Oscar Arthur Whittlesey1
M, #50662, b. 2 August 1910, d. 21 May 1941
| Father* | Raymond Plympton Whittlesey1,2 b. Sep 1883, d. 21 Jul 1961 |
| Mother* | Charlotte J. Fincher1,2 b. 10 Nov 1888, d. 28 Feb 1962 |
| Last Edited | 8 Jan 2025 |
He was born on 2 August 1910 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,3,4 Oscar married Armintha Ewing, at the home of the bride's parents, on 19 February 1939 at McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.5,3
Oscar Arthur Whittlesey died on 21 May 1941 at Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA, at age 30.1
Oscar Arthur Whittlesey was buried on 23 May 1941 at Tyler Memorial Park and Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA.6,7
He was commonly known as Arthur.5 He appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Shelby County, Texas, in the household of Raymon P. Whittlesey and Lottie J. Whittlesey.2
Oscar Arthur Whittlesey was described as a member of the border patrol starting in circa 1937 at Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.5
The following article appeared in the McAllen, Texas The Monitor, 20 February 1939 :
O. Arthur and Armintha Whittlesey appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas, enumerated 24 April 1940, described as an immigrant inspector for the US government.3
Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, of Box 85, Roma, Starr County, Texas, registered for the draft on 16 October 1940 at Roma, Starr County, Texas, USA, at the age of 30. He was employed on boarder patrol for the U S Immigration and Naturalization Service, Dept of Justice. He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his wife, Mrs. O. A. Whittlesey. He was described as 5' 10" and 140 lbs with light brown eyes, light brown hair and a light complexion.4
The following article appeared in the Harlingen, Texas Valley Morning Star, 23 May 1941 :
The following announcement of the funeral of Oscar Arthur Whittlesey appeared in the Tyler, Texas Tyler Morning Telegraph 23 May 1941 :
The following article appeared in the McAllen, Texas McAllen Daily Press, 23 May 1941 :
Oscar Arthur Whittlesey died on 21 May 1941 at Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA, at age 30.1
Oscar Arthur Whittlesey was buried on 23 May 1941 at Tyler Memorial Park and Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA.6,7
He was commonly known as Arthur.5 He appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Shelby County, Texas, in the household of Raymon P. Whittlesey and Lottie J. Whittlesey.2
Oscar Arthur Whittlesey was described as a member of the border patrol starting in circa 1937 at Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.5
The following article appeared in the McAllen, Texas The Monitor, 20 February 1939 :
Armintha Ewing, A. Whittlesey Are Married
McALLEN—In a simple wedding at the home of her parents Miss Armintha Ewing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ewing, prominent long-time residents of this city was married yesterday morning to Arthur Whittlesey of San Benito.
The rites were read against a background of pink gladioli lighted by flickering tapers by Rev. J. W. Hassell, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at 8:30 a.m.
For her wedding frock Mrs. Whittlesey wore a gown spectator sports gown of dusty rose and A matching corsage of pink orchids and lavender sweet peas. She attended by sister, Miss Elizabeth Ewing, whose blue dress made an effective color combine with that of the bride's. The maid's corsage was fashioned of pink rosebuds.
Miss Colleen Buescher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bucscher, played the wedding music during the ceremony which was followed by a breakfast served at the home to a few intimates and members of the family.
During the breakfast Miss Day Bounds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Bounds, dressed in shell pink taffeta with flowers of old-fashion variety forming a corsage, played the piano.
The breakfast table was centered with a white wedding cake embossed with softly colored roses. Presiding at the coffee service was Mrs. Elizabeth Ewing, paternal grandmother of the bridge.
Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left on a wedwing (sic) trip for Mexico City. As. a traveling gown the young bride wore a black and white checkered sports ensemble.
Mr. and Mrs. Whittlesey will make their home in San Benito where the groom is a member of the border patrol having been here for close to two years after coming from Tyler where his parents live.
The bride who has lived here her entire life and who attended the local schools attended C. I. A. at Denton and later the University of Texas at Austin.
Out of town guests at the wedding were M. Johnston, Eldorado, Kansas, and Misses Joann and Betty Johnston.5
McALLEN—In a simple wedding at the home of her parents Miss Armintha Ewing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ewing, prominent long-time residents of this city was married yesterday morning to Arthur Whittlesey of San Benito.
The rites were read against a background of pink gladioli lighted by flickering tapers by Rev. J. W. Hassell, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at 8:30 a.m.
For her wedding frock Mrs. Whittlesey wore a gown spectator sports gown of dusty rose and A matching corsage of pink orchids and lavender sweet peas. She attended by sister, Miss Elizabeth Ewing, whose blue dress made an effective color combine with that of the bride's. The maid's corsage was fashioned of pink rosebuds.
Miss Colleen Buescher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bucscher, played the wedding music during the ceremony which was followed by a breakfast served at the home to a few intimates and members of the family.
During the breakfast Miss Day Bounds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Bounds, dressed in shell pink taffeta with flowers of old-fashion variety forming a corsage, played the piano.
