Alta Carswell

1897 - 1989  (92 years)

• Name	Alta Carswell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	14 Feb 1897	Lawrence, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska, USA   [2, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Victor, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska, USA   [2]
  		1900 U.S. census, Victor, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska, USA p. 12A
  Census	1905	Sumner Twp., Osborne Co., Kansas, USA   [6]
  		1905 Kansas state census, Sumner, Osborne Co., USA p.
  Census	1920	Alton, Osborne Co., Kansas, USA   [1, 7]
  		1920 U.S. census, Alton, Osborne Co., Kansas, USA p. 4B
  Residence	Between 1922 and 1947	Monterey Park, Los Angeles Co., California, USA   [5]
  Residence	Between 1947 and 1989	Temple City, Los Angeles Co., California, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Death	13 May 1989	Rosemead, Los Angeles Co., California, USA   [5]
  Burial	Whittier, Los Angeles Co., California, USA   [5]
  		Headstone of Alta Spoon
  Person ID	I360	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	David William Carswell,   b. 22 Feb 1860, Perry Co., Illinois, USA d. 6 Oct 1913, Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas, USA (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Pearl Shelton,   b. 2 Feb 1872, Roseville, Warren Co., Illinois, USA d. 26 Oct 1950, Osborne, Osborne Co., Kansas, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1888	Webster Co., Nebraska, USA   [4, 8]
  	Address: Home of J. J. Shelton
  		Marriage record of David W. Carswell and Pearlie Shelton 19 Apr 1888, Webster Co., Nebraska, USA
  Family ID	F82	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cleo Harvey Spoon,   b. 26 Jul 1895, Luray, Russell Co., Kansas, USA d. 11 Apr 1979, Arcadia, Los Angeles Co., California, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1920	Superior, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska, USA   [5, 9]
  Children	+ 1. W.J. Spoon + 2. Daryl Wayne Spoon,   b. 23 Oct 1928, Monterey Park, Los Angeles Co., California, USA d. 20 Jan 1997, Arcadia, Los Angeles Co., California, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Feb 1897 - Lawrence, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska, USA Census - 1905 - Sumner Twp., Osborne Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1920 - Alton, Osborne Co., Kansas, USA Marriage - 27 Aug 1920 - Superior, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska, USA Residence - Between 1922 and 1947 - Monterey Park, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Residence - Between 1947 and 1989 - Temple City, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Death - 13 May 1989 - Rosemead, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Burial - - Whittier, Los Angeles Co., California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Alta (Carswell) Spoon Alta Spoon shortly before her death in 1989.
  		Alvin and Alta Spoon with their wives From left: Alvin, Sarah, Alta, Cleo
  		Cleo and Alta (Carswell) Spoon Cleo and Alta pose outside their Temple City home in the 1970s.
  		Cleo and Alta (Carswell) Spoon's wedding photo
  		Alta (Carswell) Spoon

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Ancestry.com, 1920 U.S. census, 30 January 2020, sheet 4B. citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 544 [S399] Ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. census, 22 Jul 2008, sheet 12A, p. 128 (stamped). citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 935 [S418] Obituary of Jay L. Carswell. [S553] Pearl (Shelton) Carswell, Obituary - Mrs. Pearl Carswell. [S661] Public Member Trees, (Ancestry.com), 14 Nov 2008, Douglas Spoon family tree (database ID 54830); contact ancestry.com user Douglas_Spoon, last updated 7 Jul 2008. [S706] Ancestry.com, 1905 state census, 26 Jan 2009, p. 10. citing Kansas State Historical Society microfilm reel 118 [S80] Ancestry.com, 1920 U.S. census, 30 Oct 2014, p. 4B. citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 544 [S15] Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, (Ancestry.com), 10 Apr 2019, entry for 1888 marriage of David W. Carswell and Pearlie Shelton, Webster Co. [S665] Spoon, Douglas, The Spoon Family, (http://www.thespoonfamily.com), 15 Jan 2009.