Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Whiteley


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Whiteley and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Whiteley,1 born 4 July 1867 in Wisconsin, the daughter of Simeon Whiteley and Jane G. Knight.1, 2, 3, 4
  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Wisconsin, Racine County, City of Racine, Page No. 25, family of Simon Whiteley (39, England, insurance agent); Jane Whiteley (34, N.Y.); Elizabeth Whiteley (2, Wis.); Albert Whiteley (8/12, Wis., Oct.); Delia Knight (12, Wis.); Barbery Servery (12, Wis., Dom. Servt.); Minney Lawson (20, Denmark, Dom. Servt.).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 160, Page No. 9, family of Simon Whiteley (49, England, agent for fire ins. co.); wife Jane Whiteley (43, N.Y.); daughter Bessie Whiteley (12, Wis.); Littia Whiteley (2, Wis.); servant Minnie Thompson (19, Denmark).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 32, Sheet No. 3A, family of Jane Whiteley (64, New York, March 1836, widow, 7 children, 2 living); daughter Elizabeth A. Whiteley (32, Wisconsin, July 1867, P. O. Clerk); border John W. Knight (48, Wisconsin, April 1858 [sic, probably an error, believed to be May 1851 from other sources], real estate agent); wife of 1 year Cora B. Knight (29, Wisconsin, Oct. 1870, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Helen C. Knight (6, Wisconsin, March 1894); servant Maggio Nelson (21, Denmark, Dec. 1878).
  4. The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879, pages 615-17, biographical sketch of Simeon Whiteley. Digitized by Google and available at Google Books.