The breakfast table was centered with a white wedding cake embossed with softly colored roses. Presiding at the coffee service was Mrs. Elizabeth Ewing, paternal grandmother of the bridge.
Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left on a wedwing (sic) trip for Mexico City. As. a traveling gown the young bride wore a black and white checkered sports ensemble.
Mr. and Mrs. Whittlesey will make their home in San Benito where the groom is a member of the border patrol having been here for close to two years after coming from Tyler where his parents live.
The bride who has lived here her entire life and who attended the local schools attended C. I. A. at Denton and later the University of Texas at Austin.
Out of town guests at the wedding were M. Johnston, Eldorado, Kansas, and Misses Joann and Betty Johnston.5
O. Arthur and Armintha Whittlesey appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas, enumerated 24 April 1940, described as an immigrant inspector for the US government.3
Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, of Box 85, Roma, Starr County, Texas, registered for the draft on 16 October 1940 at Roma, Starr County, Texas, USA, at the age of 30. He was employed on boarder patrol for the U S Immigration and Naturalization Service, Dept of Justice. He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his wife, Mrs. O. A. Whittlesey. He was described as 5' 10" and 140 lbs with light brown eyes, light brown hair and a light complexion.4
The following article appeared in the Harlingen, Texas Valley Morning Star, 23 May 1941 :
The following is perhaps the most comprehensive accounts of this tragic incident (Rick Moffat)
WHlTTLESEY'S WIFE IS FOUND TO BE INSANE
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Leaves For Institute In Santone Today
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'HOPELESS CASE'
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Verdict Is 24 Hours After Slaying
EDINBURG — Barely 24 hours after her husband died from a bullet wound inflicted by his own pistol held in her unsteady hand, Mrs. Armintha Ewing Whittlesey, attractive 23-year-old daughter of a former county judge of Hidalgo county and former mayor of McAllen, was adjudged insane at a hearing conducted late Thursday by County Judge J. C. Looney.
The lunacy hearing was conducted after District Attorney Tom Hartley had filed a lunacy complaint with Judge Looney, and this action followed almost immediately a report submitted by Dr. W. J. Johnson, superintendent of the San Antonio State Hospital, which asserted, in his opinion, that she was "hopelessly insane." Dr. Johnson had been called into the case by Hartley as a state psychiatrist.
Transferred Friday
Members of the Hidalgo county sheriff's department were to transfer Mrs. Whittlesey to the San Antonio hospital Friday. She had been held under custody of the sheriff's office in County-City Hospital here Thursday while Dr. Johnson was conducting his examination.
Thus were climaxed the sensational developments of Wednesday afternoon, beginning about 1 p. m, when the girl's young husband. 31- year-old Senior Border Patrol Inspector O. Arthur Whittlesey was fatally shot as he stood at the side of his automobile in front of their Edinburg home, trying to prevent her from leaving the place.
The shooting was followed by her temporary disappearance, discovery an hour later of the Whittlesey car, in which she drove away from the home - wrecked and abandoned on State Highway 107 one and a half miles west of Edinburg -and finally, discovery of the hysterical dazed, rain-soaked, mud-smeared blood-streaked girl near Strickland's Lake late Wednesday afternoon.
8 Miles From Car
She was found four hours after the shooting and nearly eight miles from the place where the car was left , in the roadside ditch. It is doubtful that anyone will ever know how she covered that distance, because strong men who followed her were all but exhausted before she was located, crawling through the muck of a citrus orchard, talking and crying at the same time. One mystery, another which probably will never be solved, is the manner in which she slid down the steep, slippery banks of an irrigation canal and an even deeper drainage canal which crossed her path, how she
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waded through chest-deep water over its muddy bottom, and finally, how she climbed the south, or opposite, steep bank, wet from months of almost constant rain, and freshly soaked from the driving rain and 30-mile wind that was blowing throughout the time she was wandering. through h the dense brush and rain-soaked farms and orchards before she was found. The hardened officers who tracked her unerringly from the crashed automobile to the orchard near the lake themselves were unable to cross these ditches.
And with the tragic climax of this pitiful story came the details of the few minutes in hitherto bright career of her young husband. head of the Edinburg sub-district of the United States Border Patrol.
Adding to the sheer tragedy of the unfortunate situation was the fact that his death was witnessed by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. R. Whittlesey of Tyler, his sister, Miss Marjorie Whittlesey of Tyler, and his brother, W. R. Whittlesey of Kilgore. They had been visiting their son and brother and the young Mrs. Whittlesey for the past several days -- after the return of the young patrolman and his wife from Crockett, Texas, on Monday. She had disappeared without trace the morning of (Friday) May 16, only to walk into the sheriff's office at Crockett early Sunday morning, identify herself and ask that she be taken to her home. Her husband, who had been frantically searching all South Texas for some trace of her, answered eagerly, making the trip alone and returning her Monday.
Whittlesey had returned to their home in Edinburg from a trip to McAllen, it was learned from a completely reliable source, where he obtained leave to take his wife to a Temple clinic Wednesday afternoon. He arrived between 12 and 12:30 p.m., but decided to rest for a time before starting to pack for the trip.
