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J.L. Astumian

J.L. Astumian



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  J.L. Astumian

    J.L. married M.G. Whalley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  R.D. Astumian

    R.D. married M.E. Whalen [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  M.E. Whalen
    Children:
    1. 1. J.L. Astumian
    2. J.D. Astumian


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Raymond Astumian was born on 30 Mar 1920 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA (son of Nagipe Astumian and Sarah Tannous Younan); died on 18 Oct 2009 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA; was buried on 23 Oct 2009 in Macon Memorial Park, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Citadel (1942), Mercer University (1947)
    • Occupation: Army general, IRS agent
    • Military Notes: Served in the US Army during World War II. Recalled during the Korean Conflict.
    • Census: 1930, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
    • Residence: Jul 1941, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    607 Main Street

    Raymond married Alma Louise Foerster on 2 Jan 1953 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. Alma (daughter of Gustave Edward Foerster and Ruby Dean Gray) was born on 29 Sep 1919 in Alabama, USA; died on 30 Jun 2008 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA; was buried on 3 Jul 2008 in Macon Memorial Park, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Alma Louise Foerster was born on 29 Sep 1919 in Alabama, USA (daughter of Gustave Edward Foerster and Ruby Dean Gray); died on 30 Jun 2008 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA; was buried on 3 Jul 2008 in Macon Memorial Park, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Louise
    • Research Notes: Had a sister, Jean Ford of Alabama.
    • Census: 1920, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
    • Census: 1930, Centreville, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    • Census: 1940, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: Jul 1993, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: Jul 1993, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    1749 Pearson Avenue

    Children:
    1. 2. R.D. Astumian
    2. S.L. Astumian

  3. 6.  J.E. Whalen

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


  4. 7.  J.A. Campbell
    Children:
    1. K.A. Whalen
    2. 3. M.E. Whalen


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Nagipe Astumian was born on 2 Jul 1886 in Mount Lebanon, Syria; died on 17 Apr 1956 in Bibb County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Apr 1956 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Merchant
    • Occupation: Restaurant proprietor
    • Research Notes: Georgia Death Index lists age at death as 56. WWI Draft Registration Card gives date of birth as Sept 1888. It is possible that his exact birth date was not known. Social Security Applications and Claims Index gives birthplace as Wadi, Lebanon.
    • Immigration: 1905
    • Residence: 1917, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA
    • Census: 1930, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
    • Residence: Jul 1941, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA

    Notes:

    Mt. Lebanon, Syria (Jabal Lubnān in Arabic) is a mountainous region now in the middle of Lebanon, beginning north of Zahle and ending before Akkar in the North.

    Residence:
    102 Bay

    Residence:
    607 Main Street

    Nagipe married Sarah Tannous Younan about 1905. Sarah was born on 20 Mar 1890 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Dec 1954 in Bibb County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Sarah Tannous Younan was born on 20 Mar 1890 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Dec 1954 in Bibb County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Research Notes: Sarah’s maiden name is included in the death certificate of her infant boy but is difficult to interpret. Perhaps Liswin? Union?
    • Census: 1930, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
    • Residence: Oct 1940, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Both parents born in Syria.

    Residence:
    183 East Russell Street

    Children:
    1. Sadie Astumian was born about 1910 in Massachusetts, USA; died before 2009.
    2. Philip Nagipe Astumian was born on 3 Jun 1912 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA; died on 30 Sep 1962 in Bibb County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Oct 1962 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA.
    3. 4. Raymond Astumian was born on 30 Mar 1920 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA; died on 18 Oct 2009 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA; was buried on 23 Oct 2009 in Macon Memorial Park, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA.
    4. M. Astumian
    5. _____ Astumian was born on 7 Sep 1929 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA; died on 7 Sep 1929 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA; was buried on 7 Sep 1929 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA.

  3. 10.  Gustave Edward Foerster was born on 17 Aug 1888 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (son of Gustave A. Foerster and Alma Louise Peterson); died on 5 Dec 1961 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Edward
    • Occupation: Banker
    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Occupation: Salesman, bonds
    • Occupation: Salesman, printing office
    • Research Notes: WWI Draft Registration lists Gustave as a windowed. Perhaps he married Ruby Gray after that and Edward and Gustave are from a previous marriage. Name appears as “Gustus” in Alabama Death Index.
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Jun 1917, Dawes, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
    • Census: 1920, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
    • Census: 1930, Centreville, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    • Census: 1940, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    821 W. Grand Avenue

    Census:
    1749 Pearson Avenue

    Gustave married Ruby Dean Gray on 3 Nov 1918 in Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA. Ruby (daughter of Walter L. Gray and Willie Annie Breitling) was born on 15 Dec 1893 in Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA; died on 12 Jul 1993 in Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, USA; was buried on 14 Jul 1993 in Mobile Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Ruby Dean Gray was born on 15 Dec 1893 in Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA (daughter of Walter L. Gray and Willie Annie Breitling); died on 12 Jul 1993 in Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, USA; was buried on 14 Jul 1993 in Mobile Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Agnes Scott College (Atlanta)
    • Occupation: Postmistress in Butler, Alabama
    • Research Notes: Obituary lists cemetery as “Mobile Memorial Gardens.”
    • Census: 1900, Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
    • Census: 1910, Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
    • Census: 1920, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
    • Census: 1930, Centreville, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    • Census: 1940, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    1749 Pearson Avenue

    Died:
    Traylor Nursing Home

    Children:
    1. 5. Alma Louise Foerster was born on 29 Sep 1919 in Alabama, USA; died on 30 Jun 2008 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA; was buried on 3 Jul 2008 in Macon Memorial Park, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA.
    2. J.F. Foerster

  5. 12.  Thomas Henry Whalen was born on 3 Jan 1919 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA (son of John Anthony Whalen and Mary Jordan Dunlop); died on 1 Dec 2001 in South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, USA.

    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]


  6. 13.  Josephine Mary Glowka was born on 11 Mar 1918 in Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA (daughter of Józef Piotr Główka and Katarzyna Ziemba); died on 3 Jun 1980 in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA; was buried on 5 Jun 1980.

    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.

    Children:
    1. J.E. Whalen
    2. 6. J.E. Whalen

  7. 14.  Henry Francis Campbell was born on 12 Aug 1912 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (son of William Francis Henry Campbell and Maria Agnes Healy); died on 7 Jun 1981 in U. Mass Hospital, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Jun 1981 in St. John’s Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

    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]


  8. 15.  Marion Bernadette McGrathMarion Bernadette McGrath was born on 6 Apr 1919 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of David Joseph McGrath and Ellen A. Kiely); 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.

    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).

    Children:
    1. Paul Francis Campbell was born on 16 Oct 1941 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; was christened in Oct 1941 in Holy Rosary, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Apr 2018 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 6 Apr 2018 in Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. 7. J.A. Campbell
    3. D.W. Campbell
    4. Ann Campbell was born on 26 Jul 1948 in City Hospital, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; was christened on 26 Jul 1948 in City Hospital, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Jul 1948 in City Hospital, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.



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