Neva Whistler

Neva Whistler¹

• Father*: George William Whistler¹ b. 9 Jul 1822, d. 24 Dec 1869
• Mother*: Julia DeKay Winans¹ b. 24 Oct 1825, d. 26 Sep 1875

• Charts: Descendant Chart for Ross Winans (#1), Descendant Chart for Ross Winans (#2)

• Married Name: Her married name was Winans.¹
• Birth*: Neva Whistler was born on 5 April 1860 at St. Petersburg, Russia.^1,2,3,4,5
• She was the daughter of George William Whistler and Julia DeKay Winans.¹
• (Witness) Immigration: Neva Whistler witnessed the immigration of Julia DeKay Winans on 13 August 1872 at New York, New York, NY, US; aboard the Scotia from Liverpool
  Whistler, Julia 42 US
       Thomas D. 15 US
       Julia D. 7 US
       Ross W. 14 US
       Neva 12 US
       Joseph S. 6 US.⁶
• (Witness) Emigration: Neva Whistler witnessed the emigration of Ross Revillon Winans and Celeste Marguerite Winans before 20 July 1878; to England with the intention of living there permanently. They left with their Whistler nieces [sic] after closing their Newport villa.
  (ed - The Misses Whistler were their first cousins not their nieces.).⁷
• Marriage*: Neva Whistler married Ross Revillon Winans, son of Thomas DeKay Winans and Celeste Louise Revillon, on 20 May 1879 at All Saints' Church, Princesgate, London, England; in a simple ceremony perhaps out of respect for his father's recent passing. He was said to have returned to Baltimore in May to make arrangements for his marriage.^1,3,8,4
• Census: Neva Whistler and Ross Revillon Winans appeared on the census of 1880 at 30 Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD, US, ;
  Winans, Ross 33 capitalist Russia/NJ/France
       Neva 20 wife Russia/PA/PA
       Celeste 25 sister MD/NJ/France
  2 female servants and the family of John O'Neil servant.³
• Immigration: Neva Whistler and Ross Revillon Winans immigrated on 9 August 1881 to New York, New York, NY, US; aboard the Gallia from Liverpool, England via Queenstown, Ireland,
  Ross Winans 31, gentleman, Russia, US
       Catherine Winans 21, wife, Russia, US
       Neva Winans 6 months, France, US
       Clara M. Winans 26, US, US
  Jane D. Whistler 26, US, US
  We know he is married to Neva - why is she named Catherine? Clara seems to match Celeste, and Jane may be cousin Julia with who should be 16.²
• Emigration*: Neva Whistler and Ross Revillon Winans emigrated on 14 June 1883 from Liverpool, England; aboard the Servia of the Cunard Line along with the Vanderbilts.⁹
• Immigration*: Neva Whistler and Ross Revillon Winans immigrated on 21 April 1884 to New York, New York, NY, US; aboard the Aurania from Liverpool
  Winans, Ross R. 33 Russia, US
       Winans, Mrs. R. R. 24 Russia, US.¹⁰
• Note*: Neva Whistler hosted a reception at her home before 4 January 1891 at 1217 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD, US.¹¹
• Immigration: She and Ross Revillon Winans immigrated on 6 August 1892 to New York, New York, NY, US; aboard the Umbria from Liverpool, England
  Ross R. Winans 42, gentleman, US
       Beatrice Winans 32, wife, US
       Beatrice Winans 8, child, US
       Thomas G. Winans 6, child, US
       Ross W. Winans 3, child, US
  We know he is married to Neva - why is she named Beatrice?¹²
• Census: Neva Whistler and Ross Revillon Winans appeared on the census of 1900 at Ocean Avenue, Newport, Newport, RI, US, ;
  Winans, Ross A. Jan 1850 50 m20 MD/NJ/France capitalist
       Neva Mar 1860 40 m20 4/3 Russia/NJ/NJ
       Beatrice Apr 1884 16 MD
       Thomas G. Sept 1886 13 France
       Ross R. Jr. Oct 1888 11 MD
  living with 20 servants.¹³
• Death*: Neva Whistler died on 29 April 1907 at Paris, France, at age 47 of cerebro-spinal meningitis. She died April 30 according to the Baltimore News at MdHS.^1,4,14
• Burial*: She was buried after 29 April 1907 at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD, US; Her burial site may be seen here.⁴