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Family/Spouse: Catherine Lewis. Catherine was born about 1846 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Mother Unknown Whiten. Mother was born in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Eddie Whiten founded Harrisburg's First Ward Negro Baseball League Team, the Titans. The team went on to win many championships while he was the manager. Edward married Ella Nora Gaitor on 9 Aug 1916 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Ella (daughter of John Alexander Gaitor, I and Jennie Virginia Foote) was born in Jan 1885 in Duncannon, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Aug 1939 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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Family/Spouse: Alice Whiten. Alice was born in 1878 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Buried: Bennett married Martha Bullet in 1875. Martha (daughter of Daniel Bullet and Minnie Allison) was born in Apr 1858 in Augusta, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Apr 1936 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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