Steward Adams Whiteman

Brief Life History of Steward Adams

When Steward Adams Whiteman was born on 23 May 1895, in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Edward Lewis Whiteman, was 34 and his mother, Leona L Allshouse, was 29. He married Florence Cordelia Stalcup on 23 July 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Roselle Park, Union, New Jersey, United States in 1930 and Union Township, Union, New Jersey, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 17 September 1966, in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Union Township, Union, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

Steward Adams Whiteman
1895–1966
Florence Cordelia Stalcup
1901–1988
Marriage: 23 July 1919
Edward Lewis Whiteman II
1920–2004
Florence Grace Whiteman
1921–2003
Carol Joyce Whiteman
1932–2016

Sources (17)

  • Stewart Whiteman in household of S L Whiteman, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Whitman, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951"
  • Steward Adams Whiteman, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1901

Historical Boundaries: 1901: Union, New Jersey, United States

1914 · Florida Involvement in World War I

Florida contributed to World War I in several ways. The state's open land and warm climate made for a great military training location. Additional technological and agricultural developments took place in Florida as well. Roughly 42,030 Floridians joined the troops during 1917 and 1918.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Whitman .

Native American (also White Man): translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on a word, such as Lakota Sioux wašiču(ŋ), meaning ‘white man’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Weissmann .

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

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