Second Generation


6. Joseph E. Whelan was born in October 1861 in Waukegan, Lake County, IL.8,9 He died on 10 August 1913. He was buried at Hollywood Park Cemetery in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, CA. Joseph moved with his family to western Illinois. When grown, he went to Red Oak, Iowa where he met Minnie. Joseph served as Clerk of the Courts from January, 1867, to October, 1888, at Red Oak, Iowa. At the time of the death of his sister, Anna (1899), Joseph was listed as living in Des Moines, Iowa. (Joseph E. Whelan - Dept. clerk Supreme Court, res. 1342 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa.)

Joseph E. Whelan and Minnie Brooks were married on 23 April 1884. Minnie Brooks was born on 31 August 1865 in Illinois. She died on 13 March 1956 in Los Angeles County, CA.10 She was buried at Hollywood Park Cemetery in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, CA.

Joseph E. Whelan and Minnie Brooks had the following children:

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Blanche Whelan.