Died
at age 69
in Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
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Biography
The son of Andrew Aten and Nancy (Coller) Aten, Alonzo was born in Macon Township in 1856.[1] In 1860, he and his parents lived with his maternal grandparents at their farm in Macon Township.[2][3] After the death of his grandfather, they sold the Coller farm and bought farm land in Clinton, Michigan.[4] His father passed away in 1886, and he took over the farm in Clinton, with his mother in the household.[5][6]
His mother passed away in 1910, and Alonzo gave up farming and moved to Manchester, Michigan, where he sold newspapers for a living. [7] Alonzo passed away in Pittsfield, Michigan at the age of 69[8] Burial records aren't found.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSG-N9X : 19 February 2021), Alonzo Aten in household of A J Aten, Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 152, sheet 150A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,590.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS9S-FQM : accessed 1 July 2021), Alonzo Aten, Clinton township Clinton village, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42, sheet 15B, family 383, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,725.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLRQ-Q5N : accessed 1 July 2021), Alonzo Aten, Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 58, sheet 11A, family 291, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 660; FHL microfilm 1,374,673.
↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF7K-2TJ : 13 March 2018), Jackson Aten in entry for Alonzo Aten, 15 Nov 1926; citing Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,123.
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