Background
Whitney, Gertrude Capen was born on May 13, 1861 in Canton, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Ezekiel and Emma (van Poelien-Knaggs) Capen.
Whitney, Gertrude Capen was born on May 13, 1861 in Canton, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Ezekiel and Emma (van Poelien-Knaggs) Capen.
Educated local schools, Gannett’s Institute, Boston schools and under private teachers.
Member National Old Ironsides Patriotic Association (national advisory board representing Georgia). Member various historical and genealogical societies. Author: I Choose, 1910, 3d edit., 1919.
Yet Speaketh He, 1910, 3d edit., 1923. Roses from My Garden, 1912, 2d edition., 1924. Above the Shame of Circumstance, 1913, 2d edition., 1925.
The House of Landell, 1917. Where the Sun Shines, 1920. On the Other Side of the Bridge, 1922.
The Interpreter, 1925. John, John, and His Son, John, 1928. In the Fulness of Time, 1936.
Home: Augusta, Ga.
Member National Old Ironsides Patriotic Association (national advisory board representing Georgia). Member various historical and genealogical societies.
Married George Erastus Whitney, 1899.