Ella herself was probably a young widow, as she had a son, Earnest, who was either an infant, or she was expecting him, when she married Lindsay Boone Whiteley, who himself was a widower with 3 young sons. She was about 24 when she married Lindsey and they joined their families together. Lindsey fully adopted Earnest, and raised him as his own son. They had a daughter and two more sons together, giving them a total of 7 children.
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Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
Name: Whitely, Ella
County: Union
Death Date: 17 Jul 1936
Certificate: 109
Ella herself was probably a young widow, as she had a son, Earnest, who was either an infant, or she was expecting him, when she married Lindsay Boone Whiteley, who himself was a widower with 3 young sons. She was about 24 when she married Lindsey and they joined their families together. Lindsey fully adopted Earnest, and raised him as his own son. They had a daughter and two more sons together, giving them a total of 7 children.
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Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
Name: Whitely, Ella
County: Union
Death Date: 17 Jul 1936
Certificate: 109
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