Family:Whitney, Karl H. (1889-1976)
Karl H.9 Whitney (Levi8, Harvey7, David6, Roswell5, David4, David3, Joshua2, John1), son of Levi S.8 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 Wichita, KS, 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 Eldon10 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, NE; 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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