William Theodore Whipple

1835 - 1908  (73 years)

• Name	William Theodore Whipple
  Birth	10 Apr 1835	Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Aug 1908	Calumet, Canadian, Oklahoma
  Burial	2 Aug 1908	Red Rock Methodist Cemetery, Calumet, Canadian, Oklahoma
  Person ID	I428	Whipple Descendants | Dorchester MA/Providence RI Descendants, Mayflower Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Jabez Whipple,   b. 18 Aug 1803, Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island d. 12 Dec 1873, , Decatur, Indiana (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Susan Benton,   b. 16 Mar 1808, Benton, Yates, New York d. 5 Nov 1883, , Decatur, Indiana (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1824 or 1825	Whitewater Twp, Franklin, Indiana
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emily Theresa O'Donnell,   b. 16 Dec 1845, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio d. 2 Dec 1875 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1862	, Decatur, Indiana
  Children	+ 1. William Theodore "Willie" Whipple, Jr.,   b. 1863, , Decatur, Indiana d. Between Apr and Dec 1899, , Tarrant, Texas + 2. Alva Leonidas Whipple,   b. 31 Jul 1866, , Decatur, Indiana d. 2 Sep 1951, Waco, McLennan, Texas (Age 85 years)   3. Augusta Whipple,   b. 24 Jul 1868   d. 10 Apr 1884 (Age 15 years) + 4. Ollie Mae Whipple,   b. 16 Apr 1872, , Decatur, Indiana d. 1 Mar 1942, Roanoke, Denton, Texas (Age 69 years) + 5. Charles Theodore Whipple, twin,   b. 12 Feb 1874, Westport, Decatur, Indiana d. 1 May 1944, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma (Age 70 years)   6. twin Whipple,   b. 12 Feb 1874   d. At birth + 7. Mary Elizabeth Whipple, twin,   b. 25 Nov 1875, , Decatur, Indiana d. 2 Jun 1965, , Decatur, Indiana (Age 89 years)   8. John Milton Whipple, twin,   b. 25 Nov 1875   d. 1876 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Amelia Ann "Amanda" "Milly" Taylor,   b. 12 Oct 1840, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio d. 2 Dec 1919, Calumet, Canadian, Oklahoma (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	5 May 1877
  Children	+ 1. Emma Susan Whipple,   b. 28 Mar 1879, Westport, Decatur, Indiana d. 18 Mar 1906, Calumet, Canadian, Oklahoma (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Apr 1835 - Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana Marriage - 16 Feb 1862 - , Decatur, Indiana Death - 1 Aug 1908 - Calumet, Canadian, Oklahoma Burial - 2 Aug 1908 - Red Rock Methodist Cemetery, Calumet, Canadian, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones » Slide Show		Gravestone of William Theodore Whipple, 1835-1908
  		William T. Whipple Memorial (Front)
  		William T. Whipple Memorial (Back)

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: Charles M. Whipple, Sons and Daughters of Jesse (Oklahoma City: Southwestern Press, 1976), p. 39-41. !SOURCE: Mail from Charles M. Whipple to Weldon Whipple, 4 Feb 2003. !RESIDENCES: Moved to a farm in Keller, Tarrant, Texas in 1882; to Oklahoma Territory in 1896. --C.M. Whipple, Sons and Daughters of Jesse !SOURCE: Charles M. Whipple, Jr., A History of William Whipple of Dorchester, Massachusetts and Smithfield, Rhode Island: His Antecedents and Descendants (Victoria, B.C.: Trafford, c2006), p. 125-138. !SOURCE: Email from Anne Billeter to Weldon Whipple, 28 Dec 2008. Cites the obituary of William Theodore Whipple in the Calumet (Oklahoma) Chieftain, 7 Aug 1908: OBITUARY Mr. W. T. Whipple, an old and respected resident of this community, died at his home near here August 1, 1908. He was born in Clear County, Indiana, April 10, 1835. [Note: There is no Indiana county named Clear County.] Aged 73 years, 8 months and 21 days. He married Mrs. Amanda Pavy in 1877. To this union was born one daughter, Mrs. Wm. Reed, who died two years ago. To a former marriage was born four children: Mrs. Mary Taylor of Indiana, Mrs. Ollie Underwood and Alva Whipple of Texas and Charles Whipple of Chicago. The funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev. J. W. Booen of Calumet, Sunday August 2nd at 3:30 p.m. The remains were interred in the Red Rock Cemetery