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Vera Ettafaye Whipple

BIRTH: 28 Dec 1917, Milford, Decatur, Indiana
DEATH: 14 Oct 2008, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
BURIAL: Lower Union Presbyterian Cemetery, , Decatur, Indiana
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Father: Fred Boyd Whipple (7 Oct 1892 - 21 Dec 1971)
Mother: Ruth Elvess Lewis (4 Jul 1891 - 13 Jan 1960)

Family 1: Raymond Wilford Fletcher (27 Aug 1915 - 4 Jan 1980)

MARRIAGE: 11 Oct 1935, , Franklin, Indiana

Nadara Jean Fletcher (10 Jun 1936 - 24 Oct 2019)
Carole Lucille Fletcher (31 Jan 1940 - 18 Feb 2000)

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                                                 _Joseph Harrison Whipple _|
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                       _William Edward Whipple _|
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 _Fred Boyd Whipple __|
| (1892 - 1971) m 1912|
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|                     |_Minnie Alfretta Schamp _|
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|                                               |_Margaret Eleanor Wolf ___|
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|--Vera Ettafaye Whipple 
|  (1917 - 2008)
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|                      _Ira M. Lewis ___________|
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|_Ruth Elvess Lewis __|
  (1891 - 1960) m 1912|
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                      |_Inez E. Burney _________|
                        (1858 - 1933)           |
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Notes

!SOURCE: January 1920 Census of District 55, Clay, Dacatur, Indiana, p. 1:

Whipple, Fred, head, 27, b. IN, parents b. IA, merchant
Whipple, Ruth, wife, 28, b. IN, parents b. IN
Whipple, Louis, 4 8/12, b. IN, parents b. IN
Whipple, Vera Ettafay, dau, 2, b. IN, parents b. IN

!SOURCE: 15 Apr 1930 Census of Clay Township, Decatur, Indiana, p. 17:

Whipple, William, head, 61, age 20 at marriage, b. IA, parents b. IA, farmer
Whipple, Minnie, wife, 58, age 19 at marriage, b. IA, parents, b. IA
Whipple, Ebert, son, 20, b. IN, parents b. IA
Two doors away:
Whipple, Fred, head, 37, age 20 at marriage, b. IN, parents b. IN, farmer
Whipple, Ruth, wife, 38, age 21 at marriage, b. IN, parents b. IN
Whipple, Louis E., son, 14, b. IN, parents b. IN
Whipple, Vera, dau, 12, b. IN, parents b. IN
Whipple, Virgil, son, 9, b. IN, parents b. IN
Whipple, Norma G., dau, 5, b. IN, parents b. IN

!SOURCE: Email from J. Lahr-Kreischer to Weldon Whipple, 2 Aug 2007. Cites obituary of Virgil Whipple posted at http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.whipple/904/mb.ashx. Of Westport, IN

!SOURCE: Email from Matthew O. Kingsley (email hidden) to the Whipple Website, 15 Jul 2020. Cites Find a Grave web site memorial 30604469. Spells middle name Ettafaye (previously entered as Ettafay). Also gives exact birth, death, and burial dates and places.

!SOURCE: Email from Joanne Vetter (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 5 May 2022. Adds marriage date and place.

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