About 1 p.m. Mrs. Whittlesey walked from the house without saying anything to anyone and started to get in their car, parked at the curb in front of the home. Whittlesey's father called to him and told him that his wife was leaving, and the elder Whittlesey ran into the yard toward his own car, also parked at the curb, because he saw he could not reach daughter-in-law before she reached her own car.
Moments later, the young husband raced from the house and ran to his car in an effort to prevent his wife from leaving. As he started to open the door of the car, the girl raised a pistol from the car-seat and fired at her husband, almost pointblank. The bullet penetrated passing below his left shoulder but inflicting internal wounds, causing hemorrhages resulting in his death about an hour later.
The elder Whittlesey, seeing that his son could reach his car before the girl could drive away, veered toward the other car just in time to catch his son as he staggered and fell from the shock of the bullet. The girl started the car and drove rapidly away. The elder Whittlesey and his other son, W. R., helped the wounded man into the house. Physicians who reached the home quickly saw he was mortally hurt and could not move him to the hospital.
Watching the tragedy unfold before their eyes, also, were the young patrolman's mother and his sister.
That was the story told by them to county investigators and other border patrolmen.
The pistol used in the shooting was a.380-calibre automatic, young Whittlesey's own personal gun. How his wife obtained it has not been made clear.8
WHlTTLESEY'S WIFE IS FOUND TO BE INSANE
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Leaves For Institute In Santone Today
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'HOPELESS CASE'
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Verdict Is 24 Hours After Slaying
EDINBURG — Barely 24 hours after her husband died from a bullet wound inflicted by his own pistol held in her unsteady hand, Mrs. Armintha Ewing Whittlesey, attractive 23-year-old daughter of a former county judge of Hidalgo county and former mayor of McAllen, was adjudged insane at a hearing conducted late Thursday by County Judge J. C. Looney.
The lunacy hearing was conducted after District Attorney Tom Hartley had filed a lunacy complaint with Judge Looney, and this action followed almost immediately a report submitted by Dr. W. J. Johnson, superintendent of the San Antonio State Hospital, which asserted, in his opinion, that she was "hopelessly insane." Dr. Johnson had been called into the case by Hartley as a state psychiatrist.
Transferred Friday
Members of the Hidalgo county sheriff's department were to transfer Mrs. Whittlesey to the San Antonio hospital Friday. She had been held under custody of the sheriff's office in County-City Hospital here Thursday while Dr. Johnson was conducting his examination.
Thus were climaxed the sensational developments of Wednesday afternoon, beginning about 1 p. m, when the girl's young husband. 31- year-old Senior Border Patrol Inspector O. Arthur Whittlesey was fatally shot as he stood at the side of his automobile in front of their Edinburg home, trying to prevent her from leaving the place.
The shooting was followed by her temporary disappearance, discovery an hour later of the Whittlesey car, in which she drove away from the home - wrecked and abandoned on State Highway 107 one and a half miles west of Edinburg -and finally, discovery of the hysterical dazed, rain-soaked, mud-smeared blood-streaked girl near Strickland's Lake late Wednesday afternoon.
8 Miles From Car
She was found four hours after the shooting and nearly eight miles from the place where the car was left , in the roadside ditch. It is doubtful that anyone will ever know how she covered that distance, because strong men who followed her were all but exhausted before she was located, crawling through the muck of a citrus orchard, talking and crying at the same time. One mystery, another which probably will never be solved, is the manner in which she slid down the steep, slippery banks of an irrigation canal and an even deeper drainage canal which crossed her path, how she
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waded through chest-deep water over its muddy bottom, and finally, how she climbed the south, or opposite, steep bank, wet from months of almost constant rain, and freshly soaked from the driving rain and 30-mile wind that was blowing throughout the time she was wandering. through h the dense brush and rain-soaked farms and orchards before she was found. The hardened officers who tracked her unerringly from the crashed automobile to the orchard near the lake themselves were unable to cross these ditches.
And with the tragic climax of this pitiful story came the details of the few minutes in hitherto bright career of her young husband. head of the Edinburg sub-district of the United States Border Patrol.
Adding to the sheer tragedy of the unfortunate situation was the fact that his death was witnessed by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. R. Whittlesey of Tyler, his sister, Miss Marjorie Whittlesey of Tyler, and his brother, W. R. Whittlesey of Kilgore. They had been visiting their son and brother and the young Mrs. Whittlesey for the past several days -- after the return of the young patrolman and his wife from Crockett, Texas, on Monday. She had disappeared without trace the morning of (Friday) May 16, only to walk into the sheriff's office at Crockett early Sunday morning, identify herself and ask that she be taken to her home. Her husband, who had been frantically searching all South Texas for some trace of her, answered eagerly, making the trip alone and returning her Monday.
Whittlesey had returned to their home in Edinburg from a trip to McAllen, it was learned from a completely reliable source, where he obtained leave to take his wife to a Temple clinic Wednesday afternoon. He arrived between 12 and 12:30 p.m., but decided to rest for a time before starting to pack for the trip.
