Family:Whitney, Karl H. (1889-1976)

Karl H.⁹ Whitney (Levi⁸, Harvey⁷, David⁶, Roswell⁵, David⁴, David³, Joshua², John¹ ), son of Levi⁸ and Laura A. (Dunn) Whitney,^[1] was born 21 Mar 1889, Delta, Keokuk, IA, and died 29 Mar 1976, Kirksville, Adair, MO.^[2]

He married 31 Oct 1908, in Connelsville, MO, Iva O. Shumate, daughter of William B. and Mary A. Shumate. She was born 24 July 1892 and died 25 Mar 1985.^[3]

They lived in Keokuk Co., IA, Novinger, MO, and Kirksville, MO.

Karl was a farmer, coal miner, and cement pottery maker. He worked in an aircraft factory in Kansas during WWII. He and Iva owned and managed a mobile home park north of Kirksville, MO, for a number of years.

Children of Karl H.⁹ and Iva O. (Shumate) Whitney:

i.	Cloy Eldon Whitney, b. 15 Nov 1910, CO; d. 14 Feb 1979, MO; m. Anna Alice Wood, 16 Dec 1934, daughter of Pearl and Flossie Wood; b. 10 Aug 1912, MO; d. 8 Jun 1997, MO.[4]
ii.	Glen Wellman Whitney, b. 19 Jun 1913, IA; d. 27 Oct 2004, MO; m. Ruth Mary Jobson, 20 Jun 1936, daughter of Arthur J. and Lulu P. Jobson; b. 10 Apr 1911, ID; d. 2 Sep 1997, MO.[5]

References

1.^  1900 U.S. Federal Census, Warren, Keokuk, IA, p. 6A.

2.^  U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.

3.^  U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.

4.^  Ibid.

5.^  Ibid.

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