Harold Elvin Whitney (1911 - 1980)

Born 7 Mar 1911 in Steele, Kidder, North Dakota

Ancestors

Son of Charles Henry Whitney and Maude Ella (Porter) Whitney

Husband of Ethel Viola (Holm) Whitney — married 18 Sep 1936 in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1980 at age 69 in Emmett, Idaho

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Biography

He was the son of Charles Whitney and Maude Porter

Harold Elvin was born in 1911.^[1]

1915 Census North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1915, Family Line 9^[2]

1930 Census, Whitney Family EXCELSIOR TOWNSHIP,Kidder County North Dakota ^[3]

Harold was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) when he first moved to Idaho, then he began employment on the Union Pacific Railroad in Cascade, Idaho, living in the rail shacks and he saved every dime he could. He was preparing a home and saving to ask the hand of Ethel in marriage and have a beautiful wedding.

In 1936 Harold married Ethel V.(Holm) Whitney Holm-611 in Nampa, Idaho. Settling from Nampa to Cascade, Idaho. Where they raised their children, Jean "Jeannie", Linda, Steve and John "Johnny".

Working for the Union Pacific Railroad, stationed in Nampa then Cascade, Idaho area until retiring. Upon retiring they settled in Emmett, Idaho and spent their remainder of their years together camping and enjoying the great outdoors.

He passed away in 1980 at the age of 69 and is buried at Emmett Cemetery located in Emmett, Gem County, Idaho Find A Grave: Memorial #87185706 .

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Certificate
2. ↑ 1915 Census with Family
3. ↑ 1930 Census with Family

• North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota Description : Roll 6863, Original data: North Dakota. 1915 North Dakota State Census and 1925 North Dakota State Census. State Archives and Historical Research Library, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, North Dakota. North Dakota 1885 Territorial Census. North Dakota State University Archives, Fargo, North Dakota.

• Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/87185706/harold-elvin-whitney : accessed 10 August 2021), memorial page for Harold Elvin Whitney (7 Mar 1911–10 Dec 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87185706, citing Emmett Cemetery, Emmett, Gem County, Idaho, USA ; Maintained by Lori Jarvis (contributor 47689549) .

• Personal Memories
  • • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match along with GED Match and FTDDNA between Linda Whitney Shared DNA: 3572.1 cM across 67 segments and myself Lori Cook and my 1st cousin 1x removed JHolm . Their most-recent common ancestors are aunt and uncle, my grandparents our great grandparents and Linda's parents, Ethel Whitney and 3rd cousin 1x removed Brain McIntyre. Shared DNA: 12 cM across 1 segments through my 2nd great grandparents his 3rd aunt and uncle, and D. (Frogbait) Mortenson 4th cousin 2x removed Shared DNA: 16 cM across 1 segments, and family member Laquidara Shared DNA: 209 cM across 14 segments, FTD YDNA my uncle John Whitney Largest segment = 3571.4, Lgst151.9, total Cms 154.3, Lgst79.5: Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Grandfather and Grandmother
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