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Seth Burton ATWOOD

Male 1886 - 1980  (93 years)


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  • Name Seth Burton ATWOOD 
    Birth 24 Aug 1886  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Feb 1980  Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Siblings 1 brother 
    Person ID I13004  bmds
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2015 

    Father Patten Burton ATWOOD,   b. 10 Mar 1843   d. 5 Jul 1930, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Emma CATLIN,   b. 1848   d. 27 Sep 1919, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F5318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Mae GLANVILLE 
    Children 1 son and 1 daughter 
    +1Male. Seth Glanville ATWOOD,   b. 2 Jun 1917, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 2010, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     2Female. Dr. Barbara Mae ATWOOD,   b. 31 Oct 1920, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 2008, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     
    Family ID F5319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Aug 1886 - Illinois
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Feb 1980 - Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Obituary.
      Born in Canada, Atwood’s parents moved to Wisconsin, soon after Seth and brother James went to Rockford to start the Atwood Vacuum Machine Company in 1909. Initially Atwood manufactured the then new technology of centralized vacuum cleaners for industrial and commercial applications, soon they became involved in body hardware or modings for the automotive industry.
       Mr. Atwood was also involved with the community, donating both land and monies for the betterment of Rockford and Northern Illinois. In 1955 after the closing of the US Army’s Camp Grant base, Atwood would buy a large prtion of the camp and donate it to the Rockford Park District with the instructions that it was to be used to provide young people with outdoor education experiences. This was the beginnings of Atwood Park in along the Kishwaulkee River in New Milford. Atwood also donated Atwood Homestead Forrest preserve in 1964, northwest of Rockford, which became a golf course in the Winnebago County Forrest Preserve system. He also helped in the creation of ’Camp Roatry’ and was a member of several civic organizations. In 1974, Mr. Atwood was awarded the Excalibur Award for his philintrophic works for the community.

    2. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 8490852.