Carbon-Salt Lake County UT Archives Biographies.....Whalan, John E. 1880 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

JOHN E. WHALAN.

   John E. Whalan, roundhouse foreman at Scofield and identified with other
business interests there, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, March 3, 1880, a
son of Ed and Mary (Hair) Whalan, who were also natives of Kentucky. The father
was a railroad man and removed to Schell City, Vernon county, Missouri, where
his remaining days were passed. The mother is still a resident of that state.
Their children were John E., Tim, Anna, Lizzie, Ella and Mamie.

    John E. Whalan acquired a common school education in Missouri and there took
up the occupation of farming, which he followed in the middle west until 1898,
when he came to Utah, settling first in Salt Lake City. He secured a position
with the Denver & Rio Grande as fireman and after four years was promoted to
engineer in 1902. He was sent to Scofield, where now on account of the condition
of his eyes he is filling the position of foreman in the roundhouse. He has
become the owner of city property here and is at present erecting a business
block to cost between ten and twelve thousand dollars. This is an excellent
investment, as renting property pays well in Scofield.

    On the 12th of December, 1907, Mr. Whalan was married to Miss Lizzie
Donaldson, who was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Walter and Sarah (Miller)
Donaldson. She came to Utah with her parents, who settled at Richfield in
January, 1892, the parents removing to this state as Mormon converts. Her father
is a mason by trade and is an active worker in the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. He removed to Pleasant Valley in 1898 and is now living in
Ogden. To him and his wife have been born nine children who are yet living. Mr.
and Mrs. Whalan are the parents of three children: John Edward, Jr., whose birth
occurred July 2, 1910; Lavada, born September 20, 1915; and Nora Vivian, whose
natal day was October 26, 1918. All were born in Scofield.

    In his political views Mr. Whalan is a republican and for the past eight
years he has served as a member of the town council of Scofield, taking a keen,
earnest and effective interest in public affairs, his labors in behalf of
general progress and improvement being far-reaching and resultant.


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UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD
HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL

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VOLUME IV
CHICAGO-SALT LAKE: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1920


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