Opal Williams

ID# 12822, b. 12 October 1914, d. 1917
Father*William Wesley Williams Sr. b. 24 Feb 1890, d. 23 Mar 1965
Mother*Willie Estelle Whisenant b. 5 Sep 1894, d. 20 Oct 1969
Birth*Opal Williams was born on 12 October 1914 in Altoona, Etowah Co., AL.1 
Death*She died in 1917 in Altoona, Etowah Co., AL.1 

Citations

  1. [S161] Monique Williams Chamberlain, "Chamberlain, Monique Charlotte," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant.

Claudine Elizabeth Williams

ID# 12823, b. 24 February 1917, d. 26 January 1993
Father*William Wesley Williams Sr. b. 24 Feb 1890, d. 23 Mar 1965
Mother*Willie Estelle Whisenant b. 5 Sep 1894, d. 20 Oct 1969
Birth*Claudine Elizabeth Williams was born on 24 February 1917 in Carbon Hill, Walker Co., AL; She married Joseph Clyde Leitner.1 
Death*She died on 26 January 1993 at age 75.2 
Census*Claudine Elizabeth Williams appeared on the census of 1 April 1940 in Electra, Wichita Co., TX, age 30, md., completed 3 years of high school. She and her husband resides with her mother and step-father. 

Citations

  1. [S161] Monique Williams Chamberlain, "Chamberlain, Monique Charlotte," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  2. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

Claude Maybell Whisenant

ID# 12829, b. 23 May 1897, d. 29 December 1970
Claude M. Whisenant
Photo Courtesy: Monique Chamberlain
Father*James Farrel Whisenant b. 9 Jul 1869, d. 19 Dec 1917
Mother*Laura Tidwell d. c 1898
Birth*Claude Maybell Whisenant was born on 23 May 1897 in Altoona, Etowah Co., AL.1,2 
Marriage*She married Curtis Eugene McGlaughn on 16 June 1912 in Blount Co., AL.3 
Marriage*Claude Maybell Whisenant married Harold Arthur Trousdale. 
Death*Claude Maybell Whisenant died on 29 December 1970 in Electra, Wichita Co., TX, at age 73; widowed.1,2 
Burial*She was buried in Memorial Park Cem., Electra, Wichita Co., TX.2 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Jefferson Co., ALage 3
1910Blount Co., ALage 12, living at home
1920Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TXage 22, md.
1930Electra, Wichita Co., TXage 31, md., 1st. md. age 15
1940Electra, Wichita Co., TXage 43, md. [e.d. 243-55, sheet 12B, household #310]

Family 1

Curtis Eugene McGlaughn b. 29 May 1891, d. 2 December 1962
Marriage*Claude Maybell Whisenant married Curtis Eugene McGlaughn on 16 June 1912 in Blount Co., AL.3 
Child
  • Ruby McGlaughn

Family 2

Harold Arthur Trousdale b. 16 October 1891, d. January 1965
Marriage*Claude Maybell Whisenant married Harold Arthur Trousdale. 

Citations

  1. [S161] Monique Williams Chamberlain, "Chamberlain, Monique Charlotte," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  2. [S25] Death_Certificate.
  3. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.

Curtis Eugene McGlaughn

ID# 12830, b. 29 May 1891, d. 2 December 1962
Birth*Curtis Eugene McGlaughn was born on 29 May 1891 in Wichita Co., TX.1 
Marriage*He married Claude Maybell Whisenant, daughter of James Farrel Whisenant and Laura Tidwell, on 16 June 1912 in Blount Co., AL.1 
Death*Curtis Eugene McGlaughn died on 2 December 1962 in Dallas Co., TX, at age 71.1 
Census*Curtis Eugene McGlaughn appeared on the census of 1 January 1920 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX, age 28, md. 

Family

Claude Maybell Whisenant b. 23 May 1897, d. 29 December 1970
Child
  • Ruby McGlaughn

Citations

  1. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.