About 1 p.m. Mrs. Whittlesey walked from the house without saying anything to anyone and started to get in their car, parked at the curb in front of the home. Whittlesey's father called to him and told him that his wife was leaving, and the elder Whittlesey ran into the yard toward his own car, also parked at the curb, because he saw he could not reach daughter-in-law before she reached her own car.
Moments later, the young husband raced from the house and ran to his car in an effort to prevent his wife from leaving. As he started to open the door of the car, the girl raised a pistol from the car-seat and fired at her husband, almost pointblank. The bullet penetrated passing below his left shoulder but inflicting internal wounds, causing hemorrhages resulting in his death about an hour later.
The elder Whittlesey, seeing that his son could reach his car before the girl could drive away, veered toward the other car just in time to catch his son as he staggered and fell from the shock of the bullet. The girl started the car and drove rapidly away. The elder Whittlesey and his other son, W. R., helped the wounded man into the house. Physicians who reached the home quickly saw he was mortally hurt and could not move him to the hospital.
Watching the tragedy unfold before their eyes, also, were the young patrolman's mother and his sister.
That was the story told by them to county investigators and other border patrolmen.
The pistol used in the shooting was a.380-calibre automatic, young Whittlesey's own personal gun. How his wife obtained it has not been made clear.8
The following announcement of the funeral of Oscar Arthur Whittlesey appeared in the Tyler, Texas Tyler Morning Telegraph 23 May 1941 :
Wife Of Slain Former Tylerite Declared Insane
EDINBURG, May 22 (UP)—(bypassing redundant details covered in more comprehensive articles - Page 8)...Funeral services for Arthur Whittlesey will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church here with Rev. Porter M. Bailes of Tyler, Rev. L. E. Holt of Kilgore and Rev. Edgar Parker of the Laird Hill Baptist Church officiating. Pallbearers will be I. J. Humphrey, Neal Harvil, W. A. Palmer Jr., R. L. Price, Harry Johnson and Joe Lee Gandy. Honorary pallbearers will Lee Pope * Nichols, Lode Miller, 'Emmett Carter, Teneha; Boyd Harris, Henderson; Clyde Lewis, L: A. King, Logan Shuford, R. C. Paul, Carl Wortham and J. R. Hawes. Burial will be with Masonic honors and all master Masons have been asked to meet at the Masonic Temple at 2:30 p.m. Friday.7
EDINBURG, May 22 (UP)—(bypassing redundant details covered in more comprehensive articles - Page 8)...Funeral services for Arthur Whittlesey will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church here with Rev. Porter M. Bailes of Tyler, Rev. L. E. Holt of Kilgore and Rev. Edgar Parker of the Laird Hill Baptist Church officiating. Pallbearers will be I. J. Humphrey, Neal Harvil, W. A. Palmer Jr., R. L. Price, Harry Johnson and Joe Lee Gandy. Honorary pallbearers will Lee Pope * Nichols, Lode Miller, 'Emmett Carter, Teneha; Boyd Harris, Henderson; Clyde Lewis, L: A. King, Logan Shuford, R. C. Paul, Carl Wortham and J. R. Hawes. Burial will be with Masonic honors and all master Masons have been asked to meet at the Masonic Temple at 2:30 p.m. Friday.7
The following article appeared in the McAllen, Texas McAllen Daily Press, 23 May 1941 :
VALLEY GIRL ADJUDGED OF UNSOUND MIND
Mrs. Whittlesey Taken To San Antonio After Lunacy Hearing
EDINBURG, May 23.—(Spl) — Mrs. Armintha Ewing Whittlesey, 23, prominent young Edinburg WOman, was transferred to the state hospital at San Antonio today after she was adjudged insame at lunacy hearing conducted here late Thursday.
Mrs. Whittlesey was arumpanied to San Antonio by her father, John Ewing of McAllen, a brother, Ned, and Deputy Sheriff George Ingram. They left.by automobile at 8:30 a. m.
Dr. W. J. Johnson, superintendent of the state hospital at San Antonio, adjudged Mrs. Whittlesey "hopelessly insane" following an eamination at County-City hosp:tal here Thursday.
His verdict came as a tragic aftermath to a shooting at the Whittlesey residence Wednesday afternoon which claimed the life of Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, 31 senior border patrol inspector for the Edinburg sub-district. Whittlesey was fatally wounded with.38 calibre pistol as he walked toward a car in which his wife was attempting to drvie away.9
Mrs. Whittlesey Taken To San Antonio After Lunacy Hearing
EDINBURG, May 23.—(Spl) — Mrs. Armintha Ewing Whittlesey, 23, prominent young Edinburg WOman, was transferred to the state hospital at San Antonio today after she was adjudged insame at lunacy hearing conducted here late Thursday.
Mrs. Whittlesey was arumpanied to San Antonio by her father, John Ewing of McAllen, a brother, Ned, and Deputy Sheriff George Ingram. They left.by automobile at 8:30 a. m.
