Monday, October 24, 2011

1900 Census Josephine Bennett Whisler

Interesting that Josephine listed herself as widowed instead of divorced.  I don't know if it was wishful thinking or just a social stigma thing back then. 

1900 United States Federal Census 1900 United States Federal Census


Name: Josephine Whisler
Home in 1900: Platte, Taylor, Iowa
[Lenox, Taylor, Iowa]
Age: 28
Birth Date: Feb 1872
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 3
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: View on Image
Household Members:
Name Age
Josephine Whisler 28
Earl L Whisler 8
Bruce V Whisler 5
Percy E Whisler 2
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Platte, Taylor, Iowa; Roll: T623_461; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 127.

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

Description:
This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.

Ted Whisler Obit

Name: Theodore Herbert Whisler
Gender: Male
Age at Death: 81
Date of Birth: 3 May 1929
Birth Place: Williams, Oregon, USA
Date of Death: 11 Jan 2011
Source Location: West Jordan, Utah, USA
Spouse: Marilyn Walker
Children: Sandra (Susan) Richmond CA, Charlotte Carper (Brian) of Anchor Point AK, Debbie Lund (Bob), Sandy UT, and Earlene Rhien (Scott) Farmington NM
Parents: Earl Whisler
[Doris Edna Hedgepeth]
Full Obituary: Theodore H. Whisler 5/3/1929 ~ 01/11/2011 Our loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away January 11, 2011. Ted was born on May 3, 1929 to Earl Whisler and Doris Edna Hedgepeth in Williams, Oregon. He graduated from Lakeview Oregon High School in 1947. He attended the University of Oregon and Southern Oregon College. He went to work at Safeway Stores at the age of 14 and worked for them for 9 years. He then fulfilled a dream by becoming a Police Officer in Medford, Oregon and worked there as a shift commander and started their Identification Division. In 1959, he went to work as an Insurance Adjuster for the worlds largest Insurance Adjusting firm and spent 35 years handling property claims, then went to work for the Travelers Insurance Company where he retired. He married Marilyn Walker, later divorced, and they were the parents of 3 daughters. In 1978, he married Carole Davis whom had a daughter. He is survived by: his wife, Carole; daughters, Sandra (Susan) Richmond CA, Charlotte Carper (Brian) of Anchor Point AK, Debbie Lund (Bob), Sandy UT, and Earlene Rhien (Scott) Farmington NM; 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 15th at 2:00 p.m. at Redwood Memorial Mortuary, 6500 South Redwood Road, West Jordan, UT, with a viewing one hour prior to services. Online condolences at www.memorialutah.com