B.D. married K.A. Whalen [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
• Education: South High School, Denver (1949), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1953)
• Occupation: Chemical Engineer, Manager (Eastman Kodak Company)
• Religion: Protestant
• Medical Notes: Severe allergy to nuts. Severe eczema on face during childhood (hands had to be tied). A Negative blood type.
• Residence: 1935, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1940, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1950, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
• Residence: May 1960, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
• Residence: Feb 1988, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

Notes:

Birth:
9:05 am; Presbyterian Hospital

Christened:
South Broadway Presbyterian Church

Census:
1036 South Gilpin Street

Census:
Building No. 14

Residence:
1185 Britton Road

Died:
Kindley Assisted Living at Asbury Methodist Village

Buried:
Final Journey Crematory

Wendell married Jo Ann DeVries on 27 Dec 1952 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Jo (daughter of John Henry De Vries and Irma Esther Hanson) was born on 13 Sep 1931 in Denver, Colorado, USA; died on 25 Jan 2021 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Pneumonia due to COVID19
• Education: South High School (1949), St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing (Denver)
• Occupation: Nurse (St. Joseph’s Villa, Rochester; VA hospital, California; Asbury Wilson Health Care Center, Gaithersburg)
• Religion: Protestant
• Medical Notes: O Positive blood type
• Research Notes: Original birth certificate gives name as “Joanne.” Amended 21 October 1977 to read Jo Ann.
• Residence: 1935, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1940, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1950, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: May 1960, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
• Residence: Feb 1988, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

Notes:

Birth:
St. Luke’s Hospital

Residence:
2159 South Ogden Street

Census:
2159 South Odgen Street

Census:
2121 South Clarkson Street

Residence:
1185 Britton Road

Died:
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Notes:

Marriage License number 84236 issued 22 December 1952 at Denver, Colorado. Married by Rev. Melvin R. Morris. Witnesses Velma Jean Smith and Robert Dade Simmons.

Married:
South Presbyterian Church

J.E. married J.A. Campbell [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Congestive heart failure
• Education: West High School (Denver), University of Denver (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1927), University of Chicago (M.A., Education, 1929), Ohio State (M.S., Chemical Engineering, 1947)
• Occupation: Teacher, chemical engineer, military officer
• Religion: Baptist, Presbyterian
• Medical Notes: Suffered from childhood asthma. Parents moved to Denver on the recommendation of doctors. Treated by Dr. H. M. Carter at Children’s Memorial Hospital. Died of congestive heart failure.
• Research Notes: Clifford was christened at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago by the pastor J.A. Moldstad. According to the website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), St. Mark’s, also known as St. Markus, was a Norwegian Lutheran Church located at the corner of Tripp and Wabancia Avenues. Moldstad was pastor beginning in 1906.
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1906-1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1920, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Baptism: 20 Apr 1924, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1930, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Nov 1931, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: 1935, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1940, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: 1917-1949, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1950, Harford County, Maryland, USA
• Residence: 1949-1951, Churchville, Harford County, Maryland, USA
• Residence: 1951-1954, Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, USA
• Residence: 1954-1967, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
• Residence: 1967-1999, Denver, Colorado, USA

Notes:

Moved to Denver, Colorado in 1917 to alleviate symptoms of childhood asthma. Attended Denver University where he obtained a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (1927) and an M.A. in Education (1929). Taught high school in Denver for 14 years. Joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1938; began extended active duty in November 1940. Served in England and France during WWII. Obtained an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University in 1947. Served in Air Force after WWII, including 1.5 years in Wiesbaden, Germany. Retired as a Lt. Colonel from Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio (1959). Taught high school in Dayton until February 1967. Retired to Denver.