Dr. W. J. Johnson, superintendent of the state hospital at San Antonio, adjudged Mrs. Whittlesey "hopelessly insane" following an eamination at County-City hosp:tal here Thursday.
His verdict came as a tragic aftermath to a shooting at the Whittlesey residence Wednesday afternoon which claimed the life of Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, 31 senior border patrol inspector for the Edinburg sub-district. Whittlesey was fatally wounded with.38 calibre pistol as he walked toward a car in which his wife was attempting to drvie away.9
Family | Armintha Ewing b. c 1918, d. 16 Aug 1985 |
| Marriage* | Oscar married Armintha Ewing, at the home of the bride's parents, on 19 February 1939 at McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.5,3 |
Citations
- [S5605] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 (Publisher: Texas Department of State Health Services), Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982; "This database contains death certificates from the Texas Department of State Health Services, for the years 1903–1982. Some related documents—such as reports of death, amendments to certificate of death, disinterment permits, and notices of removal—are in"; cited as "Texas, Death Certificates., Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, Date of Death: 21 May 1941, Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas, USA, Birth Date: 02 Aug 1910, Center, Texas, Father: Raymond Plympton Whittlesey, Mother: Charlotte J Fincher, Informant: R. P. Whittlesey, Tyler, Burial: 21 May 1941 (removal), Tyler.
- [S15175] Raymon P Whittlesey household, 06 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 188;, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_1846, Raymon P Whittlesey, 33, Head, Lottie J Whittlesey, 31, Wife, Joseph R Whittlesey, 11, Son, Oscar A Whittlesey, 9, Son, William R Whittlesey, 7, Son, Ila Whittlesey, 5, Daughter, Twila Whittlesey, 5, Daughter, Florence Whittlesey, 4, Daughter, Marjorie Whittlesey, 1, Daughter.
- [S15172] O Arthur Whittlesey household, 24 Apr 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, San Benito, Cameron, Texas; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 31-28; Family: 17, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration, O Arthur Whittlesey, 29, Head, Armintha Whittlesey, 23, Wife.
- [S8085] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Publisher: Ancestry.com), Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; "Database created from Draft Registration Cards of all U.S. states. Images are in Fold3, requiring a subscription to view"; cited as "US WWII Draft., Oscar Arthur Whittlesey; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940, Roma, Starr, Texas, USA, Birth Date: 02 Aug 1910, Center, Texas, USA, Height: 5 10, Weight: 140, Eye Color: Brown, Hair Color: Brown, Complexion: Light, Employer: U S Immigration and Naturalization Service Dept of Justice, Next of Kin: O A Whittlesey.
- [S15169] Armintha Ewing, A. Whittlesey Are Married, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas, 20 Feb 1939, Page 3, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Whittlesey - Ewing. Hereinafter cited as Monitor.
- [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Tyler Memorial Park and Cemetery: Oscar Arthur Whittlesey
Grave marker transcription:
Oscar Arthur Whittlesey Aug. 2, 1910 - May 21, 1941. - [S15173] Wife Of Slain Former Tylerite Declared Insane, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Tyler, Texas, 23 May 1941, Page 1, column 3 and Page 8, column 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Slaying of Arthur Whittlesey and funeral details and preceding details of the slaying, Slaying of Arthur Whittlesey and funeral details. Hereinafter cited as Tyler Morning Telegraph.
- [S15171] Whittlesey's Wife Is Found To Be Insane, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas, 23 May 1941, Page 1, column 6 and Page 2, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Armintha Whittlesey Found Insane, page 1 and Armintha Whittlesey Found Insane, page 2 2. Hereinafter cited as Valley Morning Star.
- [S15168] Valley Girl Adjudged Of Unsound Mind, McAllen Daily Press, McAllen, Texas, 23 May 1941, Page 1, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Commitment of Armintha Ewing Whittlesey after her husband, Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, was fatally shot. Hereinafter cited as McAllen Daily Press.
Armintha Ewing1,2,3
F, #50663, b. circa 1918, d. 16 August 1985
| Father* | John W. Ewing2 b. c 1890 |
| Mother* | Nellie H. Ewing2 b. c 1890 |
| Last Edited | 8 Jan 2025 |
She was born circa 1918 at Texas, USA.2,3 Armintha married Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, at the home of the bride's parents, on 19 February 1939 at McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.1,3
Armintha Ewing died on 16 August 1985 at McAllen Nursing Center, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.4,5
Armintha Ewing was buried on 18 August 1985 at Roselawn Cemetery, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.6,7
The following article appeared in the McAllen, Texas The Monitor, 20 February 1939 :
O. Arthur and Armintha Whittlesey appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas, enumerated 24 April 1940, described as an immigrant inspector for the US government.3
Mrs. O. A. Whittlesey was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of her husband, Oscar Arthur Whittlesey.8
The following article appeared in the McAllen, Texas McAllen Daily Press, 23 May 1941 :
Armantha appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas in the household of her parents, John and Nellie H. Ewing, and she was listed as a widow with no stated occupation.2
Armintha Ewing died on 16 August 1985 at McAllen Nursing Center, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.4,5
Armintha Ewing was buried on 18 August 1985 at Roselawn Cemetery, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.6,7
The following article appeared in the McAllen, Texas The Monitor, 20 February 1939 :
Armintha Ewing, A. Whittlesey Are Married
McALLEN—In a simple wedding at the home of her parents Miss Armintha Ewing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ewing, prominent long-time residents of this city was married yesterday morning to Arthur Whittlesey of San Benito.
