Born in Bland County, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Prittimore David Atwell
and Mahala Victoria (Catron) Atwell
Sister of
William Jackson Atwell, John Jacob Edward Atwell, Margaret Elizabeth (Atwell) Baumgardner, Elias Marion Atwell, George Stewart Atwell, Mary Jane (Atwell) Shupe, Anna July (Atwell) Wolf, Simon Peter Atwell, Rachel Lucretia (Atwell) Noonkester, Jesse James Atwell and Minnie Atwell
Wife of
Henry Miller Thomas
— married
9 Apr 1906 in Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Rachel Stella (Thomas) Totten, Laura Thomas, Elmer Helthard Thomas, Hurthle Thomas, Mildred Helen (Thomas) McCall, Lee Hendson Thomas, Ula Valda Thomas, John Verlin Thomas, Mamie Victoria Thomas and Sterling Thomas
Died
at age 65
in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jun 2013
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Biography
Mahala was born in 1887. She passed away in 1953.
Sources
- Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935
Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
Ancestry Record 62154 #90362967 (subscription required)
Mahalie Atwell (21) marriage to Miller Thomas on 9 Apr 1906 in Virginia, USA. - 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 119
Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
Ancestry Record 6061 #58941920 (subscription required)
Mahala Thomas (29), wife, in household of Miller Thomas (33) in Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia. Born in Virginia.
The household was enumerated as Miller Thomas 33, wife Mahala Thomas 29, daughter Sletta Thomas 12, son Hurthle Thomas 10, son Elmer Thomas 7, daughter Helen Thomas 6, daughter Valda Thomas 1. - Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194590713/mahala-victoria-thomas: accessed 25 October 2023), memorial page for Mahala Victoria Atwell Thomas (13 Sep 1887–3 Jun 1953), Find A Grave: Memorial #194590713, citing Bethany Methodist Church Cemetery, Ceres, Bland County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by cressel/stowers (contributor 47340198).
- See also:
- Family History or Pedigree: "Geneanet Community Trees Index"
Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet
Ancestry Record 62476 #7294197309 (subscription required)
Name: Mahala Victoria Atwell; Gender: F (Female); Birth Date: 17 sept. 1887 (17 Sep 1887); Birth Place: Bland, Virginia, USA; Spouse: Miller Henry Thomas; Child: Rachel Stella Thomas; View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/vcatron?n=atwell&oc=&p=mahala+victoria.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Tim Cattron for creating WikiTree profile Atwell-622 through the import of Cattron Family Tree.ged on May 24, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Tim and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahala by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mahala:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mahala by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mahala:
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~3.12%
Darrell Edgell
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