Birth:
1070 (now 1941) N Central Park Avenue

Christened:
St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Witnesses: Dagmar Mohr, Marius Rasmussen, Ralph Bradway, Grace Bradway

Census:
4335 W. Potomac Avenue

Census:
150 W. 5th Avenue

Baptism:
Broadway Baptist Church

Census:
790 South Race Street

Residence:
683 South High Street

Census:
1036 South Gilpin Street

Residence:
331 Glenville Road (RR 2 at the time)

Residence:
121 Rogers Street

Residence:
420 Mertland Avenue, 4853 Northgate Court

Residence:
3726 S. Forest Way

Died:
PorterCare Hospice

Buried:
Grave 517, Section 6

Clifford married Grace Lillian Anna Schoelzel on 26 Nov 1930 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Grace (daughter of Karl Wilhelm Schoelzel and Emma Sophia Knuth) was born on 15 May 1909 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 24 Feb 2003 in Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA; was buried on 28 Feb 2003 in Fort Logan Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Cardio pulmonary arrest
• Education: McKinley School, Grant Junior High School, South High School (Denver)
• Occupation: Stenographer (Denver Public Schools)
• Religion: Presbyterian
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1909-1919, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1919, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1920, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1930, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Nov 1931, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: 1935, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1940, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1950, Harford County, Maryland, USA
• Residence: Apr 2000, Denver, Colorado, USA

Notes:

Moved to Denver, Colorado in 1919 and lived for about three months at 1526 South Clarkson Street, where Grace’s uncle Frank Knuth and his wife lived in the other half of the duplex. Later moved to 1462 South Clarkson. When she was in high school, the family moved to 17?? South Marion Street (exact address unknown). Later moved to 1808 South Pennsylvania, where she lived until marrying Clifford. Worked as a clerk in the Denver public school system before marrying Clifford.

Birth:
2:50 am, 951 N. Hoyne Avenue

Census:
2500 Monticello Avenue

Census:
1462 South Clarkson Street

Census:
1808 South Pennsylvania Street

Residence:
683 South High Street

Census:
1036 South Gilpin Street

Died:
Cherry Creek Nursing Center - 4:00 am

Buried:
Grave 517, Section 6

Notes:

Married by G. Henry Green. Witnesses: J. B. Malone and Elizabeth Plattner. Marriage license number 116763, issued 15 November 1930 at Denver, Colorado.

Married:
South Presbyterian Church

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Pneumonia due to carcinoma in left lung
• Occupation: Printer (pressman)
• Census: 1905, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
• Census: 1920, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1930, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Sep 1931, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Mar 1932, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: 1935, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1940, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Feb 1942, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Jul 1949, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1950, Denver, Colorado, USA

Notes:

Worked as a pressman for Rome Creations and A.B. Hirschfeld in Denver. Worked for Le Blanc Printing Co. in 1943.

Census:
1637 South Emerson Street

Census:
1884 Lafayette

Residence:
2014 South Pennsylvania Street

Residence:
2159 South Ogden Street

Census:
2159 South Odgen Street

Residence:
2121 South Clarkson Street

Census:
2121 South Clarkson Street

Died:
Porter Hospital

John married Irma Esther Hanson on 4 Sep 1926 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Irma (daughter of Hans Hansson and Johanna Katrina Kristina Cederlund) was born on 23 Feb 1902 in Holbrook, Furnas County, Nebraska, USA; died on 22 Oct 1976 in Denver, Colorado, USA; was buried on 26 Oct 1976 in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Obstruction of superior vena cava due to tumor mass
• Education: Holbrook High School
• Occupation: Teacher; shirt & drapery line at dry cleaning plant
• Census: 1910, Holbrook, Furnas County, Nebraska, USA
• Census: 1920, Holbrook, Furnas County, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: 1924, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1930, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Aug 1931, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Sep 1931, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: 1935, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1940, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Feb 1942, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Census: 1950, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Mar 1968, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Residence: Oct 1976, Denver, Colorado, USA

Notes:

Living with mother in Holbrook at time of 1920 census. Travelled with her parents to Sweden at the age of 5. Remained there for about a year and during that time forgot much of the English she had learned.