The rites were read against a background of pink gladioli lighted by flickering tapers by Rev. J. W. Hassell, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at 8:30 a.m.
For her wedding frock Mrs. Whittlesey wore a gown spectator sports gown of dusty rose and A matching corsage of pink orchids and lavender sweet peas. She attended by sister, Miss Elizabeth Ewing, whose blue dress made an effective color combine with that of the bride's. The maid's corsage was fashioned of pink rosebuds.
Miss Colleen Buescher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bucscher, played the wedding music during the ceremony which was followed by a breakfast served at the home to a few intimates and members of the family.
During the breakfast Miss Day Bounds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Bounds, dressed in shell pink taffeta with flowers of old-fashion variety forming a corsage, played the piano.
The breakfast table was centered with a white wedding cake embossed with softly colored roses. Presiding at the coffee service was Mrs. Elizabeth Ewing, paternal grandmother of the bridge.
Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left on a wedwing (sic) trip for Mexico City. As. a traveling gown the young bride wore a black and white checkered sports ensemble.
Mr. and Mrs. Whittlesey will make their home in San Benito where the groom is a member of the border patrol having been here for close to two years after coming from Tyler where his parents live.
The bride who has lived here her entire life and who attended the local schools attended C. I. A. at Denton and later the University of Texas at Austin.
Out of town guests at the wedding were M. Johnston, Eldorado, Kansas, and Misses Joann and Betty Johnston.1
McALLEN—In a simple wedding at the home of her parents Miss Armintha Ewing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ewing, prominent long-time residents of this city was married yesterday morning to Arthur Whittlesey of San Benito.
The rites were read against a background of pink gladioli lighted by flickering tapers by Rev. J. W. Hassell, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at 8:30 a.m.
For her wedding frock Mrs. Whittlesey wore a gown spectator sports gown of dusty rose and A matching corsage of pink orchids and lavender sweet peas. She attended by sister, Miss Elizabeth Ewing, whose blue dress made an effective color combine with that of the bride's. The maid's corsage was fashioned of pink rosebuds.
Miss Colleen Buescher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bucscher, played the wedding music during the ceremony which was followed by a breakfast served at the home to a few intimates and members of the family.
During the breakfast Miss Day Bounds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Bounds, dressed in shell pink taffeta with flowers of old-fashion variety forming a corsage, played the piano.
The breakfast table was centered with a white wedding cake embossed with softly colored roses. Presiding at the coffee service was Mrs. Elizabeth Ewing, paternal grandmother of the bridge.
Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left on a wedwing (sic) trip for Mexico City. As. a traveling gown the young bride wore a black and white checkered sports ensemble.
Mr. and Mrs. Whittlesey will make their home in San Benito where the groom is a member of the border patrol having been here for close to two years after coming from Tyler where his parents live.
The bride who has lived here her entire life and who attended the local schools attended C. I. A. at Denton and later the University of Texas at Austin.
Out of town guests at the wedding were M. Johnston, Eldorado, Kansas, and Misses Joann and Betty Johnston.1
O. Arthur and Armintha Whittlesey appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas, enumerated 24 April 1940, described as an immigrant inspector for the US government.3
Mrs. O. A. Whittlesey was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of her husband, Oscar Arthur Whittlesey.8
The following article appeared in the McAllen, Texas McAllen Daily Press, 23 May 1941 :
VALLEY GIRL ADJUDGED OF UNSOUND MIND
Mrs. Whittlesey Taken To San Antonio After Lunacy Hearing
EDINBURG, May 23.—(Spl) — Mrs. Armintha Ewing Whittlesey, 23, prominent young Edinburg WOman, was transferred to the state hospital at San Antonio today after she was adjudged insame at lunacy hearing conducted here late Thursday.
Mrs. Whittlesey was arumpanied to San Antonio by her father, John Ewing of McAllen, a brother, Ned, and Deputy Sheriff George Ingram. They left.by automobile at 8:30 a. m.
Dr. W. J. Johnson, superintendent of the state hospital at San Antonio, adjudged Mrs. Whittlesey "hopelessly insane" following an eamination at County-City hosp:tal here Thursday.
His verdict came as a tragic aftermath to a shooting at the Whittlesey residence Wednesday afternoon which claimed the life of Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, 31 senior border patrol inspector for the Edinburg sub-district. Whittlesey was fatally wounded with.38 calibre pistol as he walked toward a car in which his wife was attempting to drvie away.9
Mrs. Whittlesey Taken To San Antonio After Lunacy Hearing
EDINBURG, May 23.—(Spl) — Mrs. Armintha Ewing Whittlesey, 23, prominent young Edinburg WOman, was transferred to the state hospital at San Antonio today after she was adjudged insame at lunacy hearing conducted here late Thursday.
