Passing of Steve Whitlock

[RJNorton]

I am sad to report that Steve Whitlock has passed away. Steve made numerous detailed posts on this forum. Steve's daughter wrote me and said Steve died on Thursday, October 7th.

[Gene C]

Steve was a very good researcher, and especially interested in Nancy Hanks genealogy. If you go back and look at his posts, he had a sharp mind. We corresponded briefly. Like so many people I have met only through this forum, I wish I had been able to personally meet him.
His contributions will be missed.
I am going to miss him too.

[Steve]

I'm sorry to hear about the passing of Steve Whitlock. He was an excellent genealogy-focused researcher. We collaborated on several Booth family and Lincoln assassination topics. As Gene mentioned above, he was also heavily involved in the Nancy Hanks Lincoln DNA project. He also made me aware of the DNA tests taken of the descendants of the Booth actors' family which were compared with descendants of Martha Izola Mills which showed no familial relationship. I had not heard of this, because it wasn't really publicized much.

Steve also took time to help me solve a genealogical problem in my own family history.

Steve Whitlock will be sorely missed.

[Rob Wick]

It's a sad thing to have happen. It was obvious from his postings that Steve was very dedicated to his study, and while I sometimes found things to disagree with him on, I always learned from what he posted. He definitely will be missed.

Best
Rob

[Susan Higginbotham]

So sorry to hear this.

[RJNorton]

I received this note today:

"Very sad to report that Steve Whitlock has passed away. I know he was active on the Lincoln Symposium and thought your readers would want to know.


Steve was a partner in The Nancy Hanks Lincoln mtDNA Study and The Henry Reed Rathbone mtDNA Study; both of which can be viewed on the GeneticLincoln.com website. He was an excellent researcher who never gave up and will be sorely missed.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pre...d=30931695


Suzanne W. Hallstrom
GENETIC LINCOLN
https://geneticlincoln.com/

[Gene C]

Thank you for sharing this information Roger.

The website link for Genetic Lincoln is interesting, even more now that I understand Steve's involvement with that research.

[David Lockmiller]

It should be noted that Steve was also a decorated Vietnam Veteran.

[LincolnMan]

Just now saw this. RIP. Salute!

[Wesley Harris]

So many great Lincoln researchers lost this year.