Charles M. Whelan was born on 1 June 1878 in Illinois. He died on 16 February 1938. He was buried at St. Mary Cemetery in Monmouth, Warren County, IL. Parents: John Sylvester Whelan and Catherine Mason.

Spouse: Margaret McLaughlin. Margaret McLaughlin and Charles M. Whelan were married on 11 February 1908. Children were: Mary Bertha "Bertha" Whelan, Catherine Margaret "Margaret" Whelan.

Living (private). Parents: Walter William Whelan Jr. and Living.

Clyde Joseph Whelan was born on 6 September 1880 in Warren County, IL. He died on 16 July 1956. He was buried at Hemingford Cemetery in Hemingford, Box Butte County, NE. Parents: James F. Whelan and Martha E. Roberts.

Spouse: Margaret A. Hollinrake. Margaret A. Hollinrake and Clyde Joseph Whelan were married in 1904. Children were: Loyola Marie Whelan, Howard Ambrose Whelan.

Living (private). Parents: Robert Henry "Bob" Whelan and Living.

Living (private). Parents: Walter William Whelan and Henrietta Marie McMillian.

Spouse: Sue Robinson. Children were: Living, Living.

Living (private). Parents: Howard Ambrose Whelan and Erma Winifred Estes.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.

Living (private). Parents: Thomas Edward Whelan and Helen Ryan.

Living (private). Parents: Living and Sue Robinson.

Edgar J. Whelan was born on 15 March 1885 in Illinois. He died in a farm accident - kicked by a horse (age 6) on 21 August 1891 in Warren County, IL. He was buried at St. Mary Cemetery in Monmouth, Warren County, IL. Parents: John Sylvester Whelan and Catherine Mason.

Emily Cecelia Whelan was born on 28 October 1848 in Brooklyn, NY. She died on 31 January 1912. She was buried at Belmont Cemetery in Henderson County, IL. Bald Bluff Township She came to Waukegan, Illinois with her parents and brothers where they lived a few years, then moved to western Illinois. Her husband, Nathan, was a farmer, having land in the Belmont neighborhood in both Warren and Henderson Counties. Today some of his descendents still own and farm their land. He had been a Civil War soldier from February 28, 1862 to April 13, 1866.

Nathan and Emily had a total of 10 children. Two died in infancy. The other eight are listed here. Parents: James Whelan and Margaret Moore.

Spouse: Nathan Cornelius Ranney. Emily Cecelia Whelan and Nathan Cornelius Ranney were married on 7 April 1869 in Warren County, IL.³³⁸ Children were: Mary Ann Arminda "Mame" Ranney, William Cornelius Ranney, James Royal Ranney, Joseph Jeremiah Ranney, Margaret Myrtle Ranney, Lottie Emily Ranney, Matilda Gertrude "Tillie" Ranney, Maude Esteline Ranney.

Living (private). Parents: Living and Sue Robinson.

Frances Lorene Whelan was born on 21 July 1918 in Denver, Denver County, CO. She died on 22 August 2001 in Thornton, Adams County, CO. She was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, CO. Parents: Frank C. Whelan and Martha Smith Powell.

Spouse: Robert Henry Griffith. Frances Lorene Whelan and Robert Henry Griffith were married on 7 January 1942 in Denver, Denver County, CO. Children were: Living.

Frances Marguerite Whelan was born on 14 February 1896 in Illinois. She died on 7 July 1998 in Cavalier, Pembina County, ND. Frances met Hector, an ex-marine, while she was teaching school in North Dakota. Hector was an optomitrist and practiced this profession until he died. After his death, Frances went to California to study and then returned to Cavalier, North Dakota where she had her own optometric practice. She retired and lived in Cavalier, North Dakota until she died. Parents: John Sylvester Whelan and Catherine Mason.

Spouse: Louis Hector Branchaud. Frances Marguerite Whelan and Louis Hector Branchaud were married on 10 June 1920 in North Dakota. Children were: John Hector "Jack" Branchaud, Patricia Branchaud, Mary Beverly "Beverly" Branchaud, Catherine Ann Branchaud, Living, Living, James Christopher Branchaud.

Frank C. Whelan was born on 13 June 1891 in Hemingford, Box Butte County, NE. He died on 17 August 1960 in Denver, Denver County, CO. He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, CO. Frank owned and operated the Frank C. Whelan Heating Company. Parents: William Henry Whelan and Rose E. McGovern.

Spouse: Martha Smith Powell. Martha Smith Powell and Frank C. Whelan were married on 1 June 1916 in Denver, Denver County, CO. Children were: Virginia Whelan, Frances Lorene Whelan, John Powell Whelan Sr., Robert Henry "Bob" Whelan, Living, Living, Living.

Living (private). Parents: Robert Henry "Bob" Whelan and Living.

