William Alexander Whitson

1862 - 1949  (87 years)

• Name	William Alexander Whitson
  Birth	2 May 1862	Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	7828823
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7828823
  _UID	62097C66DB6443A2A6E63C0C215AB40F83A4
  Death	19 Dec 1949	Ward County, North Dakota, United States
  	Also father of Laura Jean Whitson, Dorothy M. Whitson, and Herbert C. Whitson -------------- Services for William Alexander Whitson, 87, resident the Berthold area since 1903, who died in a Minot hospital Dec. 19 after an illness of several months, were held Dec. 22 in the Berthold Congregational church with Amel Whitwer officiating. Butial was in the Wildrose cemetery of Berthold.The Thompson-Larson Funeral home of Minot was in charge of the arrangements. Pallbearers were Harry White, Bernard Wold, William Dokken, Lawrence Shelkey and Newton Spriggens of Berthold and Lloyd Rowe of Minot. Honorary pallbearers were Simon DeVelt, Joseph Chase, Vern Knight, Ray Nichols, William Roberts and Herbert Birdsall of Berthold and Henry Finke, Otto Gross and Andy Metz of Minot. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Fred Pond of Spokane, who had been with her father during his illness, and two sons, Ralph of Bakersfield, Calif., and Herbert of Seattle. His sons had both visited him in Minot before his death. From The Berthold Tribune. Contributor: Herb Schwede (46530188)
  Burial	Wild Rose Cemetery, Berthold, Ward County, North Dakota, United States
  Person ID	I46371	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	John Alexander Whitson,   b. 9 Nov 1823, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 4 Dec 1883, Minnesota, United States (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Jane Lawson,   b. 12 Mar 1827, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Sep 1917, Ward County, North Dakota, United States (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F15690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E. McKinstry,   b. 8 Sep 1870, Minnessota, United States d. 11 Nov 1938, Ward County, North Dakota, United States (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F15691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 2 May 1862 - Ontario, Canada Death - 19 Dec 1949 - Ward County, North Dakota, United States Burial - - Wild Rose Cemetery, Berthold, Ward County, North Dakota, United States  = Link to Google Earth