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Alton Russell Whitford |
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Born: 16 Jan 1893 Born: Harborcreek Twp. Erie Co. PA Died: Nov 1974 Loc: Erie, Erie Co. PA Bur: North East Cemetery, North East, Erie Co. PA Gravestone Photo Occupation: Car Mechanic |
Father: LaFayette Whitford |
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Married: 28 Nov 1914 at Westfield, |
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| Children: Dorothy A. | |
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World War I Draft Registration Card: Name: Alton Russell Whitford City: Harborcreek, Erie Co. PA County: Erie State: Pennsylvania Birthplace: Pennsylvania Birth Date: 16 Jan 1893 |
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1900 Census: Harborcreek, Erie Co. PA 1910 Census: Harborcreek, Erie Co. PA 1920 Census: North East, Erie Co. PA 1930 Census: Millcreek, Erie Co. PA |
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| Obituary: Alton R. Whitford, 81, of 2306 Wagner Ave., died Saturday evening at Hamot Medical Center. He was born in Harborcreek Township, January 16, 1893, the son of the late Lafayette and Philena Palmer Whitford. He lived in Harborcreek and moved to North East in 1918. He had lived in Erie since 1928. He was employed at the International Harvester Co. for 30 years prior to his retirement in 1958. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Mose Whitford and is survived by a daughter, Mrs. James (Dorothy) Steinhoff, with whom he resided, a grandson, David J. Steinhoff, State College; three sisters, Miss. Anna Whitford, Westfield, N. Y., Mrs. Laura Kaness, Harborcreek, and Mrs. Ralph (Mabel) Dougan, North East; two brothers, Alfred Whitford, North East, and Clyde Whitford, Harborcreek Twp., and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Dusckas – Bailey Funeral Home, 2607 Buffalo Rd. Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 tp 9 p.m., where services will be conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. by Rev. Ralph Storm, Interment will be in North East Cemetery. | |