Living (private). Parents: Howard Ambrose Whelan and Erma Winifred Estes.

Spouse: Raymond Lynn Brockel. Children were: Living, Living.

Howard Ambrose Whelan was born on 26 August 1913. He died on 29 May 1964. He was buried at Hemingford Cemetery in Hemingford, Box Butte County, NE. Parents: Clyde Joseph Whelan and Margaret A. Hollinrake.

Spouse: Erma Winifred Estes. Erma Winifred Estes and Howard Ambrose Whelan were married. Children were: Living, Living, Living, Living, Living.

Irene M. Whelan was born on 28 July 1898 in Jefferson County, CO. Ralph and Irene were married on her birthday. There are CA Death Index and SSDI records (017-07-3582), but they are not conclusive: born: Massachusetts, birth day Aug 07, death Orange County, father's last name not specified. She died on 20 March 1998. Parents: William Henry Whelan and Rose E. McGovern.

Spouse: Ralph H. White. Irene M. Whelan and Ralph H. White were married on 28 July 1921 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. Children were: Phyllis Irene White, Patricia Louise White.

James Whelan was born about 1820 in County Waterford, Ireland. He died about 1861 in Illinois.

James was one of the people who came to the United States because of the potato famine. As a young man he came to the United States at the New York Port of Entry. There he met Margaret, also known as Marguerite O'Moore. Three children were born to them while they lived in New York; then the family moved west to Waukegan, Illinois. While living there, three more children were born. James decided to come to western Illinois, and loading their effects on a wagon drawn by an ox team started the long trip across the state. John and his older brother James walked almost the entire way. Arriving in Warren County the family settled on a farm north of Little York, Illinois, where Thomas was born. After James Whelan's death, Margaret married James Hollinrake. They were the parents of Joseph A., who died in infancy and George Hollinrake.

Starting with James and Margaret as the first generation, we number Margaret as No. 1 which makes it easier to include her second family in all the lists. James is treated as the spouse and then their first child is No. 2 and so on through all their direct descendants. Parents: Mr. Whelan.

Spouse: Margaret Moore. Margaret Moore and James Whelan were married about 1848. Children were: Emily Cecelia Whelan, James F. Whelan, John Sylvester Whelan, Anna Whelan, Joseph E. Whelan, William Henry Whelan, Thomas Albert Wheelan.

James F. Whelan was born on 22 October 1850 in New York City, Manhattan, NY.⁴⁷⁴ He died on 11 July 1929. He was buried at Hemingford Cemetery in Hemingford, Box Butte County, NE. James came to Waukegan, Illinois, with his family where they lived a few years, then moved to western Illinois. He and his brother John walked most of the way across Illinois. James went to college at Burlington, Iowa, and studied telegraphy, but his health failed and he had to give up that work. In 1887, James, wife Martha, and son Clyde homesteaded near Hemingford, Nebraska. The first year they lived in a cave, then they built a sod house. Parents: James Whelan and Margaret Moore.

Spouse: Martha E. Roberts. Martha E. Roberts and James F. Whelan were married on 3 November 1879 in Henderson County, IL.³⁶⁵ Children were: Clyde Joseph Whelan.

James H. Whelan was born on 26 January 1895 in Hemingford, Box Butte County, NE. He died on 14 June 1920. He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, CO. James and Thomas Edward were twins. Before he was one year old, his parents move to Bancroft, Iowa, and later to Denver, Colorado, where he grew up. James served his county as of member of the United States Armed Forces in France during World War I.
Parents: William Henry Whelan and Rose E. McGovern.

Living (private). Parents: Robert Henry "Bob" Whelan and Living.

Living (private). Parents: John Powell Whelan Sr. and Living.

Living (private). Parents: Walter William Whelan Jr. and Living.

John Powell Whelan Sr. was born on 22 October 1920 in Denver, Denver County, CO. He died on 3 June 1973. Parents: Frank C. Whelan and Martha Smith Powell.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living, Living, Living.

Living (private). Parents: John Powell Whelan Sr. and Living.

John Sylvester Whelan was born on 23 October 1852 in Brooklyn, NY. He died on 12 August 1921. He was buried at St. Mary Cemetery in Monmouth, Warren County, IL. John moved with his family to Waukegan, Illinois, when a lad. After a short residence there the family decided to move to western Illinois, settling on a farm north of Little York, Illinois. During this last move John and his brother James walked nearly the entire distance. After marrying Catherine Mason, he and his wife resided in Henderson County for four years then bought a farm of 160 acres in Hale Township, Warren County, known as the Old Junkin farm. Parents: James Whelan and Margaret Moore.

