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William Hurst Whitman 1846–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1846

Birth Location: Cherry Tree, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 03/24/1920

Death Location: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Seldon Whitman

Mother: Lavina Sterling

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In 1846, William Hurst Whitman entered the world in Cherry Tree, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Seldon W Whitman And Lavina J Sterling. William Hurst Whitman passed away in 1920 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1846, William Hurst Whitman entered the world in Cherry Tree, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Seldon W Whitman And Lavina J Sterling.
  • William Hurst Whitman passed away in 1920 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

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William Whitman's Ancestors

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William Whitman
1846–1920
Birth Place: Cherry Tree, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Seldon W Whitman
1818–1911
New York, USA
Lavina (J) Sterling
1829–1904
Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Whitman
1797–1879
North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island
Rebecca (J) Butterfield
1790–1875
New York, United States
Simon Sterling
1792–1880
Waitsfield, Vermont, USA
Hannah Herring
1798–1880
Brunswick, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Whitman
1756–1834
Henry Butterfield
1764–1818
Nathan Sterling
1763–1813
Mary Wade
1765–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Wightman
1726–1820
Elizabeth Waite
1726–1796

William Whitman's Timeline

2 Records

1846
5 Oct 1846
Birth of William Hurst Whitman in Cherry Tree, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA
Cherry Tree, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
03/24/1920
Age 74
Death of William Hurst Whitman in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1846
    Event Place: Cherry Tree, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03241920
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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