Whitney, Edith D.

Birth Name Whitney, Edith D.
Gender female
Age at Death 69 years, 9 months, 18 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1892-04-04 Rahway, New Jersey  
 
Death 1962-01-22 Lake Elmo, Mn.  
 

Families

    Family of Whitson, Jay and Whitney, Edith D.
Married Husband Whitson, Jay ( * 1889-03-26 + 1976-10-01 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1918-05-29 Ames, IOWA  
 

Narrative

Edith was raised in Plainfield, NJ where she graduated from HighSchool. She attended Oberlin College 1910-12 one full year andpart of a second and had to drop out because of illness. Sheattended Iowa State College 1914-18. She graduated with aBachelor's Degree in Home Economics on 29 May 1918 and wasmarried the same day. While her husband, Jay, was in the armyduring WWI, July 1918 to May 1919, she was a student dieticianand assistant dietician in Muhlenburg Hospital, Plainfield, NJ.

Pedigree

    1. Whitney, Edith D.
      1. Whitson, Jay