Carrie Whalon

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Carrie Whalon
Born
Carrie Stofer

(1870-02-00)February , 1870
Kentucky
DiedAugust 28, 1927(1927-08-28) (aged 47)
Irvington, Indianapolis, Indiana
Burial placeFloral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
Other namesCarrie Jackson, Carrie Tipton
Known forFirst President of the First Colored Women's Franchise League/First Colored Woman's Suffrage Club
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)William Jackson, Thomas Tipton, and John Whalon (married 1910)
ParentJack Stofer & Minnie Berry Grubbs Williams

Carrie Whalon (1870-1927) was an African-American and Hoosier suffrage leader and the first President of the First Colored Women's Franchise League/First Colored Woman's Suffrage Club in Indianapolis. [1] Her last name was also spelled as Whallon and Whalen in newspaper articles.

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Life & Family

Carrie was the daughter of Jack Stofer & Minnie Berry Grubbs Williams. The 1900 census states her birth as Feb. 1870. [2]

She married at least three times; her husbands were William Jackson, Thomas Tipton, and John Whalon (also spelled Whallon or Whallen).

She and William Jackson had two children: Louvenia Jackson Redmond & Stofer Jackson.

She married John Whalon in Louisville, Kentucky on 1 Aug 1910. [3] They moved to Indianapolis, Indiana and the Irvington neighborhood. [4] [5] In 1916, Carrie purchased a "beautiful two-story frame" house at 438 South Ritter Avenue. [6]

Carrie Whalon died in 1927. [7]

Suffragist

In 1916, Carrie Whalon hosted a Franchise League tea where Grace Julian Clarke was a speaker. [8] In April 1916, the First Colored Women's Franchise League was organized in Indianapolis with Carrie as president. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] She attended the 1916 State Convention of the National Women's Suffrage Club where Carrie Chapman Catt was the speaker. [15]

After the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, women were able to vote. Carrie joined the Republican Party and was involved in the Irvington Women's Republican Club. She served as its secretary. [16]

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  2. ↑ "1900 census". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. ↑ "1910 marriage record". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  4. ↑ "1917 Polk's Indianapolis City Directory, p 1306". www.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  5. ↑ "1920 census record". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  6. ↑ "Indianapolis Recorder 24 June 1916, p 8 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Indianapolis Recorder 10 September 1927, p 5 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  8. ↑ "Indianapolis News 22 April 1916, p 3 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  9. ↑ "Indianapolis Recorder 29 April 1916, p 2 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  10. ↑ "Indianapolis News 6 May 1916, p 16 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  11. ↑ "Indianapolis Recorder 6 May 1916, p 2 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  12. ↑ "Indianapolis News 14 October 1916, p 7 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  13. ↑ "Indianapolis Recorder 23 September 1916, p 16 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  14. ↑ "Indianapolis Recorder 7 October 1916, p 2 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  15. ↑ "Indianapolis Recorder 24 June 1916, p 2 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  16. ↑ "The Indianapolis News 21 Apr 1921, page Page 19". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
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