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Herbert Ellsworth Whitman 1888–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1888

Birth Location: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1931

Death Location: Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA

Father: Harrison Whitman

Mother: Isabell Walters

Spouse(s): Clara Sayles

Children(s): Walter Whitman, Dorothy Whitman, Clarence Whitman, Lawrence Whitman, Clayton Whitman, Pearl Whitman, Eugene Whitman, Kenneth Whitman, Raleigh Whitman

Herbert Ellsworth Whitman was born in 1888 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA, the child of Harrison Nathan Whitman And Isabell Walters. Herbert Ellsworth Whitman married Clara Irene Sayles, and had children including Clarence John Whitman, Clayton Herbert Whitman, Dorothy M Whitman, Eugene Morris Whitman, Kenneth L Whitman, Lawrence Ellsworth Whitman, Pearl Irene Whitman, Raleigh Sayles Whitman, Walter Junior Whitman. Herbert Ellsworth Whitman passed away in 1931 in Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Herbert Ellsworth Whitman was born in 1888 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA, the child of Harrison Nathan Whitman And Isabell Walters.
  • Herbert Ellsworth Whitman married Clara Irene Sayles, and had children including Clarence John Whitman, Clayton Herbert Whitman, Dorothy M Whitman, Eugene Morris Whitman, Kenneth L Whitman, Lawrence Ellsworth Whitman, Pearl Irene Whitman, Raleigh Sayles Whitman, Walter Junior Whitman.
  • Herbert Ellsworth Whitman passed away in 1931 in Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harrison Whitman
1844–1914
Birth Location: Midland, Midland, Michigan, USA
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Isabell Walters
1859–1954
Birth Location: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clara Sayles
1893–1976
Birth Location: Angola, Steuben, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Walter Whitman
1923–2015
Birth Location: Cooks, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA
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Dorothy Whitman
1930–2021
Birth Location: Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA
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Clarence Whitman
1908–1984
Birth Location: Onaway, Presque Isle, Michigan, USA
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Lawrence Whitman
1921–1976
Birth Location: Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA
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Clayton Whitman
1908–1973
Birth Location: Onaway, Presque Isle, Michigan, USA
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Pearl Whitman
1917–1981
Birth Location: Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA
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Eugene Whitman
1913–1942
Birth Location: Onaway, Presque Isle, Michigan, USA
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Kenneth Whitman
1910–1920
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Raleigh Whitman
1926–1994
Birth Location: Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA
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Herbert Whitman's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Whitman
1888–1931
Birth Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
Parents
Harrison Nathan Whitman
1844–1914
Midland, Midland, Michigan, USA
Isabell Walters
1859–1954
Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Whitman
1817–1879
New York, USA
Elizabeth Whitman
1820–1904
Pease, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Nathaniel Walters
1802–1870
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy (Martha Newrick or) Vinerick
1817–1876
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John 7
1788–1866
Dorcas Davis
1795–1857
Joseph Holtslander
1790–1857
Mary Hill
1792–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Herbert Whitman's Descendants

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Herbert (Ellsworth) Whitman (23 Mar 1888–11 Jan 1931) m. Clara (Irene) Sayles (8 Apr 1893–9 Jun 1976)
  1. 1. Walter (Junior) Whitman 1923–2015
    1. 1. David (George) Whitman 1949–2023
  2. 2. Dorothy (M.) Whitman 1930–2021
  3. 3. Clarence (John) Whitman 1908–1984
  4. 4. Lawrence (Ellsworth) Whitman 1921–1976
  5. 5. Clayton (Herbert) Whitman 1908–1973
  6. 6. Pearl (Irene) Whitman 1917–1981
  7. 7. Eugene (Morris) Whitman 1913–1942
  8. 8. Kenneth (L.) Whitman 1910–1920
  9. 9. Raleigh (Sayles) Whitman 1926–1994

Herbert Whitman's Timeline

2 Records

1888
23 Mar 1888
Birth of Herbert Ellsworth Whitman in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
1931
11 Jan 1931
Age 43
Death of Herbert Ellsworth Whitman in Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA
Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA
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