Ross Winans Whistler

Ross Winans Whistler^1,2

• 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

• Birth*: Ross Winans Whistler was born on 24 June 1858 at St. Petersburg, Russia.^2,3,4
• He was the son of George William Whistler and Julia DeKay Winans.¹
• (Witness) Immigration: Ross Winans 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.⁵
• Education*: Ross Winans Whistler was educated in 1879 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, Rensselaer, NY, US; member of class of 1879 but did not earn a degree, member of Lambda chapter of Delta Phi.²
• (Witness) Emigration: He witnessed the emigration of Ross Revillon Winans and Neva Whistler on 14 June 1883 at Liverpool, England; aboard the Servia of the Cunard Line along with the Vanderbilts.⁶
• Marriage*: Ross Winans Whistler married Theodora Robinson in 1886.⁷
• Residence*: Ross Winans Whistler resided in 1890 at 1132 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD, US.⁸
• Occupation*: He was not employed in 1907 at Baltimore, MD, US.²
• (Witness) Will: He witnessed the will of Ross Revillon Winans on 30 April 1912 at Baltimore, MD, US; containing a generous bequest of $500,000 to Dorothy Bateman of Newport, RI, who paid thoughtful attention to him his last summer there. The rest of the estate is valued at 4 million dollars and is to be divided among his brother-in-law Ross W. Whistler and Georges Revillon, step-brother of his mother. Mr. Whistler was named his executor. His son Thomas who, he disowned after his rash marriage to a Spanish actress, is to receive an allowance totalling $200,000.
  He left $50,000 each to his "old and cherished" friends Margaret M. Smith who was engaged to a brother of his before he died, and Louisa M. Butts. He left $100,000 each to Julia Revillon, Thomas D. Whistler, brother of his late wife, and his wife's sister-in-law Mrs. Joseph S. Whistler. He also left $50,000 to Olga Winans, daughter of the late William M. Winans.⁹
• Note*: Ross Winans Whistler and Theodora Robinson had their home almost broken into by thieves who were spotted by maids early in the morning cutting a pane of glass in the dining room window. They alerted Ross W. Winans and his son Ross T. and were scared away. on 15 August 1913 at Church Hill, Lenox, Berkshire, MA, US.¹⁰
• Immigration: Ross Winans Whistler and Theodora Robinson immigrated on 14 April 1915 to New York, New York, NY, US; aboard the Evangeline from Liverpool
  Whistler, Ross W. 56 born in Russia 1851
  Whistler, Theo R. 60 born in Cincinnati, OH 1854
  White, Clara 40 born in Baltimore, MD 1874
  All residing at 1217 St. Paul St. Baltimore, MD
  Theo listed as "bro" and a male but that is an obvious mistake.¹¹
• Immigration*: Ross Winans Whistler and Theodora Robinson immigrated on 4 April 1917 to New York, New York, NY, US; aboard the Saratoga from Havana Cuba
  Whistler, Ross 58 mar. b. 25 July 1858 Petrograd, Russia father was US citizen, living in Lenox, MA
  Whistler, Theo R. mar. 62 b. 11 Nov. 1854 Cincinnati, OH living in Lenox, MA
  White, Clara 47 sing. b. 27 Dec 1870 Baltimore, MD living in Lenox, MA.⁵
• Immigration: Ross Winans Whistler and Theodora Robinson immigrated in July 1924 to New York, New York, NY, US; aboard the Adriatic from Liverpool
  Whistler, Ross W. 65 born in Russia to American parents, residing in Baltimore, MD
  Whistler, Theo R. 69 born in Cincinati, OH 12 Nov 1854 residing in Baltimore, MD.¹²
• Death*: Ross Winans Whistler died on 12 February 1927 at Nassau, Bahamas, at age 68 of a heart attack.¹³