Mrs. Whittlesey was arumpanied to San Antonio by her father, John Ewing of McAllen, a brother, Ned, and Deputy Sheriff George Ingram. They left.by automobile at 8:30 a. m.
Dr. W. J. Johnson, superintendent of the state hospital at San Antonio, adjudged Mrs. Whittlesey "hopelessly insane" following an eamination at County-City hosp:tal here Thursday.
His verdict came as a tragic aftermath to a shooting at the Whittlesey residence Wednesday afternoon which claimed the life of Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, 31 senior border patrol inspector for the Edinburg sub-district. Whittlesey was fatally wounded with.38 calibre pistol as he walked toward a car in which his wife was attempting to drvie away.9
Armantha appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas in the household of her parents, John and Nellie H. Ewing, and she was listed as a widow with no stated occupation.2
Family | Oscar Arthur Whittlesey b. 2 Aug 1910, d. 21 May 1941 |
| Marriage* | Armintha married Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, at the home of the bride's parents, on 19 February 1939 at McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.1,3 |
Citations
- [S15169] Armintha Ewing, A. Whittlesey Are Married, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas, 20 Feb 1939, Page 3, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Whittlesey - Ewing. Hereinafter cited as Monitor.
- [S15170] John W Ewing household, 10 Apr 1950 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas; Sheet: 73, Enumeration District: 108-30; Dwelling: 2, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 3326, John W Ewing, 60, Head, Nellie H Ewing, 60, Wife, Armantha Ewing, 32, Daughter.
- [S15172] O Arthur Whittlesey household, 24 Apr 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, San Benito, Cameron, Texas; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 31-28; Family: 17, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration, O Arthur Whittlesey, 29, Head, Armintha Whittlesey, 23, Wife.
- [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Roselawn Cemetery: Armintha Whittelsey née Ewing
Grave marker transcription:
Armintha Ewing Jan. 26, 1917 - Aug. 16?, 1985. - [S1353] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 (Publisher: Texas Department of Health), Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; "An ancestry.com index of Texas deaths with a link to VitalChek for copies of the original record"; cited as "Texas Death Index., Armintha Ewing, 16 Aug 1985, Hidalgo county.
- [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Roselawn Cemetery: Armintha Whittelsey née Ewing
Grave marker transcription:
Armintha Ewing Jan. 26, 1917 - Aug. 14, 1985. - [S15174] Obituaries: Aramintha Ewing, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas, 18 Aug 1985, Page 4, column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Mrs. Aramintha EWING. Hereinafter cited as Monitor.
- [S8085] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Publisher: Ancestry.com), Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; "Database created from Draft Registration Cards of all U.S. states. Images are in Fold3, requiring a subscription to view"; cited as "US WWII Draft., Oscar Arthur Whittlesey; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940, Roma, Starr, Texas, USA, Birth Date: 02 Aug 1910, Center, Texas, USA, Height: 5 10, Weight: 140, Eye Color: Brown, Hair Color: Brown, Complexion: Light, Employer: U S Immigration and Naturalization Service Dept of Justice, Next of Kin: O A Whittlesey.
- [S15168] Valley Girl Adjudged Of Unsound Mind, McAllen Daily Press, McAllen, Texas, 23 May 1941, Page 1, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Commitment of Armintha Ewing Whittlesey after her husband, Oscar Arthur Whittlesey, was fatally shot. Hereinafter cited as McAllen Daily Press.
John W. Ewing1
M, #50664, b. circa 1890
| Last Edited | 7 Jan 2025 |
John married Nellie H. Ewing.2 He was born circa 1890 at Kansas, USA.1
John W. and Nellie H. Ewing appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, enumerated 10 April 1950, described as having no stated occupation. Their daughter, Armantha, was listed as living with them.1
John W. and Nellie H. Ewing appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, enumerated 10 April 1950, described as having no stated occupation. Their daughter, Armantha, was listed as living with them.1
Family | Nellie H. Ewing b. c 1890 |
| Child |
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Citations
- [S15170] John W Ewing household, 10 Apr 1950 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas; Sheet: 73, Enumeration District: 108-30; Dwelling: 2, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 3326, John W Ewing, 60, Head, Nellie H Ewing, 60, Wife, Armantha Ewing, 32, Daughter.
- [S15170] 10 Apr 1950 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas; Sheet: 73, Enumeration District: 108-30; Dwelling: 2, John W Ewing, 60, Head, Nellie H Ewing, 61, Wife, Armantha Ewing, 32, Daughter.
