WHITTLESEY, William Wallace
Husband of Jerusha Rebecca nee LOCKWOOD – m. 5 Apr 1843 in Trumbull (now Mahoning) Co. OH
Son of Elisha and Polly Mygatt Whittlesey
B. 10 Apr 1820 in Canfield, Trumbull (now Mahoning) Co. OH
D. 5 July 1895 in Washington D.C., District of Columbia at 75y 2m 25d
Burial – 8 July 1895 in Canfield Village Cemetery, Section C Row 03, Canfield, Mahoning Co. OH

Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 12 July 1895
"W. W. Whittlesey died at his home, in Washington, D. C., early last Friday morning. His death was sudden although not wholly unexpected. During the past two years he was several times stricken with paralysis and had become very feeble. The deceased was born in Canfield in 1820, and was the last of the sons of Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, who represented this district in congress in the days of Clay, Webster and Calhoun, and was afterwards Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury. Mr. Whittlesey read law and soon after attaining his majority was admitted to the bar. Shortly after the organization of this county he was appointed clerk of courts and faithfully discharged the duties of that office for eleven years. When Canfield Lodge IOOF, was organized in 1850 he identified himself with it and was the last of the little band of charter members. Thirty years ago he went to Washington to accept a clerkship in the government pension office where he remained until the time of his death. Mr. Whittlesey was a noble, pure-minded man, universally esteemed. A widow and four children survive him – Mrs. Fred Collins, of St. Joe, William of Dayton, Clayton and Miss Lucy of Washington. The remains were brought here Monday for burial. Funeral services at the Congregational church conducted by Rev. Wm. Dickson were largely attended. The remains were escorted to the cemetery by fifty Odd Fellows, who conducted the beautiful and impressive services at the grave."

Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 26 July 1895 – In Memoriam
"At a regular meeting of Canfield Lodge No. 155, IOOF, held July 17th, 1895, the members of the Lodge adopted the following expressions of sentiment as a token of their high appreciation of the merits and character of their late fellow member, Past Grand Master William W. Whittlesey, who died in Washington City, D. C. on the 5th inst.
Bro. Whittlesey was born in Canfield something more than 75 years ago, and was at the time of his death the only surviving son of our late distinguished fellow citizen, the Hon. Elisha Whittlesey. He was initiated into the Order by Mahoning Lodge, No. 29, located in Warren, Ohio, Sept. 1st. 1845.
On May 1st, 1850, Bro. Whittlesey, N. J. Estep, Esq., Dr. Walter Prentice, Col. James Powers and John G. Kyle, having obtained a charter founded Canfield Lodge. It will be noted that Bro. Whittlesey is the last, and has been for many years, the only remaining charter member of Canfield Lodge, and his death forever sunders the last link that connects our history with its birth, which took place more than 45 years ago. For our present strength and usefulness, we owe much to the faithful labors of these pioneer fathers.
On the late afternoon of the 8th inst., a portion of our membership assisted in burying our esteemed Brother in the shade of our leafy cemetery, where he desired to sleep near the remains of his honored ancestors, his near of kin, his old friends and neighbors.
As a Lodge, it is indeed rare for us to be called upon to express our admiration of the worth of a deceased brother better entitled to our commendation than Brother Whittlesey. Nearly all of his mature life was spent in the public services, being repeatedly elected by his fellow citizens clerk of the various courts of Mahoning county. After serving the county in this capacity for some 11 years to the satisfaction of all, he entered the service of one of the government departments in Washington City, where he held his position uninterruptedly for the last 25 or 30 years. The duties of every official position held by him, were discharged with the utmost fidelity. In all his business transactions, whether public or private not a single stain or even suspicious has marred his name as a public officer or private citizen.
As an Odd Fellow, he exemplified fully in his life and character the principles and teachings of the Order. As a private citizen, he was kind and considerate to all – to the poor and humble as much as to the possessor of wealth and social distinction, clean in person, conduct and conversation, it may be safely said of him he was a model gentleman.
In common with his bereaved companion and children, we grieve that so good a husband, father, Odd Fellow, friend and neighbor, has forever disappeared from our mortal vision; yet we can mutually rejoice that he lived beyond the usual period allotted to human existence – that having filled up a well rounded life of usefulness, he has passed onto where no one returns. ‘Being dead, he yet speaketh.'
Com. – J. Truesdale – A. D. Wood – P. Fullwiler"

Note: William W. and Jerusha had five children. She moved to St. Joseph, Michigan after his death.

