Catherine (Gilbert) Whalen (1893 - 1954)

Born 26 May 1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1954 at age 60 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Early Life

Catherine Gilbert was born 1893. ^{[1] [2] [3]} She was the daughter of George Gilbert and Margaret Maggie Sweeney.

Occupation

Kathryn was a seamstress, who worked for a shirt manufacturer.

Family

Francis Joseph Whalen - M - (1888–1918) married Catherine Gilbert - F - (1893–1954) on 29 April 1913, Tent, New Castle, Delaware, United States. They had two children. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

1. Matthew Whalen - M - (1913–1944) ^{[8] [9] [10]}
2. Francis "Frank" Joseph Whalen - M - (1915–1998) ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Death & Legacy

Catherine Gilbert Whalen passed away 1954 (aged 60). Kathryn is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Her grandmother was Mary Ann Custer, believed to be a cousin of General George Armstrong Custer. Burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, ^[14] Find A Grave: Memorial #139896127

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LJGJ-M58
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBYS-X2W: 8 March 2021), Catherine Gilbert, 26 May 1893; citing Birth, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, City of Philadelphia, Department of Records, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFCR-PRZM: 15 February 2020), Catharine Gilbert, 1893.
4. ↑ "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQJ-VHPH : 16 April 2022), Catharine Gilbert in entry for Frank Whalen, 29 Apr 1913; citing Marriage, United States, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQV-QJ21: 16 April 2022), Catharine Gilbert in entry for Frank Whalen, 29 Apr 1913; citing Marriage, United States, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQJ-4L1G : 16 April 2022), Frank Whalen, 29 Apr 1913; citing Marriage, United States, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQJ-4L1P :16 April 2022), Catharine Gilbert in entry for Frank Whalen, 29 Apr 1913; citing Marriage, United States, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm.
8. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC6-1L89 : 8 March 2021), Katherine Gilbert in entry for Mathew Whalen, 17 Aug 1913; citing Birth, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, City of Philadelphia, Department of Records, Pennsylvania.
9. ↑ "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFQ3-9ST2: 15 February 2020), F. J. Whalin in entry for Mathew Whalen, 1913.
10. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-D3G8 : 20 February 2021), Francis Joseph Whalan in entry for Matthew Whalan and Edith Lyda Davies, 28 Dec 1939; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Langley Field, Virginia, United States, certificate 48750, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
11. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4C-Y5F6 : 8 March 2021), F J Whalen in entry for Francis Joseph Whalen, 1 Mar 1915; citing Birth, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, City of Philadelphia, Department of Records, Pennsylvania.
12. ↑ "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFQC-D9PZ : 15 February 2020), Kathrine Gilbert in entry for Francis Joseph Whalen, 1915.
13. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKM-Q71X: 13 September 2020), Francis Joseph Whalen, ; Burial, Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Holy Cross Cemetery; citing record ID 25754054, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139896127/catherine-whalen: accessed 11 October 2022), memorial page for Catherine Gilbert Whalen (26 May 1893–21 Jan 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139896127, citing Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Deborah (Vetrone) Long (contributor 48045829)

• DC File No 8525, Pennsylvania; BC of Matthew Whalen, State File No. 137278-1913.