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William Jay Whipple

William Jay Whipple

Male 1837 - 1918  (81 years)

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  • Name William Jay Whipple 
    Birth 12 Jan 1837  Troy, Rensselaer, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Feb 1918  Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8014  Whipple Descendants
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2020 

    Father William Haynes,   b. of, Troy, Rensselaer, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840, of, Troy, Rensselaer, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary E. Case,   b. 12 Dec 1814, , , Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1879, Saratoga, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage of, Troy, Rensselaer, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cornelia Foster,   b. 22 Feb 1842, Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1926, prob, Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 27 Sep 1866  River Falls, Pierce, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gracie Whipple,   b. 30 Jul 1867, , , Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1874, prob, Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)
    +2. Arthur Jay Whipple,   b. 4 Jun 1869, Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1938, Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +3. Mary Whipple,   b. Jul 1871, , , Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1930, of, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)
     4. Susan Whipple,   b. 16 Feb 1874, Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1911 (Age 37 years)
    Family ID F4578  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jan 1837 - Troy, Rensselaer, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Sep 1866 - River Falls, Pierce, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Feb 1918 - Winona, Winona, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, Winona, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • !SOURCE: Email from David Barth (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 1st half of 1997.

      !NAME: Originally William Jay Haynes. His father William Haynes died in 1840, and his mother married Dr. Whipple when William Jay was two years old. William Jay Haynes took his step-father's surname.

      !SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 31 Jan 2020. Cites Find a Grave website memorial 168076285..

      !RESIDENCES: Troy, N.Y.; Ottumwa, Iowa (1847); Oshkosh, Wisc.? (1848); Galena, Ill.; Prescott, Wisc.; Portland, Oregon and California (1962-65); LaCrosse, Wisc. (1865); Winona, Minn. (1869-85); Norfolk, Virginia (1893); Chicago; Winona, Minn.

      !DEATH: Probably in Winona, Minn.

      !SOURCE: "Descendants of William Jay Whipple," email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 26 Jun 2004. Cites the following censuses:
      1. June 09, 1870, Age 32, editor & publisher, living ward 1 Winona, Winona, MN w/wife Cornelia 27, dau. Gracie 2 & son Arthur J. b. 6/1869 (Source: 1870 Census, Winona, Winona, MN, 172.)
      2. June 15, 1880, Age 43, editor, living 1st ward Winona, Winona, MN w/wife Cornelia F. 38, children Arthur J. 13, Mary 8, & Susan 6 (Source: 1880 Census, Winona, Winona, MN, 230B.)
      3. June 04, 1900, Age 61, journalist, marr. 34 yrs., 4/3 children, living 1st ward Winona, Winona, MN w/wife Cornelia F. 58 & dau. Susan 26 (Source: 1900 Census, Winona, Winona, MN, 205.)
      4. April 20, 1910, Age 71, living Winona, Winona, MN w/wife Cornelia 68 (Source: 1910 Census, Winona, Winona, MN, 153.)


      !SOURCE: Email from Michael Whipple (email hidden) to the Whipple Website, 12 Dec 2006. Cites Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona Co., MN, W Surnames (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mn/winona/cemetery/winona/woodlawn/woodlaww.txt):
      WHIPPLE, CORNELIA FOSTER 02-22-1842 TO 01-12-1926
      WHIPPLE, WILLIAM JAY 01-12-1839 TO 02-05-1918
      WHIPPLE, GRACIE 07-30-1867 TO 02-26-1874


      !SOURCE: Email from Anne Billeter to Weldon Whipple, 7 May 2009. Confirms death place and adds exact marriage date and place, citing Ahlgren, Dorothy Eaton and Mary Cotter Beeler. "A History of Prescott, Wisconsin." c. 1996. Pages 586-587 provide information about Dr. James M. Whipple and his descendants. It lists the children of his son William Jay Whipple, including "________ m. William Jacobs."


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