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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1841 - , , New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.