Nellie H. Ewing1
F, #50665, b. circa 1890
| Last Edited | 7 Jan 2025 |
Nellie married John W. Ewing.2 She was born circa 1890 at Kansas, USA.1
John W. and Nellie H. Ewing appeared on the 1950 U.S. Federal Census of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, enumerated 10 April 1950, described as having no stated occupation. Their children: Armantha, were listed as living with them.1
John W. and Nellie H. Ewing appeared on the 1950 U.S. Federal Census of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, enumerated 10 April 1950, described as having no stated occupation. Their children: Armantha, were listed as living with them.1
Family | John W. Ewing b. c 1890 |
| Child |
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Citations
- [S15170] John W Ewing household, 10 Apr 1950 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas; Sheet: 73, Enumeration District: 108-30; Dwelling: 2, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 3326, John W Ewing, 60, Head, Nellie H Ewing, 60, Wife, Armantha Ewing, 32, Daughter.
- [S15170] 10 Apr 1950 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas; Sheet: 73, Enumeration District: 108-30; Dwelling: 2, John W Ewing, 60, Head, Nellie H Ewing, 61, Wife, Armantha Ewing, 32, Daughter.
Michael John Mattern1
M, #50666, b. 21 January 1949, d. 4 April 2013
| Mother* | Marjorie Ruth Whittlesey1 b. c 1919, d. 21 Nov 1988 |
| Last Edited | 9 Jan 2025 |
He was born on 21 January 1949 at Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, USA.1,2
Michael John Mattern died on 4 April 2013, possibly in Georgetown, at Texas, USA, at age 64.2
The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Michael John Mattern.
In the obituary of Patricia Mattern who died 13 December 1954, her brother, Michael John Mattern, was listed as a survivor.3
See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in his memorial page on the web site of Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home published in Georgetown, Texas, circa 14 April 2013.2
Michael John Mattern died on 4 April 2013, possibly in Georgetown, at Texas, USA, at age 64.2
The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Michael John Mattern.
Predeceased by his parents: Marjorie Ruth Whittlesey.2
In the obituary of Patricia Mattern who died 13 December 1954, her brother, Michael John Mattern, was listed as a survivor.3
See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in his memorial page on the web site of Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home published in Georgetown, Texas, circa 14 April 2013.2
Citations
- [S1351] Texas Birth Index - 1903 - 1997 (Publisher: Texas Department of State Health Services.), Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index - 1903 - 1997; "This database includes images of the original computer generated list of birth"; cited as "TX Birth Index - 1903-1997., Michael John Mattern, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 21 Jan 1949, Harrison, Texas, USA, Father: Terrence John Mattern, Mother: Marjorie Ruth Whittlesey.
- [S15177] Michael John Mattern, Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home, Georgetown, Texas, abt 5 Apr 2013 viewed at http://dignitymemorial.com, Obituary: Michael John Mattern. Hereinafter cited as Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home.
- [S15176] Mattern Infant Dies Here Today, Bryan-College Station Eagle, Bryan, Texas, 13 Dec 1954, Page 5, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Patricia Mattern. Hereinafter cited as Bryan-College Station Eagle.
Patricia Alice Mattern1
F, #50667, b. 11 December 1954, d. 13 December 1954
| Mother* | Marjorie Ruth Whittlesey1 b. c 1919, d. 21 Nov 1988 |
| Last Edited | 9 Jan 2025 |
She was born on 11 December 1954 at Brazos County, Texas, USA.1
Patricia Alice Mattern died on 13 December 1954 at St. Joseph Hospital, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA, according to Texas Death Certificate 58685.2
The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Patricia Mattern. The informant on her death registration was her father.2
Patricia Alice Mattern was buried on 14 December 1954 in Babyland at Bryan City Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.2
See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Bryan-College Station Eagle published in Bryan, Texas, 13 December 1954.3
Patricia Alice Mattern died on 13 December 1954 at St. Joseph Hospital, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA, according to Texas Death Certificate 58685.2
The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Patricia Mattern. The informant on her death registration was her father.2
Patricia Alice Mattern was buried on 14 December 1954 in Babyland at Bryan City Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.2
See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Bryan-College Station Eagle published in Bryan, Texas, 13 December 1954.3
Citations
- [S1351] Texas Birth Index - 1903 - 1997 (Publisher: Texas Department of State Health Services.), Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index - 1903 - 1997; "This database includes images of the original computer generated list of birth"; cited as "TX Birth Index - 1903-1997., Patricia Alice Mattern, Gender: Female, Birth Date: 11 Dec 1954, Brazos, Texas, USA, Father: Terrence John Mattern, Mother: Marjorie Ruth Whittlesey.
- [S5605] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 (Publisher: Texas Department of State Health Services), Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982; "This database contains death certificates from the Texas Department of State Health Services, for the years 1903–1982. Some related documents—such as reports of death, amendments to certificate of death, disinterment permits, and notices of removal—are in"; cited as "Texas, Death Certificates., Patricia Alice Mattern, Date of Death: 13 Dec 1954, St. Joseph Hospital, Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA, Birth Date: 11 Dec 1954, Bryan, Texas, Father: T J Mattern (born New York, N.Y., Mother: Marjorie Whittlezy (sic) (born Center, Texas), Informant: T. J. Mattern.
- [S15176] Mattern Infant Dies Here Today, Bryan-College Station Eagle, Bryan, Texas, 13 Dec 1954, Page 5, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Patricia Mattern. Hereinafter cited as Bryan-College Station Eagle.