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Emma E. <I>Shippee</I> Whittemore

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Emma E. Shippee Whittemore

Birth
Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Death
3 Aug 1941 (aged 80)
Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Pottstown, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Emma's first marriage was to William Thomas Leas in 1877 and ended in divorce. Their son, Frank Lafayette Lease, was born in December, 1879 in Illinois. At the time of his mother's death he resided in California.

Her second marriage, to C. Delancy Whittemore, produced a daughter, Florence Emma (Whittemore) Kingsley (1890-1983).

Emma and Delancy were also adoptive or foster parents to Dorothy H. Henwood-Whitmore (1902-1918). Also in the household was young Thora, born in Sweden, who when grown wed Emma's nephew Chester Leas.

Additionally, they helped raise their nephew, Jesse Clyde Leas, and their niece, Iva Maud Leas, two of the children of Emma's sister, Sarah, and brother-in-law, Lafayette B. Leas.
Emma's first marriage was to William Thomas Leas in 1877 and ended in divorce. Their son, Frank Lafayette Lease, was born in December, 1879 in Illinois. At the time of his mother's death he resided in California.

Her second marriage, to C. Delancy Whittemore, produced a daughter, Florence Emma (Whittemore) Kingsley (1890-1983).

Emma and Delancy were also adoptive or foster parents to Dorothy H. Henwood-Whitmore (1902-1918). Also in the household was young Thora, born in Sweden, who when grown wed Emma's nephew Chester Leas.

Additionally, they helped raise their nephew, Jesse Clyde Leas, and their niece, Iva Maud Leas, two of the children of Emma's sister, Sarah, and brother-in-law, Lafayette B. Leas.


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