Harold Arthur Trousdale

ID# 12831, b. 16 October 1891, d. January 1965
Birth*Harold Arthur Trousdale was born on 16 October 1891 in MO.1 
Marriage*He married Claude Maybell Whisenant, daughter of James Farrel Whisenant and Laura Tidwell. 
Death*Harold Arthur Trousdale died in January 1965 at age 73.2 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1930Electra, Wichita Co., TXage 37, md., 1st. md. age 18, rents home, R$20.
1940Electra, Wichita Co., TXage 48, md., completed the 7th. grade. He is employed as a Machinist in a repair shop. His wage last year was $0. He owns a home valued at $2000.

Family

Claude Maybell Whisenant b. 23 May 1897, d. 29 December 1970

Citations

  1. [S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

Roy Leslie Whisenant

ID# 12832, b. 30 January 1905, d. 16 September 1989
Father*James Farrel Whisenant b. 9 Jul 1869, d. 19 Dec 1917
Mother*Armie Eulala Tidwell b. 12 Aug 1881, d. 30 Sep 1948
Birth*Roy Leslie Whisenant was born on 30 January 1905 in Altoona, Etowah Co., AL.1 
Marriage*He married Maggie M. Barron circa 1929.2 
Death*Roy Leslie Whisenant died on 16 September 1989 in McAllen, Hidalgo Co., TX, at age 84.1 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1910Blount Co., ALage 4
1920Census record not found.
1930Electra, Wichita Co., TXage 25, md., works in oil field, 1st. md. age 24. Census listed the last name as "Whisenand".
1940Calcasieu Parish, LAage 35, md., completed high school. He is employed as a laborer for Continental Oil Co. His wage last year was $1560. He owns a home valued at $2000. [e.d. 10-17, sheet 49B, household #993]

Family

Maggie M. Barron b. 28 April 1908, d. 4 October 1993
Marriage*Roy Leslie Whisenant married Maggie M. Barron circa 1929.2 
Child

Citations

  1. [S161] Monique Williams Chamberlain, "Chamberlain, Monique Charlotte," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  2. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.

Fannie Inez Whisenant

ID# 12833, b. 22 July 1907, d. 12 May 1991
Father*James Farrel Whisenant b. 9 Jul 1869, d. 19 Dec 1917
Mother*Armie Eulala Tidwell b. 12 Aug 1881, d. 30 Sep 1948
Birth*Fannie Inez Whisenant was born on 22 July 1907 in Altoona, Etowah Co., AL.1,2 
Marriage*She married Alvin Newton Brannum on 3 November 1924 in Denton Co., TX.3 
Death*Fannie Inez Whisenant died on 12 May 1991 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM, at age 83.1 
Burial*She was buried in Pilot Point Community Cem., Pilot Point, Denton Co., TX, 33.402222,-96.955833.1 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1910Blount Co., ALage 3
1920Altoona, Etowah Co., ALage 12, living with mother
1930Pilot Point, Denton Co., TXage 22, md., 1st. md. age 17
1940Pilot Point, Denton Co., TXage 32, md., completed the 8th. grade. She is not employed. [e.d. 61-12, sheet 9A, household #177]

Family

Alvin Newton Brannum b. 9 February 1906, d. 14 March 1975
Marriage*Fannie Inez Whisenant married Alvin Newton Brannum on 3 November 1924 in Denton Co., TX.3 
Children
  • Billy Alvin Brannum
  • Harold Gene Brannum

Citations

  1. [S161] Monique Williams Chamberlain, "Chamberlain, Monique Charlotte," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  2. [S28] Tombstone.
  3. [S162] Letter from Lucille Elizabeth Cook Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1993.

Grace Arlenia Whisenant

ID# 12834, b. 21 March 1910, d. 28 April 2007
Father*James Farrel Whisenant b. 9 Jul 1869, d. 19 Dec 1917
Mother*Armie Eulala Tidwell b. 12 Aug 1881, d. 30 Sep 1948
Birth*Grace Arlenia Whisenant was born on 21 March 1910 in Altoona, Etowah Co., AL.1 
Marriage*She married Herbert Aloysius Lindle on 21 July 1931.2 
Death*Grace Arlenia Whisenant died on 28 April 2007 at age 97. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1910Blount Co., AL
1920Altoona, Etowah Co., ALage 9, living with mother
1930Electra, Wichita Co., TXage 20, single, living with mother, servant, private family
1940San Rafael, Marin Co., CAage 30, md., completed the 8th. grade. She is not employed. [e.d. 21-25, sheet 5A, household #108]
Residence On 1 April 1935 Grace lived in Honolulu, Honolulu Co., HI.3 
Residence* In 2004 Grace lived in Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY. 

