Jermain Erving Whitehouse
1845 - 1923 (77 years)Person ID: I5865 | Tree: Rudeen-Rademacher | Last Modified: 4 Jul 2018
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Name Jermain Erving Whitehouse Birth 7 Jul 1845 Oswego, Oswego, New York, USA 
[1] Gender Male Died 11 Mar 1923 Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA [2] 
11 Mar 1923
Jermaine Whitehouse death certificate22 Mar 1923 Jermain Whitehouse obituary
Jermain Erving Whitehouse was born in Oswego, N.Y. July 7, 1843. He came with his parents to Houston county, Minn, in 1856. Feb 1 1864 he enlisted in the 1st Minnesota Battery Light Artillery Volunteers and saw service under General Grant at Vicksburg, and was with Sherman on this March to the Sea. He received an Honorable Discharge June 30, 1865. He answered to the call of the Great Commander at 15 minutes of 4:00 o'clock Sunday p.m., March 11, 1923, dying by a stroke in his home in Houston. Had he lived till July 7 he would have been 80 years of age.
Previous to his enlistment, Mr. Whitehouse was married to Louise Appleby. After the war he settled in Money Creek and in 1869 was married to Dora Wilson, who died Dec. 15, 184. Mr Whitehouse was again married Sept. 24, 1885 to Mrs. Ella Whitney, who survives him. His children are as follows: Frank Erving Whitehouse, Norfolk, Neb., Mrs. Delo Viers and Fred Erving Whitehouse, Rushford, Minn., Mrs. Harry Smith of Houston and Vernon S. Whitehouse, Rodman, Iowa. He also leaves 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren and one brother, Charles Whitehouse of Houston. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 p.m. from the Presbyterian church, Rev. McKinney officiating. Prof. Wled had charge of the music. The burial was in Money Creek and services at the grave were conducted by the G.A.R. and the American Legion, who attend in a body and whose impressive ceremony was a fitting tribute to the worth and services of an honored veteran. The American Legion also furnished the pall-bearers.
The sympathy of our community goes out to the stricken family their sudden bereavement.Buried Money Creek Cemetery, Houston, Minnesota, USA -
Parents
Father Stoel Whitehouse (ID:I5864) Relationship natural Mother Janet "Jeannette" Campbell (ID:I1144), b. 25 Sep 1824, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland d. 21 Jan 1912, Money Creek, Houston, Minnesota, USA (Age 87 years) Relationship natural Marriage Abt 1843 Oswego, Oswego, New York, USA Children (Siblings) + 1. Jermain Erving Whitehouse (ID:I5865), b. 7 Jul 1845, Oswego, Oswego, New York, USA d. 11 Mar 1923, Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA (Age 77 years)+ 2. Lafayette Whitehouse (ID:I5894), b. 28 Apr 1847, New York, USA d. 29 Apr 1922, Money Creek, Houston, Minnesota, USA (Age 75 years)+ 3. Charles Whitehouse (ID:I5904), b. 25 Jul 1857, Money Creek, Houston, Minnesota, USA d. 30 Apr 1932, Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA (Age 74 years) -
Family 1
Wife 1 Louisa Applebee (ID:I5866), b. 1844 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1864 Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA [1] Children 1. Frank Erving Whitehouse (ID:I5869), b. 1867, Money Creek, Houston, Minnesota, USA d. Yes, date unknownFamily 2
Wife 2 Eudora "Dora" Wilson (ID:I5867), b. 1849, New York, USA d. 1887, Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA (Age 38 years) Marriage 15 Nov 1869 Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA [1] Children + 1. Nellie Whitehouse (ID:I5870), b. Aug 1870, Money Creek, Houston, Minnesota, USA d. Yes, date unknown+ 2. Frederic Whitehouse (ID:I5876), b. 1879, Money Creek, Houston, Minnesota, USA d. Yes, date unknownFamily 3
Wife 3 Ella Relief Taft Whtiney (ID:I5868), b. 1 Jun 1853, Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, USA d. 1933, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 79 years) Marriage 29 Sep 1888 La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA [1] Children 1. Hazel Whitehouse (ID:I5880), b. Sep 1890, Minnesota, USA d. Yes, date unknown+ 2. Vernon S. Whitehouse (ID:I5890), b. 22 Sep 1892, Minnesota, USA d. Mar 1971, Poland, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA (Age 78 years) -
Other Personal Events
Residence 1850 Scriba, Oswego, New York, USA [1] Residence 1860 Hamilton, Houston, Minnesota, USA Military Service 1 Feb 1864 Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA [1] - Enters the war as a private in the First Battery of Light Artillery. Fought for General Sherman at the Battle of Atlanta and on the March to the Sea. Is mustered out 30 Jun 1865.
Residence 1870 Money Creek, Houston, Minnesota, USA [1] Residence 1 May 1885 Money Creek, Houston, Minnesota, USA [1] Residence 1900 Houston Village, Houston, Minnesota, USA [1] Residence 1910 Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA [1] - Hazel and Vernon are with their parents; also in residence is Cathren Taft, Ella's mother.
Residence 1920 Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA [1] - Their granddaughter Ivia Burfield, age 27, is living with them. Ivia is the daughter of Ella's girl, Emily Pearl.
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Birth - 7 Jul 1845 - Oswego, Oswego, New York, USA 
Residence - 1850 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, USA 
Residence - 1860 - Hamilton, Houston, Minnesota, USA 
Marriage - 1864 - Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA Military Service - 1 Feb 1864 - Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 15 Nov 1869 - Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA 
Residence - 1870 - Money Creek, Houston, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1 May 1885 - Money Creek, Houston, Minnesota, USA 
Marriage - 29 Sep 1888 - La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA 
Residence - 1900 - Houston Village, Houston, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1910 - Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1920 - Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA Died - 11 Mar 1923 - Houston, Houston, Minnesota, USA 
Buried - - Money Creek Cemetery, Houston, Minnesota, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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