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Sherburne "Sherb" or "Willie" Whipple, Lieutenant Colonel

Sherburne "Sherb" or "Willie" Whipple, Lieutenant Colonel

Male 1881 - 1952  (71 years)

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  • Name Sherburne "Sherb" or "Willie" Whipple 
    Suffix Lieutenant Colonel 
    Birth 2 May 1881  Cold Spring, Putnam, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Dec 1952  Biltmore Forest, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I26049  Whipple Descendants
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2022 

    Father Charles William Whipple, Lieutenant Colonel,   b. 28 Sep 1846, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1916, Summit, Union, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Josephine Katherine Jones,   b. 2 Jul 1855, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1937, New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 3 Apr 1877 
    Family ID F7979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline Richards,   b. 29 Jul 1885, Manhattan, New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1983, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 23 Sep 1908  Spokane, Spokane, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Sherburne "Sim" Whipple, Jr., Brigadier Generial,   b. 9 Oct 1909, Post of Zamboanga, Mindanao Philippine Islands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1998, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. John Richards "Jack" Whipple,   b. 19 Nov 1913, Watertown, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1947, Ashville, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
    +3. Sarah "Sallie" Bailey Whipple,   b. 13 Oct 1915, Madison Barracks, Sackets Harbor, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1980, Apopka, Orange, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F13455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Sep 1908 - Spokane, Spokane, Washington Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • !SOURCE: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, vol. 17 (New York: James T. White, 1927), p. 244-245.

      !SOURCE: Email from Gail Lang (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 12 Nov 2001.

      !MILITARY: Third generation West Pointer, U.S. Military Academy 1904. Adjutant General, USMA 1926-1931; OTAG 1938-1942; retired 1944. --G. Lang

      !SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 29 Jan 2005. Cites U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, 1800-2004. Corrects birth date; adds death date.

      !SOURCE: Email from Anne Billeter (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 23 Jul 2022. Cites North Carolina Death Certificate for Sherburne Whipple, Ancestry.com (death); Find a Grave web site memorial 121825166 (burial); Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, Ancestry.com (marriage).


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