Family 1

Herbert Aloysius Lindle b. 10 October 1895, d. 23 October 1970
Marriage*She married Herbert Aloysius Lindle on 21 July 1931.2 
Child

Family 2

Charles Morris

Citations

  1. [S161] Monique Williams Chamberlain, "Chamberlain, Monique Charlotte," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  2. [S162] Letter from Lucille Elizabeth Cook Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1993.
  3. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.

Nellie Ruth Whisenant

ID# 12835, b. 7 July 1914, d. 5 August 1999
Father*James Farrel Whisenant b. 9 Jul 1869, d. 19 Dec 1917
Mother*Armie Eulala Tidwell b. 12 Aug 1881, d. 30 Sep 1948
Birth*Nellie Ruth Whisenant was born on 7 July 1914 in AL.1 
Death*She died on 5 August 1999 at age 85.2 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1920Altoona, Etowah Co., ALage 5, living with mother
1930Electra, Wichita Co., TXage 15, living with mother, waitress in a restaurant

Family 1

Bill Rand

Family 2

Jack Hedgecock
Children
  • Terry Jack Hedgecock
  • Timothy Hedgecock
  • Janene Hedgecock

Citations

  1. [S161] Monique Williams Chamberlain, "Chamberlain, Monique Charlotte," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  2. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

Coy Farrel Whisenant

ID# 12836, b. 17 November 1916, d. 16 July 2004
Father*James Farrel Whisenant b. 9 Jul 1869, d. 19 Dec 1917
Mother*Armie Eulala Tidwell b. 12 Aug 1881, d. 30 Sep 1948
Birth*Coy Farrel Whisenant was born on 17 November 1916 in Altoona, Etowah Co., AL.1,2 
Death*He died on 16 July 2004 in Dublin, Erath Co., TX, at age 87.3 
Burial*He was buried in Erath Gardens of Memory Cem., Stephenville, Erath Co., TX; U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1920Altoona, Etowah Co., ALage 3 yrs., 3 months, living with mother
1930Electra, Wichita Co., TXage 13, living with mother
1940Pilot Point, Denton Co., TXage 23, single, completed 3 years of high school. He is employed as an auto mechanic at a garage. His wage last year was $720. He resides with his mother.
Obituary*
Milit-Beg*Coy Farrel Whisenant began military service on 27 June 1944 U.S. Army Air Corp. enlistment. 
Milit-End*He ended military service on 20 July 1946. 
Residence* In 1948 Coy lived in Rio Grande City, Starr Co., TX. 
Residence In October 2000 Coy lived in Dublin, Erath Co., TX. 

Family

Dorothy Mae Gregory
Children
  • Jancie Whisenant
  • Gregory Allen Whisenant
  • Cathy Jean Whisenant
  • Leslie Boyd Whisenant

Citations

  1. [S161] Monique Williams Chamberlain, "Chamberlain, Monique Charlotte," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  2. [S418] PublicData.com, online http://PublicData.com
  3. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

Alvin Newton Brannum

ID# 12837, b. 9 February 1906, d. 14 March 1975
Birth*Alvin Newton Brannum was born on 9 February 1906 in Pilot Point, Denton Co., TX.1,2 
Marriage*He married Fannie Inez Whisenant, daughter of James Farrel Whisenant and Armie Eulala Tidwell, on 3 November 1924 in Denton Co., TX.1 
Death*Alvin Newton Brannum died on 14 March 1975 in Denton Co., TX, at age 69.1,2 
Burial*He was buried in Pilot Point Community Cem., Pilot Point, Denton Co., TX, 33.402222,-96.955833. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1930Pilot Point, Denton Co., TXage 24, md., 1st. md. age 18, Rents home, R$10.
1940Pilot Point, Denton Co., TXage 33, md., completed the 7th. grade. He is the manager of his own garage. He owns a home valued at $1000.

Family

Fannie Inez Whisenant b. 22 July 1907, d. 12 May 1991
Children
  • Billy Alvin Brannum
  • Harold Gene Brannum

Citations

  1. [S162] Letter from Lucille Elizabeth Cook Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1993.
  2. [S28] Tombstone.

