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Elmer Lawrence Whitney 1908–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 7, 1908

Birth Location: Downers Grove, Illinois, US

Death Date: December 6, 1962

Death Location: Los Angeles, CA USA

Father: George Whitney

Mother: Adeline (Whitney)

Spouse(s): Velma (Whitney)

Children(s):

Elmer Lawrence Whitney was born in 1908 in Downers Grove, Illinois, US, the child of George Hilliard Whitney And Adeline Addie May Ellis Whitney. In 1910, Elmer Lawrence Whitney resided in Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Elmer Lawrence Whitney resided in Downers Grove, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, US. Elmer Lawrence Whitney married Velma Margaret Fredley Whitney. Elmer Lawrence Whitney passed away in 1962 in Los Angeles, CA USA.

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Biography

  • Elmer Lawrence Whitney was born in 1908 in Downers Grove, Illinois, US, the child of George Hilliard Whitney And Adeline Addie May Ellis Whitney.
  • In 1910, Elmer Lawrence Whitney resided in Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Elmer Lawrence Whitney resided in Downers Grove, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, US.
  • Elmer Lawrence Whitney married Velma Margaret Fredley Whitney.
  • Elmer Lawrence Whitney passed away in 1962 in Los Angeles, CA USA.

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Elmer Whitney's Ancestors

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Elmer Whitney
1908–1962
Birth Place: Downers Grove, Illinois, US
Parents
George Hilliard Whitney
1853–1939
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Adeline ("Addie" May Ellis) (Whitney)
1870–1945
New York, USA
Grandparents
George (Reddington) Whitney
1829–1905
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Pauline (B) Hilliard
1833–1897
Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Oliver (L David) Ellis
1843–1929
Bangor, Franklin County, New York, United States of America
Fanny (M Baker) (Ellis)
1844–1893
New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Lorenzo Ellis
1805–1875
Mehitable (Ellis)
1805–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Ellis
1780–1862
Christina (Ellis)
1780–1830
Oliver Brown
1770–1854
Joan Brown
1776–1856

Elmer Whitney's Timeline

4 Records

1908
March 7, 1908
Birth of Elmer Lawrence Whitney in Downers Grove, Illinois, US
Downers Grove, Illinois, US
1910
1910
Age 2
Elmer Lawrence Whitney resided here in Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA
Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Elmer Lawrence Whitney resided here in Downers Grove, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, USA
Downers Grove, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, USA
1962
December 6, 1962
Age 54
Death of Elmer Lawrence Whitney in Los Angeles, CA USA
Los Angeles, CA USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 7, 1908
    Event Place: Downers Grove, Illinois, US
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Downers Grove, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1962
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Elmer Lawrence Whitney 6 Dec 1962

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 6, 1962
    Event Place: Los Angeles, CA USA

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