John William Whitcomb (1891 - 1959)

Born 13 Nov 1891 in Hayden, Jennings, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Louise Nona (Doud) Whitcomb — married about 17 Sep 1915 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [uncertain]

Died 11 Sep 1959 at age 67 in Hayden, Jennings, Indiana, United States

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Biography

- Middle name William appears on both draft registration cards sources [3] and [4]. However, source 3, shows the William scratched through and Wesley written over it.
- John W. Whitcomb is buried in the Hayden Cemetery, in Hayden, Jennings County, Indiana. - John W. and Louise Doud Whitcomb had four children, two of whom survived son Edgar Whitcomb's death according to his 2016 obituary. - Marriage location and date were obtained from Ancestry member trees.

Sources

• United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Spencer, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: 379; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1240379
• United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Spencer, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: T624_359; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374372
• United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Spencer, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: T625_440; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 128
• United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Spencer, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: 594; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 1057.0; FHL microfilm: 2340329
• United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Spencer, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: T627_1058; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 40-14
• Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Jennings; Roll: 1613145 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
• U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Jennings; Roll: 1613145
• U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942 The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; State Headquarters: Indiana United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration. Ancestry.com
• Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965 Ancestry.com
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Ancestry.com
• Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1959; Roll: 10 Ancestry.com
• Find A Grave: Memorial #44005858