Roy Bartlett Whittle

Brief Life History of Roy Bartlett

When Roy Bartlett Whittle was born on 7 February 1911, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Jonathan "Jack" Whittle, was 29 and his mother, Matilda Nelson, was 30. He married Mary Annabelle Leetham on 3 June 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Election Precinct 11, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 8 December 1999, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roy Bartlett Whittle
1911–1999
Mary Annabelle Leetham
1916–2008
Marriage: 3 June 1939
Karen Whittle
1942–2018

Sources (20)

  • Roy B Whittle, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Roy Bartlett Whittle, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Roy Bartlett Whittle, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1912 · The Bonneville Speed Way

The Bonneville Speedway is located northeast of Wendover, Utah and is part of the Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track. The Bonneville Speedway is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for being the venue for numerous land speed records.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Whittle (Lancashire, Northumberland), Whittle le Woods (Lancashire), or a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) white hill’, from Middle English whit(te) ‘white’ + hil(le) ‘hill’. Alternatively, a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) clear spring or stream’, from Middle English whit(te) + wel(la), wel(l)e ‘spring, stream’. Occasionally, this name may have been confused with Whitehall .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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