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Personal data Willard Leroy Whitman 

  • He was born on November 29, 1900 in Norway Twp., Wright Co., IA.
  • Census in the year 1910, Lake Twp., Wright Co., IA.Source 1
  • Census in the year 1940, Clarion, Wright Co., IA.
  • He died September 1980 in fortasse, somewhere in IA, he was 79 years old.
  • He is buried September 1980 in St. Mark's Cem., Iowa Fls. Junction, Hardin Twp., Hardin Co., IA.
  • A child of Jessie John Whitman and Cora Bell Eckersley
  • This information was last updated on July 1, 2024.

Household of Willard Leroy Whitman

He is married to Ruth L. Hackett.

They got married on October 29, 1928 at Ft. Dodge, Webster Co., IA, he was 27 years old.


Notes about Willard Leroy Whitman

Willard Leroy Whitman

Sources: Author: Hanna, Jackie; Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication site: Egatrop, MI, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: i Feb MMXV)

https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I20932

"... Willard Leroy WHITMAN Sex: M Birth: 29 NOV 1900 in Norway Twp, Wright Co, Iowa

Census: 1910 Jesse Whtiman HH, Lake Twp, Wright Co, Iowa
Census: 1920 Jesse Whitman HH, Clarion, Wright Co, Iowa Note: occ: salesman
Census: 1925 Clarion, Wright Co, Iowa
Census: 1930 Clarion, Wright Co, Iowa Note: occ: salesman
Census: 1940 Clarion, Wright Co, Iowa Note: occ: clerk, grocery store

Death: 10 SEP 1980 Note: this may be burial date Burial: St Mark Catholic Cem, Iowa Falls, Hardin Co, Iowa Change Date: 1 FEB 2015

Father: Jesse John WHITMAN b: 25 NOV 1870 in Clay Twp, Tuscarawas Co, Ohio
Mother: Cora Bell ECKERSLEY b: JUN 1877 in Illinois

Marriage 1 Ruth L. HACKETT b: 1898 in Iowa Falls, Hardin Co, Iowa Married: 29 OCT 1928 in Fort Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa Note: by W D ?, Presbyterian minister"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willard Leroy Whitman

Mary Milligen
1838-1915

Willard Leroy Whitman
1900-1980

1928

Ruth L. Hackett
1898-± 1973


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    Historical events

    • The temperature on November 29, 1900 was about 2.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 14 » British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
      • February 18 » Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg.
      • April 5 » Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B.
      • April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
      • May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
      • August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
    • The temperature on October 29, 1928 was between 4.2 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
      • March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
      • May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
      • June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
      • September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
      • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
      • November 1 » The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.
    

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