James Rutledge Whipple

1921 - 1992  (70 years)

• Name	James Rutledge Whipple
  Birth	10 Dec 1921	New York City, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Dec 1992	Tucson, Pima, Arizona
  Burial	New Providence Presbyterian Church, Brownsburg, Rockbridge, Virginia
  Person ID	I106703	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Leonidus Rutledge "Leon" Whipple,   b. 19 Sep 1882, St. Louis, Missouri d. Aft 1942, poss, Manhattan, New York, New York (Age > 61 years)
  Mother	Margaret Hubbard,   b. Abt 1893, , , Michigan d. Aft 1920 (Age ~ 28 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1920
  Family ID	F41184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Duquette
  Marriage	17 Oct 1953	Little Church Around the Corner, New York City, New York, New York
  Children	1. Private
  Family ID	F43900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Dec 1921 - New York City, New York Marriage - 17 Oct 1953 - Little Church Around the Corner, New York City, New York, New York Death - 4 Dec 1992 - Tucson, Pima, Arizona Burial - - New Providence Presbyterian Church, Brownsburg, Rockbridge, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 4 Jan 2007. Cites Angela M. Ruley, Rockbridge County, Virginia Cemeteries : South River and Walkers Creek Districts (Rockbridge Baths, Virginia: Rockbridge Area Genealogical Society, c1999), p. 173, row 8: "James Rutledge Whipple 10 Dec. 1921 born New York City, died 4 Dec 1992 Tuscon, Pima, AZ" !SOURCE: Email from Katharine Whipple (email hidden) to Blaine Whipple, 4 Sep 2008: "James Rutledge Whipple (1921-1992) [was] automotive journalist (Popular Mechanics) and ad copywriter,( J. Walter Thompson Agency)." !SOURCE: Email from Blaine Whipple to Katharine Whipple, 5 Sep 2008. [James Rutledge Whipple] married Mrs. Barbara Duquette Buffington, widow of Lt. Ralph Buffington, Oct. 17, 1953 in the chapel of the Little Church Around the Corner in NYC. ... The ceremony, performed by the Rev. Dr. Randolph Ray, was followed by a reception in the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. Edward W. DeWilton of 430 E 57th St, with whom Barbara lived. ... [James] served in the Army in the Pacific theater during WWII and was an alumnus of Swarthmore College. He was a techincal editor for Fawcett Publications at the time of the wedding.