Mattie Lelia Cole

ID# 12838, b. 16 April 1878, d. 15 October 1920
Birth*Mattie Lelia Cole was born on 16 April 1878 in Randolph Co., AL; Her parents were George Washington Cole and Mary Jane Vines.1,2 
Marriage*She married Howard Boyden Whisenant, son of David Henry Whisenant and Darthula Jane Blake, on 25 December 1898 in St. Clair Co., AL.3 
Death*Mattie Lelia Cole died on 15 October 1920 in Johnson Co., TX, at age 42; married.2,4 
Burial*She was buried in Mansfield Cem., Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX, 32.558889,-97.148889.1 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1880Randolph Co., ALage 2
1910Blount Co., ALmd. 1 time, 12 yrs., 2 ch., 2 living.
1920Lillian, Johnson Co., TXage 42, md.

Family

Howard Boyden Whisenant b. 13 May 1875, d. 5 February 1966
Marriage*Mattie Lelia Cole married Howard Boyden Whisenant, son of David Henry Whisenant and Darthula Jane Blake, on 25 December 1898 in St. Clair Co., AL.3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S162] Letter from Lucille Elizabeth Cook Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1993.
  2. [S28] Tombstone.
  3. [S206] Unknown compiler, County Marriage Records Book.
  4. [S25] Death_Certificate.

Clarence Valentine Whisenant

ID# 12839, b. 13 October 1922, d. 12 May 1998
Father*Valentine Columbus Whisenant b. 2 Dec 1870, d. 7 Jul 1941
Mother*Harriet Hattie Angeline Tidwell b. 7 Aug 1878, d. 14 Oct 1947
Birth*Clarence Valentine Whisenant was born on 13 October 1922 in Tioga, Grayson Co., TX.1 
Marriage*He married Peggy Jo Garrison in 1941 in Aubrey, Denton Co., TX.2 
Marriage*Clarence Valentine Whisenant married Virginia Hazel Harcrow on 5 March 1960 in San Bernardino Co., CA.2,3 
Death*Clarence Valentine Whisenant died on 12 May 1998 in Bell Co., TX, at age 75.4 
Burial*He was buried in Waco Memorial Pk. Cem., Waco, McLennan Co., TX, 31.473333,-97.160000. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1930Grayson Co., TXage 7
1940Grayson Co., TXage 17, single, completed the 7th. grade. He is employed as a farm laborer. His wage last year was $0. He resides with his parents.
Milit-Beg*Clarence Valentine Whisenant began military service on 18 November 1943 in TX U. S. Army enlistment. 
Milit-End*He ended military service on 27 December 1945. 
Residence In 1964 Clarence lived in San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., CA.5 
Residence* In 1996 Clarence lived in Waco, McLennan Co., TX. 

Family 1

Peggy Jo Garrison b. 8 October 1925, d. 7 September 2007
Marriage*He married Peggy Jo Garrison in 1941 in Aubrey, Denton Co., TX.2 
Children
  • Richard Dee Whisenant
  • Linda Elaine Whisenant

Family 2

Virginia Hazel Harcrow b. 21 October 1922, d. 11 October 2007
Marriage*Clarence Valentine Whisenant married Virginia Hazel Harcrow on 5 March 1960 in San Bernardino Co., CA.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S418] PublicData.com, online http://PublicData.com
  2. [S162] Letter from Lucille Elizabeth Cook Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1993.
  3. [S430] Ancestry.com, online http://www.Ancestry.com
  4. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  5. [S435] CA Voter Reg.

Medford Marcus Whisenant

ID# 12840, b. 28 February 1898, d. 15 July 1984
Father*Valentine Columbus Whisenant b. 2 Dec 1870, d. 7 Jul 1941
Mother*Harriet Hattie Angeline Tidwell b. 7 Aug 1878, d. 14 Oct 1947
Birth*Medford Marcus Whisenant was born on 28 February 1898 in Etowah Co., AL.1 
Marriage*He married Lizzie Belle Branum on 31 December 1921 in Denton, Denton Co., TX.2,1 
Death*Medford Marcus Whisenant died on 15 July 1984 in Denton, Denton Co., TX, at age 86.3,1 
Burial*He was buried in Pilot Point Community Cem., Pilot Point, Denton Co., TX, 33.402222,-96.955833.4 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Steele Depot, St. Clair Co., ALage 2
1910Blount Co., ALage 11, living with parents
1920Grayson Co., TXage 21, single, living at home
1930Grayson Co., TXage 31, md., 1st. md. age 23, farmer, rents home
1940Grayson Co., TXage 43, md., completed the 5th. grade. He is employed as a laborer on a W.P.A. road construction project. His wage last year was $80. He rents a farmhouse for $2. [e.d. 91-51, sheet 9B, household #161]

