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Note: chool teacher, silo salesman and real estate agent during his lifetime. He attended Valparaiso University for two of four 12-week terms in 1906-07, according to the student register of that year. He was enrolled in the Civil Engineering course. Laiman(sic) C. Whitford is listed as his parent. "A unique university even at that time, Valparaiso was geared to provide a practical education in the
shortest possible time at the lowest possible cost. Classes were in
session year-round. Literacy and debating societies took place of
intercollegiate athletics and fraternal organizations. Depending on the
course of study, one could graduate in one or two years. If Manley
participated in boxing, it was intramural and off the record." Source:
Letter from Valparaiso University, University Archivist to Norman Whitford,
21 Feb 1997. Manley was an expert hunter and kept meat on the table during the depression by shooting small game. He also had an excellant melon patch with melons that he bred that the family was able to sell and trade for gas to be able to drive their car during the depression.
1920 Census Tamarac Twp, Marshall, MN ED 96 sheet 10B
Manley C Whitford, head, 33, b IL, father b IL, mother b Canada English,
farmer, general farming Ethel C, wife, 30, b OH, father b OH, mother b PA
Manley C, son, 5, b IL, able to read and write! but not attending school...
Charles W, son, 3 8/12, b MN
Manley moved his family to Minnesota about 1916 to try to improve his farming land but in 1920 and 1921 drought caused the family to have no crops at all and he lost the farm. He moved back to Illinois where he rented farm land.
1930 Census Clinton, DeKalb, IL ED 19-3 sheet 4B taken 22 Apr 2004
Enumerator L. E. Whitford [Lawrence Elmer Whitford] Manley Whitford, head, rents, farm, 44, married at 27, b. IL, father b. IL,
mother b. Canada English, farmer on a farm Ethel, wife, 42, married at 25, b. Ohio, father b. OH, mother b. PA
Manley Jr., son, 15, attending school, b. IL
Charles, son, 13, attending school, b IL
Philip, son, 10, attending school, b. IL
Norman, son, 7, attending school, b IL
Luman, son, 5, b. IL
Mary, daughter, 4, b. IL
1940 census Hinckley, DeKalb, IL, enumeration district 19-42, image 14
family 196, rents for $20 in Squaw Grove Manley C Whitford, head, 54, 3 yrs of college, b. Illinois, living outside of
town, in DeKalb Co, on a farm, worked 10 hours this week, operator,
farm machinery, worked 52 weeks, made $1200 last year Ethel C, wife, 50, 2 yrs of college, b. Ohio, housework
Charles W, son, 23, 4 yrs of college, b. Minnesota, worked 10 hours last
week, teacher, public school, worked 40 weeks last yr, made $700 last yr
Phillip B, son, 20 attending school, completed 2 yrs college, b. Minnesota,
worked 10 hours last week, lab assistant, public school, worked 45
weeks last yr, made $325 last yr Norman E, son, 17, attending school 3 yrs high school, b. Illinois, laborer
agricultural, worked 12 weeks last yr, made $65 last yr Luman K, son, 15, attending school, completed 8th grade, b. Illinois
Mary E, daughter, 13, attending school, completed 7th grade, b. Illinois
Note: Graduated Waterman High School on June 9, 1905. He worked as a farmer, s
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