929, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 51 years)
Relationship	Stepchild
Mother	Caldwell, Florence 'Flo', b. 19 Feb 1891, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 5 Aug 1971, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
Marriage	7 Feb 1913	Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1]
		Marriage Abstract, James B. Mitchell and Mary Stanley and Joseph Mitchell and Florence Caldwell Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
Age at Marriage	He : 34 years and 11 months - She : 22 years.
Family ID	F45	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Father	Hundley, A.
Mother	Caldwell, Florence 'Flo', b. 19 Feb 1891, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 5 Aug 1971, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
Family ID	F97	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family McDowell, William Samuel 'Bill', b. 16 May 1910, Richland County, Illinois d. 21 Sep 1975, Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas (Age 65 years)

Children

1. McDowell, S.

Family ID F1209 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Notes
Alta's last name was changed to Mitchell after her mother's marriage to Joseph Henry Mitchell.

Sources

[S90] http://www.ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Mount Erie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, Page 12B, none. (Reliability: 2).
[S1112] State of Alabama, Certificate of Death, Death Certificate, McDowell, Alta (page 2), (State of Alabama, Certificate of Death) (Reliability: 3).
[S1113] State of Alabama, Certificate of Death #34900, Death Certificate, Alta McDowell, page 1 of 2, (State of Alabama, Certificate of Death #34900, 09 January 1981) (Reliability: 3).