Alta May (Whitley) Axtell (1886 - 1981)

Born 2 Feb 1886 in Kendrick, Latah, Idaho, United States

Wife of Nathan Axtell — married 29 Apr 1909 in Moscow, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States

Died 20 Dec 1981 at age 95 in Okanogan, Washington, United States

Biography

Alta (Whitley) Axtell was an Idahoan.

Alta (Whitley) Axtell was buried in Okanogan Valley Memorial Gardens, Omak, Washington.

Alta was born on 2 Feb 1886 in Kendrick, Idaho. She was the daughter of Abraham Hayes Whitley and Abigail Livermore Whitman. On 29 Apr 1909, she married Nathan Axtell in Moscow, Idaho. Alta passed away on 20 Dec 1981 in Okanogan, Washington, and was buried at Okanogan Valley Memorial Gardens, Omak, Washington.

Reference: 9-s726

Research Notes

Parents, 9 siblings, husband and 1 child are attached to the memorial page on Find A Grave for Alta.

Sources

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 60; FHL microfilm: 1240233; Record number: 26222;
  FamilySearch Record: MM55-G4H (accessed 28 August 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DYW9-G3V Image number 00604
  M Alta Whitley (14), single servant, in household of M. Charles Lukens (45) in Kendrick, Latah, Idaho, United States.
• Marriage: "Idaho Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942"
  citing FHL microfilm: 1535103; Record number: 140;
  FamilySearch Record: FWDR-GTL (accessed 28 August 2022)
  Alta M Whitley (23) marriage to Nathan Axtell on 29 Apr 1909 in Moscow, Latah, Idaho, United States.
• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 177, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch Record: MLHG-DQR (accessed 28 August 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRV7-51D Image number 00517
  Alta M Axtell (24), wife, in household of Nathan Axtell (25) in Rathdrum, Kootenai, Idaho, United States.
• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1934; Line: 30; FHL microfilm: 1821934; Record number: 22304;
  FamilySearch Record: MHFK-8XN (accessed 28 August 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVD-FFK Image number 00487
  Alta Axtell (32), wife, in household of Nathan Axtell (34) in Okanogan, Washington, United States.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 2A, line 26, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2508; FHL microfilm 2,342,242.
  FamilySearch Record: XC3L-T6W (accessed 28 August 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRZ1-WGH Image number 00605
  Alta M Axtell (43), wife, in household of Nathan R Axtell (44) in Boston, Okanogan, Washington, United States. Born in Idaho.
• Death: "Washington, U.S., Death Index, 1940-2017"
  Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-1959, 1965-2017
  Ancestry Record 6716 #4043 (accessed 28 August 2022)
  Alta M Axtell death 20 Dec 1981 (age 95) in Okanogan, Washington.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #42505424 (accessed 28 August 2022)
  Memorial page for Alta May Whitley Axtell (2 Feb 1886-20 Dec 1981), citing Okanogan Valley Memorial Gardens, Omak, Okanogan County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Teresa (contributor 46969893).

Acknowledgements

This profile was created through the import of 384-edited.ged on 29 December 2010.