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Peggy Whitson

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Francis Franklin Whitson

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• • Great-grandfather of Peggy Whitson — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 8 
  • Father:
  • Jackson Whitson 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Smith   
  • Birth Date:
  • 15 Sep 1878 
  • Birth Location:
  • Ringgold County, Iowa 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 14 Dec 1953 
  • Death Location:
  • Creston, Union, Iowa 
  • Burial Date:
  • 16 Dec 1953 
  • Burial Location:
  • Ellston Cemetery, Union Township, Ringgold, Iowa 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Mary Johnson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 24 Feb 1901 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Chicago, Cook, Illinois 
  • Child:

  LeRoy Manford Whitson (Ahnentafel No:4 )

• Sources for Francis Franklin Whitson

  • ¹ Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Marriage record for Francis F Whitson and Mary Johnson.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 08/30/2023).
  • ³ Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972, Death certificate for Francis Franklin Whitson.
  • ⁴ Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972, Death certificate for spouse Mary Whitson.
  • ⁵ Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, Marriage certificate for son Le Roy Whitson and Alice Scott.
  • ⁶ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Draft registration for Francis Franklin Whitson.

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