Brief Life History of Francis
When Francis Whiting was born on 31 December 1912, in Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States, her father, Willard Baxter Whiting, was 38 and her mother, Lulu Dorance Bishop, was 35. She married Sewell Ellyson Allen on 17 March 1943, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. She lived in Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Ashton, Monona, Iowa, United States in 1930. She died on 12 April 1993, in Monona, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Frances Whiting in household of Willard B Whiting, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Francis Whiting in household of Willard B Whiting, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Francis Whiting - Government record: birth-name: Francis Whiting
Spouse and Children
1913–1975 Male
1912–1993 Female
Parents and Siblings
1874–1942 Male
1877–1972 Female
Siblings (4)
1901–1992 Female
1904–2001 Male
1906–1996 Female
1912–1993 Female
World Events (8)
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 1
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
Age 1
1934 · The Grout Museum
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Whiting (Old English Hwīting, a patronymic from the personal name Hwīta, from hwīt ‘white’ applied as a nickname).
History: Rev. Samuel Whiting arrived in Boston, MA, in May 1636, and made his home in Lynn, MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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