Note: Some records in Humboldt County show Stephen GRANT Whipple vs. Gerard. Unfortunately, provenance is not shown for that information. Stephen Girard Whipple was the 6th of 12 known children born to Wesley Burnham and Elvira (Judson) Whipple.

Stephen G. Whipple, age 34 years and an Editor, was enumerated July 23, 1860, at Union, Humboldt County, California.

Stephen G. Whipple was commissioned at Fort Humboldt, Humboldt County, California April 27 and was mustered-in as Lieutenant Colonel, First Battalion of Mountaineers, California Volunteers, June 22, 1863. He was breveted Colonel, United States Volunteers, for faithful and meritorious service March 13, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Whipple was discharged, with battalion, at Fort Humboldt July 14, 1865. (Orton, “Records of California Men,” 827, 832)

Stephen G. Whipple was commissioned Captain, 32nd United States Infantry, January 22, 1867; he was unassigned April 19, 1869.

S. G. Whipple, age 42 years and a Soldier, was enumerated September 5, 1870, at Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, Klamath County, California. He was assigned to the 1st United States Cavalry December 15, 1870.

Stephen G. Whipple married the widow Mrs. Georgia Ella (Harriman) Lord at Saint Peter's Episcopal Church (corner of Druid and Lanvale Streets), Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland October 21, 1875.

Stephen G. Whipple was breveted Major, United States Army, for gallant service in action against Indians at the Battle of the Clearwater, Idaho, July 11 and 12, 1877.

Stephen G. Whipple, age 54 and a Captain, United States Army, was enumerated June 12, 1880, at Linkville (present-day Klamath Falls), Lake County, Oregon, with Georgia E. Whipple 32, Sophia L. Whipple 7, Elmer J. S. Whipple 3.

Stephen G. Whipple retired from the United States Army October 31, 1884. (Heitman, “Historical Register.” 1:1025)

Stephen G. Whipple, age 63 years and a Journalist, registered to vote at Eureka, Humboldt County, June 2, 1888, and at age 67 years and a Journalist, again registered to vote at Eureka June 7, 1892.

Stephen G. Whipple is buried in the one-acre plot, now the present-day Grand Army of the Republic Section, Myrtle Grove Memorial Cemetery, that he had purchased for the benefit of members of his former command.

A Government headstone, manufactured under a contract dated July 11, 1899, has been placed over the grave site of “G. Whipple” at Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California. Mount Hope Cemetery records show that this “G. Whipple” was a native of Rhode Island and was age 40 years at his demise August 30,1887.

The headstone installed at Mount Hope Cemetery and the headstone installed at Myrtle Grove Memorial Cemetery for Stephen G. Whipple have different designs indicating that they were applied for and manufactured at different times.

They Pass Away. Eureka, Oct. 21.-Col. S. G. Whipple, a prominent pioneer of Northern California, died at his residence in this city this afternoon of stomach troubles. He was colonel of volunteers during the early Indian troubles, and later captain in the regular army. He was a member of the legislature from 1853 to 1856. (Los Angeles Herald, 22 October 1895, 2:7)
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Georgie [sic, Georgia] E. Whipple, age 52, widow of Stephen G. Whipple and a Landlady, was enumerated June 2, 1900, at Eureka with Sophia L. Whipple 27, and Allen [sic] Whipple 14 [sic]. Allen Whipple 14 was recorded in error and should have been Stephen Whipple 11. The enumeration shows that Georgia was the mother of three children, all of whom were then living. Sophia Lucretia Lord-Whipple was a daughter by her first husband, Herbert Lord, whereas Elmer Judson Whipple and Stephen Carson Whipple were sons by her second husband, Stephen Girard Whipple.