Parents: Seth Harry Whiteley, Kathryn Dowd
CADI:
WHITELEY SETH CRAIGE 09/07/1913 ROWD WHITELEY M PENNSYLVANIA KERN 05/07/1954 40 yrs
Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.
Death: WHITLEY, Seth Craige
Author: Don Stowell Date: 1 May 2005 2:34 PM GMT
Classification: Death
Russian Burp Gun Used For Suicide
A Russian "burp gun" was the] weapon used by Seth Craige Whitley to end his life Friday, May 8 at 1 :10 p.m. in his apartment at the Naval Housing according to Sheriff's Sgt. Loren Fote of Mojave substation.
He had been taken into custody at Edwards AFB where he had been emp1oyed by Douglas Aircraft, on a warrant charging him with failure to provide for children by a previous wife.
He had asked the arresting officers, Loren Fote and Tom Shuell, for permission to pick up certain personal effects and bid his wife goodbye. He was granted this and was almost ready to leave when he dashed back into the apartment.
Shell followed the man and saw him come out of a closet with the automatic weapon in his hand. Tom ducked as a burst of shots riddled the man with several piercing the walls of an adjoining' apartment. .
Whitley was instantly killed by the terrific volley and the body was removed to O'Donnell Funeral Home where funeral arrangements were to be made pending an autopsy, which was held at the O'Donnell Funeral Home on Tuesday afternoon.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News
California City, Kern, CA
Published: 13 May 1954
1920 United States Federal Census
Name S Craige Whiteley
Age 6
Birth Year abt 1914
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Home in 1920 Philadelphia Ward 46, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Street Sedgeley Apartments
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Son
Marital Status Single
Father's Name Seth H Whiteley
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Kathryn D Whiteley
Mother's Birthplace Connecticut
Able to Speak English Yes
Attended School Yes
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
Household Members
Name Age
Seth H Whiteley 52
Kathryn D Whiteley 39
S Craige Whiteley 6
1930 United States Federal Census Record
about Seth C Whitely
Name: Seth C Whitely
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1914
Relation to head-of-house: Son
Home in 1930: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Enumerated in the household of Catherine Whitely.
1940 United States Federal Census
Name Seth C Whiteley
Age 26
Estimated Birth Year abt 1914
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Street N Mariposa
House Number 1509
Inferred Residence in 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Resident on farm in 1935 No
Sheet Number 3A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 82
Occupation Aircraft Assemblyman
House Owned or Rented Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented 35
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 2000
Income Other Sources No
Household Members
Name Age
Seth C Whiteley 26
Jerrie D Whiteley 19
CADI:
WHITELEY SETH CRAIGE 09/07/1913 ROWD WHITELEY M PENNSYLVANIA KERN 05/07/1954 40 yrs
Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.
Death: WHITLEY, Seth Craige
Author: Don Stowell Date: 1 May 2005 2:34 PM GMT
Classification: Death
Russian Burp Gun Used For Suicide
A Russian "burp gun" was the] weapon used by Seth Craige Whitley to end his life Friday, May 8 at 1 :10 p.m. in his apartment at the Naval Housing according to Sheriff's Sgt. Loren Fote of Mojave substation.
He had been taken into custody at Edwards AFB where he had been emp1oyed by Douglas Aircraft, on a warrant charging him with failure to provide for children by a previous wife.
He had asked the arresting officers, Loren Fote and Tom Shuell, for permission to pick up certain personal effects and bid his wife goodbye. He was granted this and was almost ready to leave when he dashed back into the apartment.
Shell followed the man and saw him come out of a closet with the automatic weapon in his hand. Tom ducked as a burst of shots riddled the man with several piercing the walls of an adjoining' apartment. .
Whitley was instantly killed by the terrific volley and the body was removed to O'Donnell Funeral Home where funeral arrangements were to be made pending an autopsy, which was held at the O'Donnell Funeral Home on Tuesday afternoon.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News
California City, Kern, CA
Published: 13 May 1954
1920 United States Federal Census
Name S Craige Whiteley
Age 6
Birth Year abt 1914
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Home in 1920 Philadelphia Ward 46, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Street Sedgeley Apartments
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Son
Marital Status Single
Father's Name Seth H Whiteley
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Kathryn D Whiteley
Mother's Birthplace Connecticut
Able to Speak English Yes
Attended School Yes
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
Household Members
Name Age
Seth H Whiteley 52
Kathryn D Whiteley 39
S Craige Whiteley 6
1930 United States Federal Census Record
about Seth C Whitely
Name: Seth C Whitely
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1914
Relation to head-of-house: Son
Home in 1930: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Enumerated in the household of Catherine Whitely.
1940 United States Federal Census
Name Seth C Whiteley
Age 26
Estimated Birth Year abt 1914
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Street N Mariposa
House Number 1509
Inferred Residence in 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Resident on farm in 1935 No
Sheet Number 3A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 82
Occupation Aircraft Assemblyman
House Owned or Rented Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented 35
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 2000
Income Other Sources No
Household Members
Name Age
Seth C Whiteley 26
Jerrie D Whiteley 19
Parents: Seth Harry Whiteley, Kathryn Dowd
CADI:
WHITELEY SETH CRAIGE 09/07/1913 ROWD WHITELEY M PENNSYLVANIA KERN 05/07/1954 40 yrs
Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.
