!1900 US Census Payette,Canyon,Idaho listed under spelling Whistler 1910 US Census Fresno County California listed under correct spelling Whisler.Book Shephard of the Cowlitz by Pastor Ezra Leroy Whisler and information from Rose Lydia Whisler
!From Book The Sheppard of the Cowlitz a biography of Ezra who was a
Pastor in Lewis County Washington and a letter from Rose Whisler
!1900 US Census Payette,Canyon,Idaho listed under spelling Whistler 1910 US Census Fresno County California listed under correct spelling Whisler.Book Shephard of the Cowlitz by Pastor Ezra Leroy Whisler and information from Rose Lydia Whisler
!From Book The Sheppard of the Cowlitz a biography of Ezra who was a
Pastor in Lewis County Washington and a letter from Rose Whisler.Book abt pastor Ezra Leroy Whisler and information from Rose Lydia Whisler.Buried probably under name of Green
!Gospel Messenger: Oct 31,1942 page 24- Lydia Margaet Gorden, daughter of
the late John and Martha Hamilton, was born Dec 18,1868, at Marshalltown,
Iowa, and died at Denton MD. July 19,1942. On Oct 1893, she and Bro. Levi Whisler were united in marriage. Four children were born to them.
Hand in hand they entered into the work of the church. In 1894,they moved
to Nampa,Idaho, planting a church there. They went onto Washington in 1901
and for six years they cared for the churches at Centralia, which they had
helped to start, and others in that section. Raisin City, Calif. was the
next objective; in 1907, they located there and were instrumental in getting
an organization functioning. There work was bought to an abrupt close by
the death of Bro. Whisler on Sept.30, 1912. Sister Whistler came to Denton
in July 1913. On May 1,1921, she and Bro. Lewis Gorden were married.
Bro.Gorden, two sons,two daughters,eleven grandchildren, fourgreat-grand-
children, four bothers, three sisters and four stepchildren survive.
Funeral services were held in Denton Church by the writer, assisted by
Brethren J.W. Krabill and Wm. A. McDaniel. Burial was in the Denton Cemetery.
N.J. Miller, Denton, MD. From: ORWAHIST@aol.com 12 Dec. 2001.

• Married: Oct 1893 in Goodland,Sherman,Kansas

1. George Henry Whisler b: 28 Aug 1894 in Longmont,Boulder,Colorado
2. Galen Riley Whisler b: 28 Jul 1896 in Longmont,Boulder,Colorado
3. Grace M Whisler b: Oct 1897 in Colorado
4. Hazel C. Whisler b: May 1899 in Colorado

• Married: 24 Dec 1874 in Uniontown,Appanoose,Iowa

1. Charles Alfred Whisler b: Oct 1876 in Uniontown,Appanoose,Iowa
2. Ezra Leroy Whisler b: 11 Oct 1881 in Uniontown,Appanoose,Iowa
3. John L Whisler b: Nov 1887 in Iowa