She passed away 15 Mar 1972 in Clark, Washington. [1][2]
Marriages
M L Scranton and Winnie Whitney were married 15 Nov 1904 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington.[3][4] He was age 21, a farmer, born in Minnesota, the son of George Scranton and Isabelle Flanders. She was age 18 born in Washington, the daughter of Cyrus Whitney and Emma Bedow. Both lived in Tum Tum, Washington, and it was the first marriage for both. Witnesses were Mrs Emma Whitney and Lizzie Young.
According to Marvin's grandniece Doris Ernst[5] Marvin and Winnie had 5 children: Edna born 1908, Jack born 1910, Agnes born 1913, and twin daughters who died as infants.
Marvin and Winnie were divorced, probably about 1916 or 1917. She remarried in October 1918 and he enlisted in the US Army on 15 Jul 1918 at Fort George Wright.[6]
The digital records have two marriages for Charles Reel on the same day, October 19, 1918. One to Winnie Scranton and one to Minnie Scranton. It would appear that one of these records is a correction.
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Census Records
1900 Census
The 1900 Census shows Winnie, born Jan 1891, living in Clayton, Loon Lake, Riverside Precinct, Stevens, Washington with her parents Cyrus and Ema and siblings Otis, Bessie, and Edward. Cyrus was a farmer. Otis and Winnie attended school. Emma reported that she was the mother of 5 children, all living.
Whitney, Cyrus, Head, Age 38, Born Aug 1867, Birthplace Wisconsin, Father's Birthplace Maine, Mother's Birthplace Maine
Whitney, Ema, Wife, Age 32, Born July 1867, Birthplace Pennsylvania, Father's Birthplace Vermont, Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Whitney, Otis, Son, Age 12, Born July 1887, Birthplace Minnesota, Father's Birthplace Wisconsin, Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Whitney, Winnie, Daughter, Age 9, Born Jan 1891, Birthplace Washington, Father's Birthplace Wisconsin, Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Whitney, Bessie, Daughter, Age 6, Born Oct 1893, Birthplace Washington, Father's Birthplace Wisconsin, Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Whitney, Edward, Son, Age 3, Born Oct 1896, Birthplace Washington, Father's Birthplace Wisconsin, Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania[8]
1920 Census
The 1920’s Census shows Charles and Winnie living in Williams Valley, Washington with 3 children and a nephew. Two children, Jack and Agnes, were born before Charles and Winnie were married so there may be a prior marriage for one of them. Charles’s occupation is farmer.
Reel, Charles Lenard, Head, Age 29, Born 1891, Birthplace, South Dakota, Father’s Birthplace: Iowa, Mother’s Birthplace, Illinois
Reel, Winnie, Wife, Age 25, Born 1895, Birthplace: Washington, Father’s Birthplace: Wisconsin, Mother’s Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Reel, Jack C, Son, Age 9, Born 1911, Birthplace: Idaho,
Reel, Agnes Melloine, Daughter, Age 6, Born 1914, Birthplace: Washington,
Reel, Theodore Charles, Son, Age 1, Born 1919, Birthplace: Washington,
Townsend, James Otis, Nephew, Age 11, Born 1909, Birthplace: Washington, Father’s Birthplace: Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace: Minnesota[9]
1930 Census
The 1930 census show Charles L and Winnie M Reel living in Rose Lake, Idaho with six children. Charles's Occupation is Farmer. Household:
↑ Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: easpmra736. Name: Winnie M Reel Gender: Female Residence Place: Clark, Washington, USA Death Date: 15 Mar 1972 Death Place: Camas, Washington, USA Certificate Number: 007656. Ancestry.com. Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
↑ Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: easpmra736. Name: M L Scranton Marriage Age: 21 Birth Date: abt 1883 Birth Place: Minnesota, USA Marriage Date: 15 Nov 1904 Marriage Place: Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA Date Recorded: 17 Nov 1904 Father: George Scranton Mother: Isabelle Scranton Spouse: Winnie Whitney. Ancestry.com. Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
↑ Ernst, Doris. Hayes Book. Appendix: Scranton Family Genealogy, Wright County, Minnesota, 2000.
↑ "Washington, World War I Veteran's Compensation Fund Application Records, 1921-1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJP-DSHR : 24 August 2019), Mrs Eva M Scranton in entry for Marven L Scranton, 15 Jul 1918; citing , Military Service, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FHL microfilm 004993697.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPB-PP5 : accessed 30 December 2019), Winnie Whitney in household of Cyrus Whitney, Clayton, Loon Lake, Riverside, Williams Valley, and Fertile Valley Precincts, Stevens, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77, sheet 10A, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,752.
↑ Source Citation
Year: 1920; Census Place: Willaims Valley, Stevens, Washington; Roll:T625_1938; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 279; Image: 189
Description
Enumeration District : 0279; Description: Clayton Precinct, and Williams Valley Precinct
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHDB-XL4 : accessed 15 July 2015), Charles L Reel, Rose Lake, Kootenai, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0054, sheet 1B, family 22, line 91, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 401; FHL microfilm 2,340,136.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27871-11787-31?cc=2000219 : accessed 15 July 2015), Idaho > Kootenai > Rose Lake Election Precinct, Rose Lake > 28-48 Rose Lake Election Precinct, Roselake > image 10 of 15; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012).
Find A Grave, database and images ( : accessed 30 December 2019), memorial page for Winnie Mae Whitney Reel (Jan 1891–15 Mar 1972), Find A Grave: Memorial #137107928, citing Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Melody (contributor 47747306) .
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