Andrea Grace Travis

F, (20 April 1929 - 14 September 1987)
Father-Biological*Andrew Alphonse Travis b. 22 Nov 1891, d. 1 Oct 1955
Mother-Biological*Mary Josephine Burke b. Dec 1897, d. 5 Sep 1949
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Whelpley Line
Last Edited=28 May 2023
     Andrea Grace Travis was born on 20 April 1929 at Newark, New Jersey.1,2,3,4,5 She was the daughter of Andrew Alphonse Travis and Mary Josephine Burke. Andrea Grace Travisappeared on the US Census of 1930 in the household of Andrew Alphonse Travis and Mary Josephine Burke at 63 Wisner Avenue, Middletown, Orange County, New York.6 Andrea Grace Travisappeared on the US Census of 1940 in the household of Andrew Alphonse Travis and Mary Josephine Burke at N Russell Street, Boston, Massachusetts.7 Andrea graduated from she graduated from the Girls High School, Boston, Massachusetts. circa 1947, at Boston, Massachusetts.1

Andrea Grace Travis, age 20, married Richard William Whelpley, age 17 , son of Edward Horace Whelpley and Grace Evelen Seymour, on 13 August 1949 at Boston, Massachusetts.2,8,9 Andrea and Richardmoved to Athol, Massachusetts, in 1956.9 Andrea and Richard lived in 1960 at Athol, Massachusetts, according to the 1960 Athol, Massachusetts, City Directory. Richard is listed as a mechanic.10 Andrea graduated from She graduated from Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts with an AA about 1980 circa 1980, at Gardner, Massachusetts.1 Andrea graduated from She graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a BA in Human Services about 1984. circa 1984, at Amherst, Massachusetts.1 She was a member of the board of directors of the Human Resource Center for Rural Communities in Athol, Massachusetts about 1986.1 She was retired in 1986 at Athol, Massachusetts; In 1986, she retired from L.S. Starrett Company, Athol, Massachusetts in 1986 after 20 years of employment.5 She died on 14 September 1987 at age 58. Andrea's obituary of 17 September 1987, reads:

Andrea Whelpley
Was personnel director; at 58


A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in St. John's Episcopal Church, Athol, for Andrea G. (Travis) Whelpley of Athol.

Mrs. Whelpley, retired assistant personnel director for L.S. Starrett Co. in Athol, died Monday inrFranklin Medical Center in Greenfield after a long illness. She was 58.

Born in Newark, N.J., Mrs. Whelpley was a graduate of the former Girls' High School in Boston, and attended the Shepard-Gill School of Nursing in Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport

She was a graduate of Mt. Wa-chusett Community College, Gardner, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Mrs. Whelpley worked for Starrett Co. for 20 years before retiring in 1986. She was a member of the board of directors of the Human Resource Center for Rural Communities. Athol, and was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church.

She lived in Athol for the past 30 years after moving from Boston

Mrs. Whelpley leaves her husband, Richard W; three sons, David of Athol, Thomas of Hobbs, N.M.. and Christopher Whelpley of Palm Bay. Fla; a daughter, Elizabeth Ringus of Moosup, Conn; two brothers, Thomas Travis of Greenfield and Robert Travis of Boston; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.1

Child of Andrea Grace Travis and Richard William Whelpley

Citations

  1. Athol Daily News, "Andrea Whelpley Was personnel director; at 58" Athol, Massachusetts, 15 September 1987.
  2. MacIntyre, J. Duncan. Descendants of Esther Matthews. Indian Harbour Beach, Florida: manuscript, 11 February 1994.
  3. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (SSDI). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  4. Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2005.
  5. Social Security Administration. U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
  6. Census Bureau. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002.
  7. Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
  8. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  9. Athol Daily News, "Richard W. Whelpley, 80" Athol, Massachusetts, 23 August 2012.
  10. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.