Person:John Whalen (1)
John William Whalen
b.22 Oct 1848 IN
d.10 Jul 1924 near Sikeston, Big Prairie Twp, New Madrid Co, MO
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m. Abt 1877
  1. Laura Belle Whalen1877 - 1960
  2. Clara Delle Whalen1879 - 1962
  3. Elva Florence Whalen1882 - 1960
  4. Fred Ensley Whalen1884 - 1954
  5. Elmer Roy Whalen1886 - 1967
  6. Male Whalen1887 - 1887
  7. Guy Earl Whalen1888 - 1926
  8. Roscoe Vern Whalen1890 - 1966
  9. Charles Edgar Whalen1892 - 1969
  10. Golda Jane Whalen1894 - 1972
  11. Robert Lee Whalen1896 - 1963
  12. Nora Myrtle Whalen1898 - 1960
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Name John William Whalen
Gender Male
Birth? 22 Oct 1848 IN
Marriage Abt 1877 to Mary Susan Maulding
Census? 1880 Four Mile, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Census? 1900 Four Mile, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Census? 1920 Leach Lumber and Clearning Camp, Woodville Twp, Greene Co, IL
Death? 10 Jul 1924 near Sikeston, Big Prairie Twp, New Madrid Co, MO
Burial? Jul 1924 Farnsworth (Mt. Zion) Cemetery, Wayne Co., IL

John William Whalen was born in southern Indiana (according to Maude (Butler) Whalen, his daughter-in-law. Maude did not know exactly where he was born. John's son, Guy Earl Whalen who was the informant on John's death certficiate didn't seem to know exactly where he was born either. The death certificate just states Indiana. We have eliminated many of the John Whalens found in the 1860 census across southern Indiana except for one that is difficult to follow. In the 1860 census for Clark Co, IN, there is a young boy named John Whalen age 12 (making him born about 1848) in the household of William Adams and wife Sarah and daughter Mary. Also living in the household is Sarah's mother, Margaret Aitrin (probably Margaret Lewis who married John Akin 25 Jan 1827 in Clark Co, IN). I have found no record of another daughter of John and Margaret Akin that might have married a Whalen. It's possible this little boy is an orphan.

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