Spouse: Catherine Mason. Catherine Mason and John Sylvester Whelan were married on 1 February 1877 in Henderson County, IL. Children were: Charles M. Whelan, Mary Edna "Jean Marie" Whelan, Catherine "Kate" Whelan, Edgar J. Whelan, Joseph Henry "Harry" Whelan, Bertha Irene Whelan, Frances Marguerite Whelan.

Joseph E. Whelan was born in October 1861 in Waukegan, Lake County, IL.^475,476 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.) Parents: James Whelan and Margaret Moore.

Spouse: Minnie Brooks. Minnie Brooks and Joseph E. Whelan were married on 23 April 1884. Children were: Blanche Whelan.

Joseph Henry "Harry" Whelan was born on 29 November 1887 in Illinois. He died in 1931 in Tehama County, CA. He was buried at U.S. Military Cemetery in Sawtelle, Los Angeles County, CA. Harry was an a Barber. He had served a hitch in both the Navy and Army. He moved west to California. Parents: John Sylvester Whelan and Catherine Mason.

Spouse: Living.

Spouse: Marie Weitzel. Marie Weitzel and Joseph Henry "Harry" Whelan were married on 9 June 1926 in Monmouth, Warren County, IL.

Living (private). Parents: Walter William Whelan Jr. and Living.

Living (private). Parents: Walter William Whelan and Henrietta Marie McMillian.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living, Living, Living, Living.

Living (private). Parents: Howard Ambrose Whelan and Erma Winifred Estes.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living, Living.

Spouse: Living.

Living (private). Parents: Frank C. Whelan and Martha Smith Powell.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living, Living.

Loyola Marie Whelan was born on 25 March 1905. She died on 23 December 1953. She was buried at Hemingford Cemetery in Hemingford, Box Butte County, NE. Parents: Clyde Joseph Whelan and Margaret A. Hollinrake.

Spouse: Allen A. McKeag. Loyola Marie Whelan and Allen A. McKeag were married in 1927. Children were: Living, Dorothy McKeag, Living.

Living (private). Parents: Thomas Edward Whelan Jr. and Mary Helen Riley.

Living (private). Parents: Walter William Whelan and Henrietta Marie McMillian.

Spouse: Milton Joseph Albright. Children were: Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living.

Mary Bertha "Bertha" Whelan was born on 1 June 1909 in Illinois. She died in January 1992. Parents: Charles M. Whelan and Margaret McLaughlin.

Spouse: Keith C. "Bus" Thornton. Mary Bertha "Bertha" Whelan and Keith C. "Bus" Thornton were married on 30 September 1937.

Mary Edna "Jean Marie" Whelan was born on 2 June 1880 in Illinois. She died on 27 June 1960. She was buried at St. Mary Cemetery in Monmouth, Warren County, IL. No children. Parents: John Sylvester Whelan and Catherine Mason.

Spouse: John J. "Jack" Lally. Mary Edna "Jean Marie" Whelan and John J. "Jack" Lally were married in 1904.

Mary Grace "Grace" Whelan was born on 22 January 1890 in Hemingford, Box Butte County, NE. She died on 8 June 1972 in South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. She was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, CO. After their marriage James and Mary Grace moved to Chicago, Illinois. Their daughter was born there. James died and six months later their baby son was born, but he was to live less than two years. Parents: William Henry Whelan and Rose E. McGovern.

Spouse: James H. Early. Mary Grace "Grace" Whelan and James H. Early were married on 16 June 1914. Children were: Genevieve Rose Early, James Joseph Early.

Living (private). Parents: Howard Ambrose Whelan and Erma Winifred Estes.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living.

Mary Lou Whelan was born on 27 September 1926 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. She died on 7 October 1998. Parents: Walter William Whelan and Henrietta Marie McMillian.

Spouse: Earl M. Sheldon Jr.. Mary Lou Whelan and Earl M. Sheldon Jr. were married. Children were: Living, Living, Living.

Living (private). Parents: John Powell Whelan Sr. and Living.

Michael Thomas Whelan was born on 18 June 1952 in Denver, Denver County, CO. He died on 2 March 1959 in Denver, Denver County, CO. Parents: Thomas Edward Whelan Jr. and Mary Helen Riley.

Mr. Whelan was born in Ireland. He died in Ireland.

Children were: James Whelan, Thomas F. Wheelan.

Living (private). Parents: Robert Henry "Bob" Whelan and Living.

Living (private). Parents: Frank C. Whelan and Martha Smith Powell.

Living (private). Parents: John Powell Whelan Sr. and Living.

Living (private). Parents: Frank C. Whelan and Martha Smith Powell.

Spouse: Jack T. Pottle. Children were: Living, Living, Living.

Robert Henry "Bob" Whelan was born on 12 December 1921 in Denver, Denver County, CO. He died on 8 January 2007 in Aurora, Arapahoe County, CO. Parents: Frank C. Whelan and Martha Smith Powell.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living, Living, Living, Living.