WHITTLESEY, William Wallace
Husband of Jerusha Rebecca nee LOCKWOOD – m. 5 Apr 1843 in Trumbull (now Mahoning) Co. OH
Son of Elisha and Polly Mygatt Whittlesey
B. 10 Apr 1820 in Canfield, Trumbull (now Mahoning) Co. OH
D. 5 July 1895 in Washington D.C., District of Columbia at 75y 2m 25d
Burial – 8 July 1895 in Canfield Village Cemetery, Section C Row 03, Canfield, Mahoning Co. OH

Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 12 July 1895
"W. W. Whittlesey died at his home, in Washington, D. C., early last Friday morning. His death was sudden although not wholly unexpected. During the past two years he was several times stricken with paralysis and had become very feeble. The deceased was born in Canfield in 1820, and was the last of the sons of Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, who represented this district in congress in the days of Clay, Webster and Calhoun, and was afterwards Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury. Mr. Whittlesey read law and soon after attaining his majority was admitted to the bar. Shortly after the organization of this county he was appointed clerk of courts and faithfully discharged the duties of that office for eleven years. When Canfield Lodge IOOF, was organized in 1850 he identified himself with it and was the last of the little band of charter members. Thirty years ago he went to Washington to accept a clerkship in the government pension office where he remained until the time of his death. Mr. Whittlesey was a noble, pure-minded man, universally esteemed. A widow and four children survive him – Mrs. Fred Collins, of St. Joe, William of Dayton, Clayton and Miss Lucy of Washington. The remains were brought here Monday for burial. Funeral services at the Congregational church conducted by Rev. Wm. Dickson were largely attended. The remains were escorted to the cemetery by fifty Odd Fellows, who conducted the beautiful and impressive services at the grave."

Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 26 July 1895 – In Memoriam
"At a regular meeting of Canfield Lodge No. 155, IOOF, held July 17th, 1895, the members of the Lodge adopted the following expressions of sentiment as a token of their high appreciation of the merits and character of their late fellow member, Past Grand Master William W. Whittlesey, who died in Washington City, D. C. on the 5th inst.
Bro. Whittlesey was born in Canfield something more than 75 years ago, and was at the time of his death the only surviving son of our late distinguished fellow citizen, the Hon. Elisha Whittlesey. He was initiated into the Order by Mahoning Lodge, No. 29, located in Warren, Ohio, Sept. 1st. 1845.
On May 1st, 1850, Bro. Whittlesey, N. J. Estep, Esq., Dr. Walter Prentice, Col. James Powers and John G. Kyle, having obtained a charter founded Canfield Lodge. It will be noted that Bro. Whittlesey is the last, and has been for many years, the only remaining charter member of Canfield Lodge, and his death forever sunders the last link that connects our history with its birth, which took place more than 45 years ago. For our present strength and usefulness, we owe much to the faithful labors of these pioneer fathers.
On the late afternoon of the 8th inst., a portion of our membership assisted in burying our esteemed Brother in the shade of our leafy cemetery, where he desired to sleep near the remains of his honored ancestors, his near of kin, his old friends and neighbors.
As a Lodge, it is indeed rare for us to be called upon to express our admiration of the worth of a deceased brother better entitled to our commendation than Brother Whittlesey. Nearly all of his mature life was spent in the public services, being repeatedly elected by his fellow citizens clerk of the various courts of Mahoning county. After serving the county in this capacity for some 11 years to the satisfaction of all, he entered the service of one of the government departments in Washington City, where he held his position uninterruptedly for the last 25 or 30 years. The duties of every official position held by him, were discharged with the utmost fidelity. In all his business transactions, whether public or private not a single stain or even suspicious has marred his name as a public officer or private citizen.
As an Odd Fellow, he exemplified fully in his life and character the principles and teachings of the Order. As a private citizen, he was kind and considerate to all – to the poor and humble as much as to the possessor of wealth and social distinction, clean in person, conduct and conversation, it may be safely said of him he was a model gentleman.
In common with his bereaved companion and children, we grieve that so good a husband, father, Odd Fellow, friend and neighbor, has forever disappeared from our mortal vision; yet we can mutually rejoice that he lived beyond the usual period allotted to human existence – that having filled up a well rounded life of usefulness, he has passed onto where no one returns. ‘Being dead, he yet speaketh.'
Com. – J. Truesdale – A. D. Wood – P. Fullwiler"

Note: William W. and Jerusha had five children. She moved to St. Joseph, Michigan after his death.