George William Whenal Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Patricia Cooper - pcooper@peaknet.net

Surname: WHENAL
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 1194

  GEORGE WILLIAM WHENAL,* owner and proprietor of a farm of
eighty acres, situated on Maple Avenue in the town of Greenland, 
Rockingham County, N. H., was born in Scotland, March 5, 1865, a son of 
William and Agnes (Dickey) Whenal. The father, William Whenal, was also 
born in Scotland and was a farmer by occupation. By his first wife 
Agnes, the 

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mother of our subject, he had two children-Sarah and George W. He mar-
ried secondly Jane Brown, a native of Scotland, and of this marriage 
there were seven children born, namely: Robert; Agnes, wife of George 
Durbin ; Sarah, wife of Frank Cochran ; Lydia, wife of Howard Lane; 
Lewis, Thomas and John. Mr. Whenal's first wife was a native of New 
York City. George W. Whenal was about six years old when he came to the 
United States. He acquired his education in the common schools and has 
since been engaged chiefly in farming, meeting with good success, He is 
an industrious enterprising citizen and has served the town as road 
agent.    Mr. Whenal was married, May 24, 1887, to Grace M. Stewart, 
who was born in Haverhill, Mass., a daughter of Charles H. and Adeline 
(Marden) Stewart. Her father, who was engaged in the leather business 
in Haverhill, is now retired. He was twice married, Mrs. Whenal being 
the only child by the first union. Her mother, who was a native of 
Greenland, N. H., died in 1909. Mr. and Mrs. Whenal are the parents of 
two children, namely: Flossie, who is the wife of Herbert Dame, station 
agent at Dover Point, and has one child, Herbert, Jr., and Ruth, who 
resides at home with her parents. The family attend the Methodist 
church. Mr. Whenal is a republican in politics.

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