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Sylvester L. Whitney

Birth	:	29 Feb 1884 Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	24 Feb 1970 Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Temecula Cemetery, Temecula, Riverside County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.4906010, -117.1416910
Description	:	From the web page: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/pages/bios/hpcn0177.htm Sylvester L. Whitney was born February 29, 1884, at Georgetown, Ohio. He came to Platte County in September of 1910, from Chicago, to become secretary of the Columbus Y.M.C.A. He had three brothers and five sisters. S. L. Whitney was educated at Montpelier Height School; Marion, Indiana, Business College; and the Y.M.C.A. Training School in Chicago, Illinois. Through the years he has worked at painting, telephone construction, as a rural mail carrier, in boy's work, and as a Y.M.C.A. secretary. On July 31, 1912, he was married at Columbus to Mary Louise Echols, the daughter of Jackson C. and Sarah Hudson... Read More	From the web page: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/pages/bios/hpcn0177.htm Sylvester L. Whitney was born February 29, 1884, at Georgetown, Ohio. He came to Platte County in September of 1910, from Chicago, to become secretary of the Columbus Y.M.C.A. He had three brothers and five sisters. S. L. Whitney was educated at Montpelier Height School; Marion, Indiana, Business College; and the Y.M.C.A. Training School in Chicago, Illinois. Through the years he has worked at painting, telephone construction, as a rural mail carrier, in boy's work, and as a Y.M.C.A. secretary. On July 31, 1912, he was married at Columbus to Mary Louise Echols, the daughter of Jackson C. and Sarah Hudson Echols. Her father was born at Culloden, Georgia, January 9, 1862, and died February 27, 1938, at Columbus, Nebraska. Her mother, Sarah Hudson Echols, was born April 28, 1863, in Platte County and died December 14, 1918, at Columbus. Mrs. Whitney had three brothers: Daniel Jackson, Philip Henry, and Francis Hudson. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney have three children: Sarah Jackson, born September 2, 1913, in Columbus; Philip Echols, of Columbus, born February 23, 1915; and Susan Louise. All are Kramer High School graduates. Sarah attended Wesleyan University. Susan attended Wesleyan University and the Lincoln School of Commerce. Sarah Whitney Strickland, was a stenographer for one year at the Equitable Building Loan and Savings Association, and later was a home economist demonstrator, at the Northwestern Public Service Company. Philip Echols Whitney worked as a stenographer and bookkeeper for eight and one-half years at the Speice, Echols and Boettcher office, and for the Equitable Building Loan and Savings Association. He was married to Elizabeth Ann Sheldon. They have a daughter. During World War II, Philip was in the Sea Bees from October 6, 1943, to February 26, 1946, and was then transferred to the Navy. He became a member of Sino-American Cooperative Organization, and was stationed in Calcutta, India, from February, 1945, to January, 1946. He was discharged from the Navy at St. Louis, Missouri. He is entitled to wear the following ribbons: American Theatre of Operations, Pacific Theatre of Operations with one Star Victory Medal. He is in civil service and works at the Columbus post office. He is a member of the Methodist church. Mr. S. L. Whitney is a member of the Masonic Lodge, and a past master. He is a Methodist and belongs to Methodist Brotherhood, the War Dads, and is a Democrat. For twenty years he was superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School, and a Y.M.C.A. secretary for three years. His hobbies are stamps, coin and wood work, and he enjoys baseball, football and basketball.

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Sylvester L. Whitney's memorial is located at: Temecula Cemetery, Temecula, Riverside County, USA.
When did Sylvester L. Whitney death?
Sylvester L. Whitney death on 24 Feb 1970 in Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 33.4906010
Longitude: -117.1416910

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Spouse

Mary Louise Echols Whitney

(1889 - 1978)

Children

Philip Echols Whitney

(1915 - 2003)

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