John Whitaker Jayne[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Male 1866 - 1942  (76 years)


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  • Name John Whitaker Jayne 
    Born 15 Jul 1866  Lone Tree, Johnson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Oct 1942  Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 26 Oct 1942  Riverside Cemtry, Denver, Sec 65 Lot 1, Block 29, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21646  Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2022 

    Father Whitaker Jayne,   b. 25 Jun 1842, Scott Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1921, Silt, Garfiled, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Alice Amanda Budlong,   b. 31 Dec 1845, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1917, Whitewater, Mesa, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1864  Blue Grass, Scott, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Family ID F8030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Marcella Lucetta Thurber,   b. 3 Nov 1877, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1916, Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1892  Harlan, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Children 
     1. Alice Jayne,   b. 1894, Arvada, Adams, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895  (Age 1 years)
     2. Mary Frances Jayne,   b. 1 Jan 1896, Arvada, Adams, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1967, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Sterling Lester Jayne,   b. 13 Aug 1897, Arvada, Adams, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1979, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Daisy Marien Jayne,   b. 15 Oct 1900, Orleans, Harlan, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 13 years)
     5. Whitney Whitaker Jayne,   b. 4 Nov 1901, Wilcox, Kearney, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1986, Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Susan Amelia Jayne,   b. 22 Jan 1904, New Castle, Garfield, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1986, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. John Allen Jayne,   b. 15 Oct 1906, Silt, Garfiled, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1983, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     8. Ernest Thomas Jayne,   b. 1910, New Castle, Garfield, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910  (Age 0 years)
     9. Christian Albert Jayne,   b. 4 May 1911, New Castle, Garfield, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1999, Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     10. Harry Ernest Jayne,   b. 21 Jul 1913, New Castle, Garfield, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 2007, Noel, Mcdonald, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     11. David Henry Jayne,   b. 18 Oct 1915, Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1995, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F8022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anna Therese Blohm,   b. 14 Mar 1898, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1997, Silver City, Grant, New Mexico, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1923  Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • According to Fred Elgin Jayne, Grandson of John Whitaker Jayne, and nephew of Sterling Lester Jayne, Fred does not think that Sterling and Anna ever divorced. He remembers that John Whitaker Jayne married Anna after she and Sterling separated, but remembers no divorce. The marriage took place in Denver, Colorado.
    Children 
     1. Margaret Ann Jayne
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F8029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Picture left to right: Indian Guide, John Whitaker Jayne, Whitaker Jayne, Henry Bunn, Theodore Roosevelt, with bear in the foreground.

      (Research):Whitaker and Theodore
      The following is from a newspaper item: "The death of the late John Whitaker Jayne ) of Lone Tree, Iowa has thrown an interesting sidelight upon the character of Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, through the medium of a letter found among Mr. Jayne's effects. It tells of the manner in which Mr. Roosevelt secured an increase in pension for Mr. Whitaker Jayne of Colorado, the son of John Whitaker Jayne. The two Jaynes, father and son, one a middle aged man, the other a mere youth, served thru the Civil War together in the same Regiment, until Whitaker Jayne was wounded at the battle of Shiloh, and was honorably discharged. It is with this arm that the Roosevelt story has to do.
      When the President was on a hunting expedition in Colorado early during the present administration, he stopped for some days near the ranch owed by Mr. Jayne, and was an occasional visitor on his property. The first time Mr. Roosevelt came to the House, there was a demonstration in his honor by all the little folks in the neighborhood, armed with flags and flowers, singing and performing marches. Mr. Roosevelt had not met Mr. Jayne and had never heard of him, but as he came up he said, in his characteristic hearty manner: "I might have known an old soldier lived here. No one else would have arranged such a patriotic demonstration."
      When the two men greeted, the president noted that Mr. Jayne extended his left hand. ''What is the matter with your right arm" he asked. The old soldier replied that it was shattered by a bullet at the battle of Shiloh & that the elbow was stiff. "Do you get a pension?" was the next query, and then, "How much?" "Don't you know, asked Mr. Roosevelt, when he learned the amount he said, "That if your right arm had been amputated above the elbow that you would have received a much larger pension?" Mr. Jayne knew it. The President continued, "So you have an arm & you haven't an arm, what you have is useless and you ought to get as much as you would if you didn't have it. Now I don't regulate the pensions, but I name the men "who do, and I am going to use my influence in seeing that you get the pension that you deserve."
      The President did not forget his promise. Before he left he asked Mr. Jayne if he had any pension blanks, and receiving an affirmative reply, obtained one of them. The next Sunday Mr. Jayne went to church with his family. Mr. Roosevelt was there, and seeing Mr. Jayne on the other side of the building came over to him at once. "I sent the blank to Washington'', the President said, "And you can be watching out for your increase.
      (A note of interest to this story by Leslie R. Jayne as related to him by Olive A. Jayne, the,wife of Morton Sterling Jayne who was the son of Whitaker, taken 25 Nov 1966.)

      Mr. Roosevelt often visited the Jayne home after this time & became a staunch friend. At one time, before season, the Jayne family shot an Elk for meat and was having the first steaks prepared for dinner when who should arrive on the scene, unannounced , but the President himself. The meat was hurriedly hidden, but there was not time to prepare other sustenance and the President was invited to a steak dinner. After the meal President Roosevelt, with a twinkle in his eye said, "Mrs. Jayne, I believe that was the best beef I have ever eaten, now I wonder if I could have some to take back with me on my return." The Elk was hurriedly recovered and generous steaks were given the President. He warmly thanked Mrs. Jayne again for the beef dinner and the beefsteaks and with a twinkle in his eye left.

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