Keith Leslie Whipple

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• FamilySearch ID: LHV6-5JC

Family/Spouse: Sherry Rochelle Sisco. Sherry (daughter of Bryant Claud Sisco and Melba Kathryn Latimer) was born on 7 May 1938 in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, United States; died on 8 Aug 2000 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: K2HB-QHW
• Census: 1900, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Census: 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Initiatory (LDS): 4 Oct 2011, JRIVE

Leslie married Zelda Vinita Morrison in 1921 in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. Zelda (daughter of William Rueben Morrison and Bessie Estelle Haney) was born on 2 Nov 1900 in Selma, Van Buren, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): ALBER
• FamilySearch ID: KW6C-417

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• FamilySearch ID: K2HB-QD4
• Census: 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Census: 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Census: 1900, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Census: 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Initiatory (LDS): 4 Mar 1938

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NELSON WHEELER WHIPPLE, JR & MARY ROBERTS


Newspaper clipping: “Golden Wedding Celebrated Here by Pioneer Pair”

Mr. and Mrs Nelson W. Whipple, 436 North Fifth West street, have just ce l ebrated their golden wedding anniversary. They were married in Salt La k e on February 1, 1881, and have since made their home in this city.
A family party was held to observe the event last Sunday at the home o f t heir daughter, Mrs. L. A. Jones [Mabel], 432 North Second West street . T he five children, 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren of t he ag ed couple attended the party.
Mr. Whipple was born in Salt Lake, the son of Mr & Mrs Nelson W. Whipp l e sr. early Mormon pioneers. Mrs Whipple was born in Wales and came t o U tah in 1865 with her parents, R. and Mrs. John Roberts.
Mr Whipple has been engaged most of his life as a carriage and automobi l e painter. When a boy he worked in Big Cottonwood canyon at bunching s hi ngles designed for use on the Salt Lake Tabernacle, then in process o f co nstruction. Mr. Whipple also did some prospecting in various part s of th e state.

Nelson married Mary Roberts on 10 Mar 1881 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Mary (daughter of John Roberts and Adelaide Ford) was born on 15 Jul 1857 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales; died on 23 Sep 1935 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 26 Sep 1935 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: K2QX-TS1
• Census: 1900, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Census: 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Initiatory (LDS): 31 Mar 1938, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJX-ZL3
• Initiatory (LDS): 2 Nov 1985, SEATT

William married Bessie Estelle Haney on 29 Dec 1896 in Selma, Van Buren, Iowa, United States. Bessie was born in 1875 in Leando, Van Buren, Iowa, United States; died on 17 Jan 1948 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 20 Jan 1948 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LHVF-XTT
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Mar 2011, LANGE

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJ7-2XQ
• Initiatory (LDS): 2 Feb 1846, NAUVO
• Census: 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Census: 1880, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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SOURCE: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46
SOURCE: Mormon Manuscripts to 1846. Andrus, Hyrum. 1977
SOURCE: Family Group Sheet-Father
SOURCE: Family Group Sheet-Self
SOURCE: Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Federal Census; Year: 1840
SOURCE: Nauvoo Social History Project. Smith, James
SOURCE: Guide to Mormon Diaries & Autobiographies. Bitton, Davis
SOURCE: Journal of Nelson Wheeler Whipple
SOURCE: Utah Federal Census; Year: 1851, 1860, 1870
SOURCE: Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. Esshom, Frank. 1913 Page: 12 4 1
SOURCE: Salt Lake City 6th Ward Records
SOURCE: Checklists to Published Diaries and Autobiographies
Occupation: Blacksmith, Carpenter, Lumberman
SOURCE: LDS Collectors Library: Early LDS Membership Data.
Cemetery: Salt Lake City Cemetery, M_1_3_1E

Pioneer
Brigham Young Company (1848)
Age at departure: 29
1220 individuals were in the company when it began its journey from th e o utfitting post at Winter Quarters, Nebraska

David Evans Company (1850) Age at departure: 31
54 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitt i ng post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

Nelson married Rachel Keeling on 12 Mar 1853 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Rachel (daughter of John Keeling and Sarah Smedley) was born on 10 Mar 1818 in Draycott, Derbyshire, England; was christened on 26 Apr 1818 in Aston on Trent, Derbyshire, England; died on 16 Jun 1910 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 17 Jun 1910 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LHD1-23J
• Census: 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Initiatory (LDS): 18 Apr 1860, EHOUS
• Census: 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Census: 1900, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Census: 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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SOURCE: Family Group Sheet-Self

SOURCE: LDS Collectors Library, Early LDS Membership Data.

Pioneer
Company Unknown (1852) Age at departure: 35
Evidence from church records and the Deseret News prove that Rachel We s t and her daughter Eliza West traveled to Utah in 1852. Rachel's husba n d died in Missouri in Feb. 1852 and Rachel remarried in Salt Lake Cit y i n March 1853, prior to the arrival of that season's emigration.

BIOGRAPHY.
RACHEL [KEELING WEST] WHIPPLE.

