Name |
Joseph Coulbourn Whittington [1] |
Birth |
16 Jun 1849 |
New Jersey [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Civil War Enlisted |
1864 |
Snow Hill, Worcester Co., Maryland [2] |
- Joe enlisted in the Union army at age 15 and was given an honorable discharge when it was discovered he was under age. (Edna Waddell Whittington)
He enlisted 1 April 1864 as a Private in Smith's Independent Company Maryland Cavalry. (enlistment record)
Mary V. Whittington, widow, filed for a pension 8 May 1922. (pension application)
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Census with mother |
1870 |
Princess Anne, Somerset Co., Maryland |
- Joseph Whittington, 21, MD, is in his mother's household, #614. His occupation is shown as merchant tailor.
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Relocated |
Feb 1880 |
West Virginia |
- Joe & Jennie were in West Virginia in February, 1880, when their daughter, Florence, was born.
Family members say they settled at Gold Hill, Monrovia, California before 1890.
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Relocated |
Bef Jun 1880 |
Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri |
- The family was at Kansas City by June, 1880 for the census. Their son, Charles was born in Missouri in 1882 and daughter, Jessie in 1884. City directories show Joseph Whittington in Kansas City in 1888.
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Census head of household |
Jun 1880 |
Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri [3] |
- Joseph Whitington, age 31, born NY, tailor; wife Jennie, age 29, b. MD; daughters Lucy, age 8, MD; Ida, age 4, MD; and Florence, 3 months, born WV. In the household was Henny Long, Black, age 12, born MD, parents born in MD, house servant.
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Relocated |
1890 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California |
- The family settled at Gold Hill, Monrovia, California by August, 1890, when son Frank was born. (C. Hayward Marshall, Sr., Marjorie Whittington Lankford, Edna Waddell Whittington)
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Census head of household |
1900 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California [4] |
- Joseph C., b. 1849 New York, parents born MD; wife Mary V., b. 1850, parents b. MD; Lucie M., b. 1872 MD, Ida E., b. 1873 MD, Florence E., b. 1880 WV; Charles W. b. 1882 MO; Jessie E. b. 1884 MO; Frank S. b. 1890 CA. His occupation is tailor. The home was a rental at 520 Grand Ave, HH#3.
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Census head of household |
1910 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California [5] |
- Joseph C., age 60, b. NJ, parents b. MD; wife Mary V., 58, parents b. MD, married 39 years, 6 children born, 6 children living. Living in the home were sons Charles W., age 22, born MO, occupation salesman at hardware store, and Frank S., age 19, born CA, occupation civil engineering student. They own the home at 214 W. Breed St., HH#131.
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Census head of household |
1920 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California [6] |
- Joseph C. Whittington, age 60, b. NJ, parents b. MD; wife Mary V., 58, parents b. MD, married 39 years, 6 children born, 6 children living. Living in the home were sons Charles W., age 22, born MO, occupation salesman at hardware store, and Frank S., age 19, born CA, occupation civil engineering student. Also in the household is daughter Florence Lankford, 36, MD, secretary, and her children: son Milton Lankford, 13; daughter Dorothy, 11; and daughter Marjorie, 9. They own the home at 214 W. Breed St., HH#27.
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Record ID |
108965 |
Death |
20 Apr 1922 |
Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA [1, 7, 8] |
Burial |
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA |
Siblings |
1 brother and 1 sister |
+ | 1. Emily Fassit Whittington, b. 1832, Somerset Co., Maryland d. 9 Jan 1904, Crisfield, Somerset Co., Maryland (Age 72 years) ╚═William Henry Riggin, b. 1829, Somerset Co., Maryland d. 1854, Somerset Co., Maryland (Age 25 years), m. 11 Feb 1851 ╚═Dr. Hiram Henry Gunby, b. 13 Apr 1832, Somerset Co., Maryland d. 8 Apr 1913, Crisfield, Somerset Co., Maryland (Age 80 years), m. 18 Jan 1856, Somerset Co., Maryland
| | 2. Charles William Whittington, b. 1844, New Jersey d. 20 Mar 1865, Somerset Co., Maryland (Age 21 years) | + | 3. Joseph Coulbourn Whittington, b. 16 Jun 1849, New Jersey d. 20 Apr 1922, Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 72 years) ╚═Mary Virginia Marshall, b. 16 Sep 1850, Princess Anne, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 15 Jun 1932, Monrovia, Los Angeles Co., California (Age 81 years), m. 31 May 1871, Somerset Co, Maryland
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Origins |
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Patriarch & Matriarch |
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Person ID |
I108965 |
MilesFiles23 |
Last Modified |
15 Apr 2023 |