Census:
1884 Lafayette

Residence:
2014 South Pennsylvania Street

Residence:
2159 South Ogden Street

Census:
2159 South Odgen Street

Residence:
2121 South Clarkson Street

Census:
2121 South Clarkson Street

Residence:
2121 South Clarkson Street

Residence:
2121 South Clarkson Street

Died:
Porter Memorial Hospital

Notes:

Married:
Married by Rev. D. D. Bonnema

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Church janitor
• Research Notes: It is unclear which spouse of John Anthony Whalen was Tom’s mother. His birth certificate lists her name as “Mary Gurley,” but lists her birthplace as Scotland. Harriett Gurley was born in Massachusetts, but Mary Dunlop was born in Scotland. According to the Social Security Applications and Claims Index, his mother’s name was Mary J. Dunlope.
• Census: 1920, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Census: 1930, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: Oct 1940, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 20 May 1941, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Census: 1950, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
• Residence: 1965, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA

Notes:

Worked at Glenn Crest Woolen Mill in Bellingham in October 1940. Lived in San Francisco. Served in US Army in WWII. Met Josephine about a half year out of high school. Retired from CalTrans. Navy veteran of WWII, USS Panamint. Played guitar and accordion.

Birth:
Massachusetts Homoeopathic Hospital

Census:
Myrtle Street

Residence:
Pine Street

Residence:
61 Haradan Way, Mission Hill

Census:
234 Whitney

Thomas married Josephine Mary Glowka in 1940 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, and was divorced about 1945. Josephine (daughter of Józef Piotr Główka and Katarzyna Ziemba) was born on 11 Mar 1918 in Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; died on 3 Jun 1980 in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA; was buried on 5 Jun 1980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Domestic
• Research Notes: Her mother’s Petition for Naturalization gives Josephine’s birthplace as Central Falls, Massachusetts. Central Falls is actually in Rhode Island. Confirmed to be Central Falls, Rhode Island in email message from Joseph Whalen, quoting her birth certificate. Listed in the 1930 census as “Joseph Jr.”
• Census: 1920, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Census: 1930, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: Jul 1940, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: Oct 1940, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Census: 1950, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: May 1979, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

Notes:

According to Joseph Whalen, Josephine met Tom Whalen in high school(?) in Milford, Massachusetts (there was no high school in Bellingham at the time). Married shortly after high school. Family did not want her to marry Thomas because he was Irish and from Milford. She was going to name her son Tom, but her family would not allow it. Josephine was excommunicated from The Church because of her divorce from Thomas. Their children were raised by her parents. Worked as a live-in maid in Boston family for a time (for the Gilman family, owners of a large liquor store). Moved to Florida suddenly and bought a triplex.

Residence:
Pine Street

Census:
15 Park Avenue

Residence:
251 Manchester NE

Notes:

Married before October 1940.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: St. John’s High School, Worcester (1931)
• Occupation: Business agent, Railway Express Co.
• Occupation: Truck driver, Railway Express Co.
• Religion: Roman Catholic
• Census: 1920, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Census: 1930, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Census: 1940, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: Oct 1940, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Census: 1950, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: Oct 1980, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

WWII Draft Card lists undated subsequent address: 55 Burncoat Terrace.

Census:
5 Bedford Avenue

Census:
14 Florence

Residence:
14 Florence

Census:
55 Burncoat Terrace

Residence:
55 Burncoat Terrace

Henry married Marion Bernadette McGrath on 25 Jan 1941 in St. Peter’s, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Marion (daughter of David Joseph McGrath and Ellen A. Kiely) was born on 6 Apr 1919 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 Jan 2016 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 2 Feb 2016 in St. John’s Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: St. Peters High School (Worcester)
• Occupation: Rockwood Sprinkler, Vellumoid Corporation, David Clark Company, Diocese of Worcester (switchboard operator)
• Religion: Roman Catholic
• Research Notes: The 1940 census lists her occupation as a “Comtomery Operator” for the US Forest Service. It is not clear whether this refers to a “comptometer,” which is like an adding machine or a “Comtometer,” a soil-testing apparatus.
• Census: 1920, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Census: 1930, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1935, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Census: 1940, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Census: 1950, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: Oct 1980, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: Dec 2005, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: Nov 2011, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: Jan 2016, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Listed in 1920 census as Marion, 9/12 years old.

Birth:
St. Vincent Hospital

Census:
22 Euclid Ave

Census:
10 Hollis Street

Census:
221 Dewey

Census:
55 Burncoat Terrace

Residence:
55 Burncoat Terrace

Residence:
55 Burncoat Terrace

Residence:
55 Burncoat Terrace

Notes:

Married by Rev. Joseph M. Donahue. Best man: Edward Hackett. Maid of honor: Marguerite McGrath (Marion’s sister).