Source: "Biography: Rachel [Casseldine West] Whipple, Woman’s Exponen t 3 6 (1907-1908):10.

[page 10] Rachel Whipple was born in Draket, Derbyshire, England, Marc h 1 0, 1817. Her parents, William and Sarah Casseldine, were good, God-f eari ng people, but Sister Rachel never knew the love of her father and m other , as she was left an orphan when but fifteen weeks old. She was th en tak en under the guardianship of Henry and Elizabeth Godbe, who taugh t her pr inciples in her youth which helped to build the true and noble c haracte r she now possess.

On November 12, 1837, she was married to John West. Sister Rachel had b e en raised as a member of the Methodist church, but in the year 1848 sh e h ad the privilege of hearing an Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ o f Lat ter-day Saints and in August of the same year she along with her hu sban d and family embraced the Gospel.

Brother and Sister West were blessed with five children, but were call e d to part with one of them. On New Year’s day, 1851, they and their fo u r children left England for the valleys of the mountains. Their ocea n vo yage was a very tedious one, lasting ten weeks and three days. Afte r arr iving in New Orleans Brother and Sister West journeyed to St. Josep h. He re the entire family was taken ill and was not able to do anythin g for on e another. As they were among strangers, there was not a frien d to cal l on for aid. For days the children lay crying for attention, a nd the fa ther and mother were too ill to do anything for them. The weat her was bi tter cold and they had no fire. During these times Brother We st and thre e of the children were called to the other side, leaving moth er and daugh ter alone.

In the spring Sister Rachel and her daughter began their wearisome journ e y across the plains with an ox and a cow yoked together for their tea m . After many hardships they arrived in Salt Lake City on August 5, 185 2 , and made their home with Brother Jesse West of the Sixth ward.

On the 10th of March, 1853, Sister Rachel was married to Nelson Whippl e a nd came to reside in what was then the Nineteenth ward. Brother an d Sist er Whipple were blessed with three children.

On May 14, 1868, Eliza R. Snow and Bishop Raleigh organized the Relief S o ciety in the Nineteenth ward, when Sister Whipple, who was always an en er getic worker and did all she could to assist the poor and needy, was c all ed to act as First Counselor to Sister Agatha Pratt. She labored fai thfu lly in this position for nine years and six months, when, owing to t he re moval of Sister Pratt from the ward, she was called to preside ove r the S ociety.

A few years after Sister Whipple had been called to take charge of the N i neteenth ward Society the ward was divided and the Twenty-second ward w a s organized, which made Sister Whipple a member of the new ward. So o n t he 16th of June, 1889, Sister Whipple was made President of the new T went y-second ward Society, with Mary Jeremy as her first and Maria L. Ne beke r as her second counselor. When they began their work in the new wa rd th ey had nothing to work with and no place in which to hold their mee tings , so they began meeting in Sister Whipple’s house. At their firs t busine ss meeting, Sister Jeremy brought needles, thread and some calic o, and th e sisters spent their time in sewing. From this humble beginni ng the Soc iety grew and prospered exceedingly under the direction of Sis ter Whipple , and they built a very commodious hall in which to hold thei r meetings.

On Nov. 12, 1901, Sister Mary Jeremy, who had been a faithful worker, w a s released on account of illness, and Sister Maria L. Nebeker was call e d to act as first counselor and Sister Elizabeth H. Davis as second cou ns elor to Sister Whipple. Soon after this, Sister Nebeker was taken ver y i ll, which prevented her attending to her duties as a counselor, there for e the work was left to Sister Whipple and Sister Davis.

For nearly thirty-seven years Sister Whipple labored faithfully in Reli e f Society work, but finally, on account of her feebleness and poor heal th , was compelled to resign from her labors. Therefore in June, 1904, s h e in connection with Sister Nebeker was honorably released with the lo v e and blessings of all.

The beloved subject of this sketch, Sister Whipple, is still living, a n d although she is over ninety years of age, still she possesses her fac ul ties of mind and can sing the hymns of Zion with a clear, sweet voic e o r converse with her friends with a great amount of pleasure. Durin g he r life she has shown herself to be a true and noble woman, and it i s th e desire of the sisters with whom she associated that she may live a s lon g as life is desirable to her, and have the satisfaction of knowin g whe n she passes to another sphere, that she has done her work well, an d ha s been loved by all who knew her. When the angel of death shall cal l he r to the heavenly home, may she fall asleep as a babe on its mother’ s bre ast, receive a glorious resurrection, and reign as a queen in the h eavenl y kingdom forever.

--ELIZABETH H. DAVIS,
President 22nd ward Relief Society.
--LULA WINN, Secretary.

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• FamilySearch ID: L51W-8JJ
• Initiatory (LDS): 15 Dec 1868, EHOUS

John married Adelaide Ford on 5 Jan 1847 in Woolwich, Kent, England. Adelaide was born on 22 May 1830 in Athlone, County Westmeath, Leinster, Ireland; died on 7 Apr 1909 in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States; was buried on 11 Apr 1909 in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWV9-B9N
• Initiatory (LDS): 15 Dec 1868, EHOUS