Thomas Henry Whalen^[1]

1919 - 2001  (82 years)

• Name	Thomas Henry Whalen
  Birth	3 Jan 1919	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Massachusetts Homoeopathic Hospital
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Census	1930	Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  	Myrtle Street
  Residence	Oct 1940	Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  	Pine Street
  Residence	20 May 1941	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  	61 Haradan Way, Mission Hill
  Census	1950	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA   [8]
  	234 Whitney
  Residence	1965	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA   [10]
  Occupation	Church janitor  [8]
  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.  [6]
  Death	1 Dec 2001	South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, USA   [4, 6, 11]
  Person ID	I41	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	John Anthony Whalen           b. 19 Dec 1888, Antigonish, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada           d. 21 Nov 1940, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Mary Jordan Dunlop           b. Abt 1887, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland           d. 1954, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Josephine Mary Glowka           b. 11 Mar 1918, Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA           d. 3 Jun 1980, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1940	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [12]
  Divorce	Abt 1945  [1, 13]
  Notes	Married before October 1940. [5]
  Children	+ 1. J.E. Whalen + 2. J.E. Whalen
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Vera Louise Baker           b. 13 Jan 1914, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA           d. 8 Jun 2008, Daly City, San Mateo County, California, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1946	San Francisco County, California, USA   [14]
  Children	> 1. J. Whalen
  Family ID	F2404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Jan 1919 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1920 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1930 - Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Oct 1940 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - 20 May 1941 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 16 Nov 1946 - San Francisco County, California, USA Census - 1950 - San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Residence - 1965 - San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Death - 1 Dec 2001 - South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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. [1, 5, 11, 15]

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Personal conversation with Joseph Whalen. [S423] Birth Certificate of Thomas Henry Whalen. [S3227] Birth Register Entry for Thomas Henry Whalen. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S5741] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Thomas Henry Whalen. [S5] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S425] 1920 US Census - Household of John A. Whalen. [S7841] 1950 US Census - Household of Thomas H. Whalen. [S426] 1930 US Census - Household of John Whalen. [S1583] Obituary of William J. Whalen. [S519] Obituary of Thomas H. Whalen. [S2729] Ancestry.com (Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics), Massachusetts Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, Volume 16, Page 134. [S7948] 1950 US Census - Household of Cecelia Gilman. [S2307] Marriage Index entry for Thomas H. Whalen and Vera Canty. [S422] Personal conversation with Joesph Whalen.