Herbert Whiteley
(1881-1971)
Sophia Brooks
(1878-1952)
William Mellor Whiteley
(1913-2004)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Constance Evelyn Beecher

William Mellor Whiteley 1 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 1 Dec 1913, Fort Washington, Montgomery, PA, USA 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Constance Evelyn Beecher on 3 May 1947 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1 2
  • Died: 11 Jan 2004, Urbana, Champaign, IL at age 90 4

   FamilySearch ID: L6Z2-N23.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 5 The 1920 census recorded at 2164 Church Lane: Herbert Whiteley, machinist in garden implements factory, 38, living with wife Sophia, 41; and son William M., 6. The parents were born in England and their child in Pennsylvania. Herbert immigrated in 1897, and Sophia immigrated in 1890. They became U.S. citizens in 1916.

2. He was educated at Graduated from Maryville College in 1937 in Maryville, Blount, TN, USA. 2

3. Census in 1950 in Collingswood, Camden, NJ. 8 The 1950 census recorded William Whiteley, chemist in oil refinery, 36, living with wife Constance, 35. They were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Residence: 1959 Westport Directory: Whiteley William M. (Constance B.) chemist Dorr-Oliver Inc. h 5 Ambler rd GF in 1959 in Westport, Fairfield, CT, USA. 9

5. Residence: on 14 Jun 1964 in Westport, Fairfield, CT, USA. 6

6. Residence: in 1989 in Camden, Knox, ME, USA. 3

7. Obituary: Champaign News-Gazette: obituary of William Mellor Whiteley on 15 Jun 2004 in Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA. 4


William married Constance Evelyn Beecher, daughter of Charles Edward Beecher and Emma Eberley Gockley, on 3 May 1947 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.1 2 (Constance Evelyn Beecher was born on 24 Jul 1914 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA,7 10 11 12 died on 31 May 1990 in Rockport, Knox, ME, USA 7 11 12 13 and was buried in Schoeneck: Mellingers Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 7 11.)


Sources


1 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951 (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org)), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JV7R-922 Whiteley and Constance E Beecher, 1947. and https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JVHS-NL2 : accessed 04 Aug 2013), William M Whiteley and Beecher, 1948.

2 Maryville College Alumni Magazine (Maryville College, Maryville, Blunt, Tennessee), April, 1948, Page 6. Marriages.

3 Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index (Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.), Vol. 1. William Mellor Whiteley, Camden, ME.

4 Champaign News-Gazette (Champaign, Champaign, Illinois), 15 Jun 2004, obituary of William Mellor Whiteley.

5 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 42, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1643; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1568; Image: 800.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 057096-64 Emma Beecher, father Jacob M. Gockley, mother Elizabeth Eberly, spouse Charles E. Beecher, informant Mrs. Wm. M. Whiteley, Westport, CT.

7 Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), 2 Jun 1990, page 6. Obituary of Constance Beecher Whiteley.

8 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F9B-DT3G William Whiteley Collingswood, NJ.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1959 Westport City Directory. Whiteley William M.

10 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6T5-JQL Charles E Beecher, 1920.

11 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39934236.

12 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JP7W-WTG Constance B Whiteley, 31 May 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File.

13 FamilySearch.org (Maine, Death Index, 1960-1996. Maine State Archives, Augusta, ME), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KCVP-QXR Constance Beecher Whiteley, 31 May 1990; citing Death, Rockport, city code 13110, certificate 9006606.



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