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Verna Lucile (Wheeler) Whetter (abt. 1903 - abt. 1973)

Verna Lucile Whetter formerly Wheeler
Born about in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Daughter of and
Sister of and
Wife of — married 17 Sep 1925 (to 9 May 1952) in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died about at about age 70 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Verna, daughter of Stephen Wheeler and Belle Potter,[1] was born in Michigan about 1903.[2] Their family lived in Detroit, Michigan where, in 1910, her father was working as a motorman with the street railway.[2] In 1920, her father was working as a patrolman.[3][4][5]

She married George Whetter in 1925.[1]

In 1940, their family was living in Detroit where George worked as a receiving and ship clerk for an air craft co.: they were living next to the household of sister, Vera Hazel (Wheeler) Faraday and her family and their mother, Isabelle and uncle, Andrew were living next to them on the other side.[6]

She passed away about 1973 and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.

Census Records

United States Census, 1910
Detroit Ward 8, Wayne, Michigan
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJY-ZCS
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Stephen T Wheeler Head Male 36 Canada
Isabella B Wheeler Wife Female 32 Michigan
Hazel V Wheeler Daughter Female 10 Michigan
Verna L Wheeler Daughter Female 7 Michigan
Stanley O Wheeler Son Male 5 Michigan[2]
United States Census, 1920
Detroit Ward 16, Wayne, Michigan
Sheet 13B: FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXR-W2W
Sheet 14A: FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXR-W26
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Stephen Wheeler Head Male 48 Canada
Belle Wheeler Wife Female 41 Michigan
Verna Wheeler Daughter Female 16 Michigan
Stanley Wheeler Son Male 15 Michigan[3]
Herbert Faraday M 24 Married Head Pennsylvania
Hazel Faraday F 20 Married Wife Michigan[4]
Jane Potter Head Female 75 England
Andrew Potter Son Male 50 Michigan[5]
United States Census, 1940
Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Household Gender Age Marital Status Role Birthplace
George Whetter M 38 Married Head Michigan
Verna L Whetter F 37 Married Wife Michigan
Martha J Whetter F 5 Single Daughter Michigan
George T Whetter M 3 Single Son Michigan
John G Adams M 39 Single Lodger Michigan[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marriage: "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: NQ7L-YHC : accessed 21 February 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DCR7-35G Image number 15, Verna Wheeler (22y) marriage to George Whetter (23y) on 17 Sep 1925 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Groom's parents: George and Martha Oliver, Bride's parents: Stephen and Isabelle Potter; citing Marriage, Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4001717.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MLTL-H89 : accessed 21 February 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJY-Z3G Image number 00840, Verna L Wheeler (7), single daughter, in household of Stephen T Wheeler (36) in Detroit Ward 8, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 122, sheet 2A, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 683; FHL microfilm 1,374,696.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MZWT-LPB : accessed 21 February 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXR-W2W Image number 00960, Verna Wheeler (16), single daughter, in household of Stephen Wheeler (48) in Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan; citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 815; Line: 100; FHL microfilm: 1820815; Record number: 46978.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MZWT-L5M : accessed 17 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXR-W26 Image number 00961, Herbert Faraday (24), married head of household in Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Born in Pennsylvania; citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 815; Sheet 14A; Line: 2; FHL microfilm: 1820815; Record number: 46982.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MZWT-L5S : accessed 17 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXR-W26 Image number 00961, Jane Potter (75), widowed head of household in Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Born in England; citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 815; Sheet 14A; Line: 4; FHL microfilm: 1820815; Record number: 46984.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: KH9Y-MGX : accessed 21 February 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-PC12, Verna L Whetter (37), wife, in household of George Whetter (38) in Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-1032, sheet 8B, line 57, family 159, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1871.

See also:

  • Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #88621384 : accessed 18 August 2023), Memorial page for Verna Lucile Wheeler Whetter (8 Mar 1903-26 Apr 1973), citing Forest Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA (plot: Section 5, N 1/2 lot 177, grave 2); Maintained by Don Jones (contributor 13966416).




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