Walter Newman Haskell

1864 - 1952  (88 years)

• Name	Walter Newman Haskell  [1, 2]
  Birth	12 Apr 1864	Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Sep 1952	Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I2475	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Jacob Haskell,   b. 15 May 1820, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts d. 26 Jun 1868, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Carr,   b. 16 Feb 1825, New Hampshire d. 23 Mar 1892, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1847	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F2102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Carrie Theresa Kelsey,   b. 5 Aug 1867, Rock Falls, Whiteside, Illinois d. 27 Oct 1918, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1887	Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois   [1]
  Children	1. Mignon Josephine Haskell,   b. 11 Apr 1888, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois d. 31 May 1939, ..., Los Angeles, California (Age 51 years)   2. Walter Millard Haskell,   b. 1 Feb 1890, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois d. 27 Jun 1910, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois (Age 20 years)   3. Frank William Haskell,   b. 16 Sep 1891, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois d. 10 Jun 1984, Garden Grove, Orange, California (Age 92 years)   4. James Porter Haskell,   b. 25 Jan 1893, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois d. 29 May 1986, Heber Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F2108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth Vernon King,   b. 22 Sep 1891, Illinois d. 20 Jan 1970, Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	7 Jul 1919	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois   [2]
  Children	1. Gwendolyn Patricia Haskell,   b. 19 Sep 1922, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois d. 31 Aug 1987, Locust Grove, Orange, Virginia (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F2109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Per Lee Hall, Walter was a self-studied attorney (he passed the bar without attending law school). He was responsible for a number of patents and drew one character (a bear) for one of his tire companies. This is still used today although the tire company/logo was purchased (subsumed?) by another tire company. Walter was married to Carrie Kelsey and had four children with her. He subsequently married Ruth King who was the widow of Paul Haskell, Walter's nephew (both of their spouses died in 1918). Ruth had two small children (Isabel and Leland) when Walter married her. Walter and Ruth subsequently had a child together, Gwen. The family always was jokingly trying to determine the percentage of relationship between Gwen and her siblings, Isabel and Leland. Gwen mentioned meeting two of Walter's sons from his first marriage. She said they lived in California (note: the 1920 census said that Isabel and Leland were born in California - is this how Walter and Ruth met?). It was implied that the relationship between Gwen's family and Walter's first family was "distant." But given the different residence locations and the age difference, that was understandable.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27363] Genealogy of the descendants of William Haskell and Mary Tybott, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S22731] Descendants of Ruth V. King, wife of Walter Newman Haskell and Paul L. Haskell, (Family records and notes courtesy of Stephanie Wrightson). [S53681] Ancestor chart of Robert Vernon Haskell, (compiled by Robert V. Haskell for the Haskell Family Association). [S43702] Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.