Abbie A. Whipple or Jones

1868 - 1931  (63 years)

• Name	Abbie A. Whipple or Jones
  Birth	15 Feb 1868	Greenfield, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Jun 1931	Canton, Fulton, Illinois
  Burial	Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
  Person ID	I141333	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Lewis E. Whipple,   b. 1833, Greenfield Twp, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania d. 13 Sep 1870, Greenfield Twp, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Mary Yarns,   b. 17 Apr 1834, , , New York d. 12 Mar 1874, , , Pennsylvania (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1857
  Family ID	F4575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Abraham Jones,   b. of, Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Mary,   b. of, Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
  Relationship	Adopted
  Family ID	F64223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William H. Simrell,   b. Jul 1866, , , Pennsylvania d. Jun 1925, , , Indiana (Age ~ 58 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1888	Binghamton, Broome, New York
  Children	+ 1. Rilla Mae Simrell,   b. 20 Sep 1890, , , Pennsylvania d. 14 Nov 1937, Linestone Twp, Peoria, Illinois (Age 47 years) + 2. Gladys Simrell,   b. 11 Apr 1898, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania d. 9 Feb 1969, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana (Age 70 years) + 3. Evertia Simrell,   b. 28 Mar 1900, Albany, Delaware, Indiana d. 17 Apr 1974, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana (Age 74 years) + 4. Raymond Simrell, Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1903, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana d. 5 Jun 1969, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana (Age 65 years)   5. Elmer Robert "Peck" Simrell,   b. 11 Jan 1909, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana d. Jul 1967, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F64222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Feb 1868 - Greenfield, Luzerne, Pennsylvania Marriage - 21 Aug 1888 - Binghamton, Broome, New York Death - 21 Jun 1931 - Canton, Fulton, Illinois Burial - - Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: Email from Norma Whipple Doolittle (email hidden) to the Whipple Website, 7 Jan 2015. "Both [birth and death] dates are accurate, not abt." Adds burial place, citing her personal visit to the cemetery and photos and the corrected information at Find A Grave, memorial #135876905. !SOURCE: Email from Norma Jean Whipple Doolittle (email hidden) to the Whipple One-Name Study, 11 Nov 2022. Cites the following: NYS Marriage Index 1881-1967 Terre Haute Tribute 6/22/31 Pg 2 obit Find A Grave Memorial # 29606251 1880 Census Illinois US Death Index 1916-1947 Orphans' Court records published in the Scranton Republican on 5-18-1868 page 3 and 6-25-1884 pg 3 birth & marriage certificates of her children support the information, as well !SOURCE: Find a Grave web site memorial 29606251, cited 12 Nov 2022. "Abbie was born in Greenfield, Pennsylvania. Before she was 2 years old, her birth father (Lewis E. Whipple) died. When she was 5 years old, her birth mother (Mary Yarns) passed. At that time, Mary and Abraham Jones of Blakely, Pennsylvania took the responsibility of raising her. Abbie would later meet and marry William Simrell on August 21, 1888. They began their family and eventually settled in Terre Haute, Indiana."—Norma Doolittle