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Whittler, John F.

Birth: June 8, 1847 Death: May 1, 1914 Location: Lot 31, Section 4, Outside the Old Cemetery Grand Island (Nebraska) Daily IndependentFriday, 8 May 1914, page 8“Country Correspondence – Wood River” The funeral of John Fred Whittler, of Salt Lake, was held at the Presbyterian church Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Clair. There was a large …

Whitehead, William

Birth: April 30, 1841 Death: January 19, 1908 Location: Lot 18, Section 1, Row 2, Old Cemetery – NW Grand Island (Nebraska) Daily IndependentWednesday, 15 January 1908, page 1Death of William Whitehead. William Whitehead, residing at No. 203 West Eleventh street, passed away resulting from bowel trouble. He had been ailing for a long time …

Whitehead, William

Birth: July 2, 1810 Death: January 30, 1891 Location: Lot 109, Section 4, Row 9, Old Cemetery – SE Cotton spinner in England. He came to America in 1834 and continued as a cotton spinner in New York. He later moved to Wisconsin and engaged in agricultural pursuits. When the Civil War broke out he …