Died
at age 81
in Dimmitt, Castro County, Texas, United States
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Biography
Orville was born on 13 Jun 1870 in Warren County, Illinois. He was the son of Pliny Axtell and Martha Hitchcock. On 4 Sep 1894, he married Luella Davidson. He passed away on 13 Dec 1951 in Dimmit, Castro County, Texas and was buried at the Springlake Cemetery, Springlake, Lamb County, Texas.
Orville attended Kansas State Agricultural College and Witchitta Business College. He lived on farms in Reno County, Kansas and Dimmit, Texas.
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Sources
Family History: Axtell, Carson A. Axtell Genealogy: (1945). N.p., Higginson Book Company,1997. p.96
1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910" citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 5B, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1537; FHL microfilm 1,375,550. FamilySearch Record: M29N-7H1 (accessed 25 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBM-FFP Image number 00288 Orville C Axtell (39), married head of household in Justice Precinct 1, Castro, Texas, United States. Born in Illinois.
1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930" citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 3A, line 37, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2306; FHL microfilm 2,342,040. FamilySearch Record: C7ZF-BT2 (accessed 25 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RZH-3KS Image number 00689 Orel C Axtell (59), married head of household in Precinct 2, Castro, Texas, United States. Born in Illinois.
Death: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976" citing certificate number 61041, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,925. FamilySearch Record: K3ZS-WJ5 (accessed 25 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GY19-76S2 Orville Claude Axtell death 15 Dec 1951 (age 81) in Dimmitt, Castro, Texas, United States.
Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25207650/orville-claude-axtell: accessed 25 July 2022), memorial page for Orville Claude Axtell (13 Jun 1870–15 Dec 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25207650, citing Springlake Cemetery, Springlake, Lamb County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Whitfield (contributor 47786265).
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DNA Connections
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