Death: WHITLEY, Seth Craige
Author: Don Stowell Date: 1 May 2005 2:34 PM GMT
Classification: Death
Russian Burp Gun Used For Suicide
A Russian "burp gun" was the] weapon used by Seth Craige Whitley to end his life Friday, May 8 at 1 :10 p.m. in his apartment at the Naval Housing according to Sheriff's Sgt. Loren Fote of Mojave substation.
He had been taken into custody at Edwards AFB where he had been emp1oyed by Douglas Aircraft, on a warrant charging him with failure to provide for children by a previous wife.
He had asked the arresting officers, Loren Fote and Tom Shuell, for permission to pick up certain personal effects and bid his wife goodbye. He was granted this and was almost ready to leave when he dashed back into the apartment.
Shell followed the man and saw him come out of a closet with the automatic weapon in his hand. Tom ducked as a burst of shots riddled the man with several piercing the walls of an adjoining' apartment. .
Whitley was instantly killed by the terrific volley and the body was removed to O'Donnell Funeral Home where funeral arrangements were to be made pending an autopsy, which was held at the O'Donnell Funeral Home on Tuesday afternoon.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News
California City, Kern, CA
Published: 13 May 1954
1920 United States Federal Census
Name S Craige Whiteley
Age 6
Birth Year abt 1914
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Home in 1920 Philadelphia Ward 46, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Street Sedgeley Apartments
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Son
Marital Status Single
Father's Name Seth H Whiteley
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Kathryn D Whiteley
Mother's Birthplace Connecticut
Able to Speak English Yes
Attended School Yes
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
Household Members
Name Age
Seth H Whiteley 52
Kathryn D Whiteley 39
S Craige Whiteley 6
1930 United States Federal Census Record
about Seth C Whitely
Name: Seth C Whitely
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1914
Relation to head-of-house: Son
Home in 1930: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Enumerated in the household of Catherine Whitely.
1940 United States Federal Census
Name Seth C Whiteley
Age 26
Estimated Birth Year abt 1914
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Street N Mariposa
House Number 1509
Inferred Residence in 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Resident on farm in 1935 No
Sheet Number 3A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 82
Occupation Aircraft Assemblyman
House Owned or Rented Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented 35
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 2000
Income Other Sources No
Household Members
Name Age
Seth C Whiteley 26
Jerrie D Whiteley 19
CADI:
WHITELEY SETH CRAIGE 09/07/1913 ROWD WHITELEY M PENNSYLVANIA KERN 05/07/1954 40 yrs
Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.
Death: WHITLEY, Seth Craige
Author: Don Stowell Date: 1 May 2005 2:34 PM GMT
Classification: Death
Russian Burp Gun Used For Suicide
A Russian "burp gun" was the] weapon used by Seth Craige Whitley to end his life Friday, May 8 at 1 :10 p.m. in his apartment at the Naval Housing according to Sheriff's Sgt. Loren Fote of Mojave substation.
He had been taken into custody at Edwards AFB where he had been emp1oyed by Douglas Aircraft, on a warrant charging him with failure to provide for children by a previous wife.
He had asked the arresting officers, Loren Fote and Tom Shuell, for permission to pick up certain personal effects and bid his wife goodbye. He was granted this and was almost ready to leave when he dashed back into the apartment.
Shell followed the man and saw him come out of a closet with the automatic weapon in his hand. Tom ducked as a burst of shots riddled the man with several piercing the walls of an adjoining' apartment. .
Whitley was instantly killed by the terrific volley and the body was removed to O'Donnell Funeral Home where funeral arrangements were to be made pending an autopsy, which was held at the O'Donnell Funeral Home on Tuesday afternoon.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News
California City, Kern, CA
Published: 13 May 1954
1920 United States Federal Census
Name S Craige Whiteley
Age 6
Birth Year abt 1914
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Home in 1920 Philadelphia Ward 46, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Street Sedgeley Apartments
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Son
Marital Status Single
Father's Name Seth H Whiteley
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Kathryn D Whiteley
Mother's Birthplace Connecticut
Able to Speak English Yes
Attended School Yes
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
Household Members
Name Age
Seth H Whiteley 52
Kathryn D Whiteley 39
S Craige Whiteley 6
1930 United States Federal Census Record
about Seth C Whitely
Name: Seth C Whitely
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1914
Relation to head-of-house: Son
Home in 1930: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Enumerated in the household of Catherine Whitely.
1940 United States Federal Census
Name Seth C Whiteley
Age 26
Estimated Birth Year abt 1914
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Street N Mariposa
House Number 1509
Inferred Residence in 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Resident on farm in 1935 No
Sheet Number 3A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 82
Occupation Aircraft Assemblyman
House Owned or Rented Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented 35
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 2000
Income Other Sources No
Household Members
Name Age
Seth C Whiteley 26
Jerrie D Whiteley 19
Family Members
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