Grace Agnes Barry1

F, (14 May 1924 - 27 January 2021)
Father-Biological*Leo Thomas Barry2 b. 1886, d. 1977
Mother-Biological*Florence Catherine O'Brien2 b. 1895, d. 1992
Last Edited=20 Feb 2026
Grace Agnes (Barry) Whelpley
     Grace Agnes Barry was born on 14 May 1924 at Fitchburg, Dane County, Wisconsin.3,2 She was the daughter of Leo Thomas Barry and Florence Catherine O'Brien.2 Grace Agnes Barry appeared on the US Census of 1940 living in Fitchburg, Dane County, Wisconsin,in the household of her parents, Leo Thomas and Florence Catherine Barry.4

Grace Agnes Barry, age 19, married Herman Edward Whelpley, age 22 , son of Edward Horace Whelpley and Grace Evelen Seymour, on 8 March 1944 at the Holy Mother of Consolation Church, Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin.

Children:
1. Berry Whelpley
2. Robin Whelpley
3. Douglas Paul Whelpley (1948–2015.)1,5


Grace, age 25 years, and Herman Whelpley, age 28 years, appeared on the US Census of 1950 at Billerica, Massachusetts.6 Grace Agnes Barry died on 27 January 2021 at age 96.3,2 Grace was buried on 14 May 2021 at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado.7

Full review completed: 12 October 2024.

Citations

  1. Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, 5 March 1944.
  2. Ancestry.com. Ancestry Member Trees - Use with Caution. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.
  3. Gravestone Inscription.
  4. Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
  5. Boston Globe, "WHELPLEY In Brighton" Boston, 8 March 1964.
  6. Census Bureau. 1950 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2022.
  7. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/