Family

Lizzie Belle Branum b. 17 December 1904, d. 22 November 1980
Marriage*Medford Marcus Whisenant married Lizzie Belle Branum on 31 December 1921 in Denton, Denton Co., TX.2,1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S28] Tombstone.
  2. [S162] Letter from Lucille Elizabeth Cook Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1993.
  3. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  4. [S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.

Lizzie Belle Branum

ID# 12841, b. 17 December 1904, d. 22 November 1980
Birth*Lizzie Belle Branum was born on 17 December 1904; Her parents were Newton Harrison Branum and Minerva Elizabeth Calk.1,2 
Marriage*She married Medford Marcus Whisenant, son of Valentine Columbus Whisenant and Harriet Hattie Angeline Tidwell, on 31 December 1921 in Denton, Denton Co., TX.3,2 
Death*Lizzie Belle Branum died on 22 November 1980 in Denton Co., TX, at age 75.1,4,2 
Burial*She was buried in Pilot Point Community Cem., Pilot Point, Denton Co., TX, 33.402222,-96.955833. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1930Grayson Co., TXage 25, md., 1st. md. age 17
1940Grayson Co., TXage 35, md., completed 1 year of high school. She is a laborer on a farm. Her wage last year was $20.

Family

Medford Marcus Whisenant b. 28 February 1898, d. 15 July 1984
Children

Citations

  1. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  2. [S28] Tombstone.
  3. [S162] Letter from Lucille Elizabeth Cook Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1993.
  4. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.

Samuel Earl Whisnant

ID# 12842, b. 6 September 1928, d. 11 February 1991
Father*Fredrick Alexander Whisnant b. 6 Jan 1890, d. 29 Mar 1970
Mother*Docie Weaver b. 21 Dec 1893, d. 22 Nov 1988
Birth*Samuel Earl Whisnant was born on 6 September 1928 in Rutherford Co., NC.1,2 
Death*He died on 11 February 1991 in Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC, at age 62; married.3,2 
Burial*He was buried in Lee's Chapel U.M.C. Cem., Polkville, Cleveland Co., NC, 35.485833,-81.693611. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1930Duncans Creek, Rutherford Co., NCage 1
1940Duncans Creek, Rutherford Co., NCage 11, completed the 4th. grade.
Obituary*

Family

Ruby Bell Buston
Children
  • Wilma Lee Whisnant
  • James Earl Whisnant
  • Martha Ellen Whisnant
  • Judy Lynn Whisnant
  • Rebecca Florence Whisnant b. 1 Aug 1979, d. 6 Sep 1993

Citations

  1. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.
  2. [S28] Tombstone.
  3. [S11] Misc. Death Certificate Index.

Rebecca Florence Whisnant

ID# 12848, b. 1 August 1979, d. 6 September 1993
Father*Samuel Earl Whisnant b. 6 Sep 1928, d. 11 Feb 1991
Mother*Ruby Bell Buston
Birth*Rebecca Florence Whisnant was born on 1 August 1979 in NC.1,2 
Death*She died on 6 September 1993 in Rutherfordton, Rutherford Co., NC, at age 14.2 
Burial*She was buried in Lee's Chapel U.M.C. Cem., Polkville, Cleveland Co., NC, 35.485833,-81.693611. 
Obituary*

Citations

  1. [S11] Misc. Death Certificate Index.
  2. [S28] Tombstone.

Elmer Lee Hudson

ID# 12849, b. 22 November 1927, d. 23 July 1997
Birth*Elmer Lee Hudson was born on 22 November 1927 in Burke Co., NC. 
Death*He died on 23 July 1997 in Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC, at age 69. 

Family

Wilma Lee Whisnant