Eugene Johnston Whipple
EUGENE JOHNSTON WHIPPLE, son of ELEANORE MUSGRAVE ERVINE and DAVID JOHNSTON WHIPPLE, was born October 4, 1901 in Brownsburg, Rockbridge, Virginia,5335, 456 and died July 2, 1930 in Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia.5335 He is buried in New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia.456
Obituaries
Roanoke Times, July 4, 193010555
BEDFORD MAN KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Bedford, July 3 (Special).—Eugene Whipple, of Bedford, was killed in an automobile accident near Farmville tonight, according to a message received here late this evening. Whipple, accompanied by McHenry Nance and Charles Whipple, Jr., left here this evening for Virginia Beach to spend the week-end.
Details of the accident were not available but it was reported several cars ran together on a bridge. Nance is reported to have suffered a broken arm.
Whipple, who was about 30, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. David Whipple, of Brownsburg. He had been here about a year and was employed by the Bedford Motor Company. He was a nephew of Charles R. Whipple, of Bedford.
The collision, said to be an almost head-on smashup, occurred when an automobile driven by Hugh Long, who was slightly injured, en route to Lynchburg, came down the approach to the bridge meeting the Whipple machine, a heavy sedan, as it was about to enter. The impact swerved the latter car, and it continued its course to a point about the middle of the bridge where it crashed through the guard railing, and tumbled into the river about 30 feet below.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 191010552 | Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia |
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| January 22, 192010563 | Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia |
