Sharon, I don't have any info on your Marietta or Austin Whaley. I am sending this message to the Whaley Search Party. Perhaps one of them may recognize your Marietta or Austin. Are you familiar with the Whaley Search Party. We are a loose-knit group of about 300 individuals researching variations of the Whaley surname. We use a mail listserver at Rootsweb.com to communicate. Our level of expertise varies greatly but everyone is welcome. If you wish, I will add your name to the list. George Whaley WSP Listowner sharon sterle [email protected] wrote: > My name is Sharon Sterle. I live in northern Mn. My maiden name was > Sampson. There are no living survivors to aid in my search > The following information I know to be factual. > My gggrandmother was Marietta Whaley, married to gggrandfather Albert > Sampson. > Marietta was born October 18, 1864 in Winfield, N.Y., Herkimer County, N.Y. > Her father was Austin Whaley. Her mother was indicated as Sara. That was > "X" out and changed to Esther. At some point she met my gggrandfther, > Albert Sampson. On January 26, 1888, there is a birth certificate for my > grandfather, Claude C. Sampson, taking place in Limestone, N.Y. At some > point Marietta and son, Claude, moved to Duluth, Mn. and then relocated to > Hibbing, Mn., which is the area of my residence. Marietta and Claude and > died and are buried in Hibbing. Marietta died Dec. 24, 1943, and Claude > died Dec. 29, 1950. > I have no information with regard to gggrandfather Albert Sampson other > than he is listed on the birth certificate of Claude, his son, and a copy > of Marietta's obit stating she was widowed at the time of death in 1943. > As a matter of fact, on the 1920 census she is listed as being widowed. > GGgrandfather Albert is a total mystery, as well as the Whaley descendants. > > I was born in 1945 and vaguely remember Grandfather Claude. > I sincerely appreciate any direction you may suggest. Thank you. >