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George Oliver Whitney 1899–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1899

Birth Location: Downers Grove, Illinois

Death Date: 21 December 1987

Death Location: Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: George Whitney

Mother: Adeline (Whitney)

Spouse(s): Ethel (Whitney)

Children(s): Lynda Metzger

George Oliver Whitney was born in 1899 in Downers Grove, Illinois, the child of George Hilliard Whitney And Adeline Addie May Ellis Whitney. In 1900, George Oliver Whitney resided in Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA. In 1910, George Oliver Whitney resided in Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA. George Oliver Whitney married Ethel Irene Hicks Whitney, and had children including Georgia Diane Whitney Gruenefeld, Lynda W Metzger. George Oliver Whitney passed away in 1987 in Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Oliver Whitney was born in 1899 in Downers Grove, Illinois, the child of George Hilliard Whitney And Adeline Addie May Ellis Whitney.
  • In 1900, George Oliver Whitney resided in Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, George Oliver Whitney resided in Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA.
  • George Oliver Whitney married Ethel Irene Hicks Whitney, and had children including Georgia Diane Whitney Gruenefeld, Lynda W Metzger.
  • George Oliver Whitney passed away in 1987 in Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Whitney
1853–1939
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Adeline (Whitney)
1870–1945
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ethel (Whitney)
1910–2009
Birth Location: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lynda Metzger
1937–2006
Birth Location: Aurora Kane, Illinois
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George Whitney's Ancestors

Self
George Whitney
1899–1987
Birth Place: Downers Grove, Illinois
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

George Whitney's Descendants

1.
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George (Oliver) Whitney (18 Aug 1899–21 December 1987) m. Ethel (Irene Hicks) (Whitney) (22 October 1910–5 Sep 2009)
  1. 1. Lynda (W.) Metzger 1937–2006

George Whitney's Timeline

8 Records

1899
18 Aug 1899
Birth of George Oliver Whitney in Downers Grove, Illinois
Downers Grove, Illinois
1900
1900
Age 1
George Oliver Whitney resided here in Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA
Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
George Oliver Whitney resided here in Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA
Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
George Oliver Whitney resided here in Downers Grove, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, USA
Downers Grove, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
George Oliver Whitney resided here in Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois
Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 41
George Oliver Whitney resided here in Lisle T, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, USA
Lisle T, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 52
George Oliver Whitney resided here in New York
New York
1987
21 December 1987
Age 88
Death of George Oliver Whitney in Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida, United States of America
Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1899
    Event Place: Downers Grove, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1947
    [2] Florida Death Index
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois; Roll: 298; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0028

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois; Roll: 298; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0028

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois; Roll: T624_285; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374298

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Downers Grove, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340247

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00797; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 22-35

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lisle T, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00797; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 22-35

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Downers Grove, III
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 1987
    Event Place: Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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