Adam Whitright
(1820-1892)
Lydia Wirt
(1821-1897)
William M. Whitright
(1851-1915)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Olive Julia Raidle

William M. Whitright 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 30 October 1851, Ohio 2 4
  • Marriage (1): Olive Julia Raidle 23 Sep1874 in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI 1 2
  • Died: 19 June 1915, Delta Township, Eaton, MI at age 63 3 4
  • Buried: After 19 June 1915, Delta Center Cemetery, Grand Ledge, MI 4
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bullet  General Notes:


After William's first wife died in 1892, he was remarried to Lydia Ann Eldred in 1899 in Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: William Whitright
Sex: Male
Age: 63
Death Date: 19 Jun 1915
Death Place: Delta, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Death Place (Original): Delta Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1852
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Carpenter
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: Adam Whitright
Father's Sex: Male
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Lydia Wirt
Mother's Sex: Female
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Source Details: bk 5 p 202 rn 8

Citing this Record
"Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFW-M89 : 23 February 2021), William Whitright, 1915.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in New Haven Township, Shiawassee, MI on 3 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Sheet 419B, District 354, Family 62, Roll 606
New Haven Township, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States
William Whitright..Head..28..Ohio..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)
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• He was buried after 19 June 1915 in the Delta Center Cemetery in Grand Ledge, MI.

Find a Grave Memorial 174010752
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William married Olive Julia Raidle, daughter of Thomas Raidle and Rebecca Landon, 23 Sep1874 in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI.1 2 (Olive Julia Raidle was born in 1853 in Ohio,1 2 5 6 7 died on 25 February 1892 in , Eaton County, MI 7 and was buried after 25 February 1892 in West Haven Cemetery, New Haven Township, Shiawassee County, MI 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 23 September 1874, in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI. 1

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in New Haven Township, Shiawassee, MI on 3 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Sheet 419B, District 354, Family 62, Roll 606
New Haven Township, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States
William Whitright..Head..28..Ohio..Farmer
Olive J. Whitright..Wife..27..Ohio..Keeping House
Lydia M. Whitright..Daughter..4..Ohio
Lena B. Whitright..Daughter..10m..Michigan..Aug
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Wm. Whilwright
Sex: Male
Age: 22y
Birth Date: 1852
Birthplace: Gray, Ohio
Spouse's Name: Olive J. Raidle
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 21y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1853
Spouse's Birthplace: Gray, Ohio
Marriage Date: 23 Sep 1874
Marriage Place: Eaton, Eaton, Michigan
Source Reference: v 1 p 262 rn 238

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQWY-GMP : 27 April 2021), Wm. Whilwright and Olive J. Radle, 23 Sep 1874; citing Marriage, Eaton, Eaton, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207572.
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Sources


1 "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 27 April 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQWY-GMP : 27 April 2021), Wm. Whilwright and Olive J. Radle, 23 Sep 1874; citing Marriage, Eaton, Eaton, Michigan, Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207572.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, New Haven Township, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 354, p. 419B, family 62, William M. Whitright and Olive Julia Raidle; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 April 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 606.

3 "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1675357 : accessed 27 April 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFW-M89 : 23 February 2021), William Whitright, 1915.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 27 April 2021, memorial page for William Whitright (30 Oct 1851-19 Jun 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 174010752, citing Delta Center Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan, USA

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Pennfield Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, p. Page 197,198, family 1504, Thomas Raidle and Rebecca Landon; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 April 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 539.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States, p. 4, family 30, Thomas Raidle and Rebecca Landon; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 April 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 27 April 2021, memorial page for Olive J. Raidel Whitright (1853-25 Feb 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35581106, citing West Haven Cemetery, New Haven, Shiawassee County, Michigan, USA


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