George Merriman Whitney (1888-1904) - Find a Grave Memorial

George Merriman Whitney

Birth

5 Dec 1888

Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, USA

Death

4 Aug 1904 (aged 15)

Grand River, Lake County, Ohio, USA

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery

Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, USA Add to Map

Plot

Block 22, Lot 35, Space 5, no gravestone

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George drowned in Grand River at Richmond, Ohio. He could not swim and was keeping afloat by means of tin buoys fastened around his body. The buoys became unfastened and he sank before help could arrive.

Gravesite Details

There is no marker. In the cemetery picture, George lies in the grassy area to the right of the cylinder-shaped marker.

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Parents

George Henry Whitney

1852–1943
Olive Fidelia "Delia" Colwell Whitney

1853–1900

Siblings

Walter Henry Whitney

1876–1965
Mae Whitney

1883–1948

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George Henry Whitney

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Walter Henry Whitney

Mae Whitney

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George Henry Whitney

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Walter Henry Whitney

Mae Whitney

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