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Eleanor Irene Whitehead
 Born
11 October 1900 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America [ s1503 ]
 Died
14 May 1965 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America [ s1503 ]
 Buried
17 May 1965 in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America [ s1095 ]
 Spouse 1
Melvin Grant Sinton
Born 10 June 1894 - Died 19 April 1974
 Married
27 December 1920 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America [ s1138 ]
 Child 1
Grace Eleanor Sinton
Born 20 August 1923 - Died 3 October 1923
 Child 2
Grant William Sinton
Born 5 March 1926 - Died 4 June 1993
 Child 3
Melvin Harmon Sinton
Born 12 October 1927 - Died 17 November 2013
 Spouse 2
Joe Esch
Born 27 July 1893 - Died 9 January 1965
 Married
1949 in Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, United States of America [ s1503 ]
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GENERAL NOTES
Eleanor Whitehead circa 1910
Eleanor Whitehead circa 1910
Photograph courtesy of Deb Hopkins, USA

Corrected information supplied by Gary Sinton.
[RFSS Jun 2011]

United States Census, 1 January 1920
name: Eleanor Whitehead
residence: , El Paso, Colorado
estimated birth year: 1899
age: 21
birthplace: Colorado
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820163
digital folder number: 4294433
image number: 00352
sheet number: 7
Household Gender Age
parent Thomas O Whitehead M 54y
parent Laura E Whitehead F 40y
Earl O Whitehead M 22y
Eleanor Whitehead F 21y
[RFSS Jun 2011]

The following report, published in the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph on Saturday 15 May 1965, reads
Eleanore Irene Esch Died Friday Morning
Eleanore Irene Esch, 66 1816 S. Nevada Ave. died in the backyard of her home from an apparent heart attack Friday morning, the sheriff's office reported.
According to Deputy Sheriff Denboske, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schmidt, 714 S. Tejon St. went to visit Mrs. Esch Friday morning but could get no answer at the front door. Schmidt went around the house and found Mrs. Esch lying on the ground.
She had her brown work gloves on and the lawn mower was just in front of her. Deputy County Coroner Clarence West came to the scene and said it appeared that Mrs. Esch had suffered a cononary seizure. The body was taken to Our Chapel of Memories.
The transcript comes courtesy of Jody Jones of the Pikes Peak Library District's Special Collections
[RFSS Jun 2011]

The following obituary, published in the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph on Saturday 15 May 1965, reads
Services Set Monday For Mrs. Esch
Funeral services for Mrs. Eleanore Esch, 64 1816 S. Nevada Ave. are scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday in Swan Funeral Home. Dr. Walter Schaefer will officiate at services and burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Esch died Friday at home and leaves two sons, two step-sons, 14 grandchildren, one nephew and one niece.
She was born Oct. 11 1900 in Colorado Springs and was married in 1949 in Raton N.M. Mrs. Esch owned the JoElla Antique Shop and was a stenographer here for several years.
A member of the Antique Association of Colorado Springs, Mrs. Esch was the widow of Joe Esch, Sr., who died Jan. 9.
Survivors are sons, William Grant Sinton, San Antonio, Tex. and Melvin H. Sinton, Denver. Step-sons are Joe Esch, Jr. and Charles Esch, both of Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Esch, a lifetime resident of the Springs, attended local schools and was graduated from Colorado Springs High School in 1918.
The transcript comes courtesy of Jody Jones of the Pikes Peak Library District's Special Collections
[RFSS Jun 2011]
MARRIAGE NOTES
Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939
Name: Grant Sinton
Event Date: 27 Dec 1920
Event Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Age: 26
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Spouse's Name: Eleanor Whitehead
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1898
Page: 11773
GS Film number: 001690134
Digital Folder Number: 005204202
Image Number: 03229
[RFSS Aug 2013]

Marriage of Melvin Grant Sinton and Eleanor Whitehead on 27 December 1920
Marriage of Melvin Grant Sinton and Eleanor Whitehead on 27 December 1920
[RFSS Aug 2013]
SOURCES
[ s1503 ] Obituary - Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph on Saturday 15 May 1965 - OB1965-15-05-ELE
[ s1095 ] Cemetery Record - Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America - Eleanor Whitehead Esch buried 17 May 1965 in Block 00069 000032 000000 0000SW - CR1965-17-05-EWE
[ s1138 ] Marriage Registration - State of Colorado, Division of Vital Statistice, MARRIAGE RECORD REPORT, No. 11773, County, El Paso - Husband, Sinton, Grant, Age 26 - Wife, Whitehead, Eleanor, Age 22 - Place, Colo Spgs Colo on 12/27/20 - Married by Roydan C Leonard - M1920-27-12-MGS-EIW
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