Whipple Database
Database of the Whipple One-Name Study (WONS)
Melvin J. Whipple
Abt 1841 - 1881 (~ 40 years)-
Name Melvin J. Whipple Birth Abt 1841 , , New York Gender Male Death 18 Jan 1881 Big Stone City, Grant, Dakota Territory Person ID I151645 Whipple Descendants Last Modified 14 Feb 2023
Family Martha J. Erickson Pedersdatter, b. Aug 1851, , , Norway d. Aft 7 Jun 1900, of, Big Stone City, Grant, Dakota Territory (Age ~ 49 years) Children 1. Arthur Edward Whipple, b. 7 Oct 1870, Sacred Heart, Renville, Minnesota d. 15 Jan 1950, , Traverse, Minnesota (Age 79 years) 2. Clara M. Whipple, b. May 1874, , , Minnesota d. Aft 7 Jun 1900, of, Big Stone City, Grant, Dakota Territory (Age ~ 26 years) 3. Charles Peder "Charlie" Whipple, b. Jan 1876, , , Minnesota d. 13 Jun 1903, Big Stone City, Grant, Dakota Territory (Age ~ 27 years) 4. Frank Walter Whipple, b. 15 Sep 1877, Big Stone City, Grant, Dakota Territory d. 2 Nov 1951, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota (Age 74 years) 5. Robert A. Whipple, b. Sep 1880, , , South Dakota d. 20 Aug 1904 (Age ~ 23 years) 6. George Whipple, b. Sep 1880, , , South Dakota d. Aft 7 Jun 1900, of, Big Stone City, Grant, Dakota Territory (Age ~ 20 years) Family ID F58479 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - !SOURCE: Minnesota, Civil War Records, 1861-1865, Fort Snelling Minnesota (Ancestry.com): "Whipple, Melvin J.," private, b. New York, age 24, enlisted 1 Apr 1865 at St. Paul, MN"
!SOURCE: 2 Jun 1880 U.S. Federal Census of Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota Territory, p. 5-6, dwelling 87, family 100:- Whipple, Melvin J., 39, Real Estate Agent, b. NY, parents b. ME
- Whipple, Martha, 28, wife, Keeping House, b. Norway, parents b. Norway
- Whipple, Arthur, 9, son, b. MN, father b. NY, mother b. Norway
- Whipple, Clara, 7, dau, b. MN, father b. NY, mother b. Norway
- Whipple, Charlie, 4, son, b. MN, father b. NY, mother b. Norway =
- Whipple, Frank, 3, son, b. Dakota, father b. NY, mother b. Norway
- Whipple, George, 6/12, (b. December), son, b. Dakota, father b. NY, mother b. Norway
- Whipple, Robert, 6/12, (b. December), son, b. Dakota, father b. NY, mother b. Norway
!SOURCE: Quade/Miller Family Tree - ancestry.com, cited 14 Feb 2023. Adds death date and place.
- !SOURCE: Minnesota, Civil War Records, 1861-1865, Fort Snelling Minnesota (Ancestry.com): "Whipple, Melvin J.," private, b. New York, age 24, enlisted 1 Apr 1865 at St. Paul, MN"