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Christina <I>McMurphy</I> Whyte

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Christina McMurphy Whyte

Birth
Scotland
Death
11 Jul 1909 (aged 69)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Ivan, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Plot
Old Section, Concession 8, Lot 12
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Her surname at death was "Root"; however, her gravestone has "Whyte" (first husband's surname)

Husbands:
~ Peter Whyte (married in 1867)
~ Daniel Root (married 07 Nov 1878, Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada)

"Mrs. Christina Root, who passed away on Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.E. Ferris, Chicago, Ill., after an illness extending over six months, was a daughter of the late Dougald McMurphy, of Lobo. She was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, in October, 1839, coming to Lobo with her parents while still an infant. In 1867 she was married to the late Peter Whyte, of Lobo, who died in 1873. Some years later she married Daniel Root, of Strathroy. She is survived by her family of four children, Mrs. S.E. Ferris, of Chicago; Mrs. T.H. Norman, of Mishawaka, Ind., formerly of London; Dr. Peter D. Whyte, Hardwick, Minn., and Arthur N. Root, of Chicago; also three sisters, Mrs. N.A. Edwards and Mrs. James Campbell, West London; Mrs. A.L. Rowe, of Brandon, Manitoba, and one brother, Dougald McMurphy, of Buchanan, Sask. She was a member of the Strathroy Baptist Church, a devout Christian woman and a devoted mother. The funeral will be held from the residence of her sister, Mrs. James Campbell, 155 Wharncliffe Road, West London, at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 15, to Ivan Cemetery."

cause of death: cerebral apoplexy

(sources: Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927, with spelling "White"; Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994)
Her surname at death was "Root"; however, her gravestone has "Whyte" (first husband's surname)

Husbands:
~ Peter Whyte (married in 1867)
~ Daniel Root (married 07 Nov 1878, Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada)

"Mrs. Christina Root, who passed away on Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.E. Ferris, Chicago, Ill., after an illness extending over six months, was a daughter of the late Dougald McMurphy, of Lobo. She was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, in October, 1839, coming to Lobo with her parents while still an infant. In 1867 she was married to the late Peter Whyte, of Lobo, who died in 1873. Some years later she married Daniel Root, of Strathroy. She is survived by her family of four children, Mrs. S.E. Ferris, of Chicago; Mrs. T.H. Norman, of Mishawaka, Ind., formerly of London; Dr. Peter D. Whyte, Hardwick, Minn., and Arthur N. Root, of Chicago; also three sisters, Mrs. N.A. Edwards and Mrs. James Campbell, West London; Mrs. A.L. Rowe, of Brandon, Manitoba, and one brother, Dougald McMurphy, of Buchanan, Sask. She was a member of the Strathroy Baptist Church, a devout Christian woman and a devoted mother. The funeral will be held from the residence of her sister, Mrs. James Campbell, 155 Wharncliffe Road, West London, at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 15, to Ivan Cemetery."

cause of death: cerebral apoplexy

(sources: Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927, with spelling "White"; Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994)

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  • Created by: Allison
  • Added: Jun 18, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92143196/christina-whyte: accessed ), memorial page for Christina McMurphy Whyte (Oct 1839–11 Jul 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92143196, citing Ivan Cemetery, Ivan, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Allison (contributor 47066078).