Person Page 577

Lonnie Gene Whisenhunt

ID# 28801, b. 28 April 1929, d. 16 June 2008

Father*

John Hester Whisenhunt b. 4 Oct 1904, d. 17 Sep 1982

Mother*

Narciss Taylor b. 5 Dec 1909, d. 16 Feb 1990

Birth*

Lonnie Gene Whisenhunt was born on 28 April 1929 in AR.¹

Death*

He died on 16 June 2008 in Fresno, Fresno Co., CA, at age 79.^2,1

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1930	Scott Co., AR
1940	Forester, Scott Co., AR	age 10, completed the 4th. grade.

Obituary*

Milit-Beg*

Lonnie Gene Whisenhunt began military service on 1 December 1950 U.S. Army enlistment.

Milit-End*

He ended military service on 1 October 1952.

Family

Odessa F. Miller

Children

Gary Rodger Whisenhunt
Robert Gene Whisenhunt
Ronald Glenn Whisenhunt
Gayland R. Whisenhunt

Citations

[S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
[S428] Obituary.

Henry B. Watts

ID# 28802, b. 1 July 1908, d. 17 March 1985

Father*

Henry Marion Watts b. 2 Jul 1886, d. c 1915

Mother*

Rosa LuRena Whisenhunt b. 13 Mar 1889, d. c 1949

Birth*

Henry B. Watts was born on 1 July 1908 in AR.

Death*

He died on 17 March 1985 in AR at age 76.

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1910	Antoine, Pike Co., AR	age 1
1920	Antoine, Pike Co., AR	age 11, resides with mother and step-father.

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1910

Antoine, Pike Co., AR

age 1

1920

Antoine, Pike Co., AR

age 11, resides with mother and step-father.

Barbara A. Watts

ID# 28803, b. 11 September 1909, d. 10 September 1995

Father*

Henry Marion Watts b. 2 Jul 1886, d. c 1915

Mother*

Rosa LuRena Whisenhunt b. 13 Mar 1889, d. c 1949

Birth*

Barbara A. Watts was born on 11 September 1909 in AR; She married Frank Lee Tigue.

Death*

She died on 10 September 1995 in AR at age 85.

Census*

Barbara A. Watts appeared on the census of 1 January 1920 in Antoine, Pike Co., AR, age 9, resides with mother and step-father.

Thomas Harrison Campbell

ID# 28805, b. 20 September 1890

Birth*

Thomas Harrison Campbell was born on 20 September 1890 in AR.¹

Marriage*

He married Ollie Lee Whisenhunt, daughter of Pleasant Whisenhunt and Almedia Jane Young, on 28 August 1912 in Pike Co., AR.²

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1920	Clark, Pike Co., AR	age 29, md., laborer, car shop
1930	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK	age 39, md., 1st. md. age 22, works in blacksmith shop
1940	Kern Co., CA	age 49, md., completed the 3rd. grade. He is employed as a farm laborer. HIs wage last year was $180. He rents a home for $6.

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1920

Clark, Pike Co., AR

age 29, md., laborer, car shop

1930

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK

age 39, md., 1st. md. age 22, works in blacksmith shop

1940

Kern Co., CA

age 49, md., completed the 3rd. grade. He is employed as a farm laborer. HIs wage last year was $180. He rents a home for $6.

Family

Ollie Lee Whisenhunt b. 31 January 1896, d. 14 July 1989

Children

Other Boy Campbell
Kelsie Campbell b. 24 Feb 1914, d. 5 Feb 1928
Junior Campbell b. 28 Feb 1915, d. 24 Jan 1926
John L. Campbell b. 28 Jun 1915, d. 1 Jan 1918
Cecil H. Campbell b. 23 Feb 1918, d. 7 Dec 1999
Joseph Elbert Campbell b. 4 Feb 1920, d. 27 Aug 1994

Citations

[S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.
[S241] Lisa Lorene Watts Scovel, "Scovel, Lisa Lorene," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant, 22 Nov 1996.

Cecil H. Campbell

ID# 28806, b. 23 February 1918, d. 7 December 1999

Father*

Thomas Harrison Campbell b. 20 Sep 1890

Mother*

Ollie Lee Whisenhunt b. 31 Jan 1896, d. 14 Jul 1989

Birth*

Cecil H. Campbell was born on 23 February 1918 in AR.

Death*

He died on 7 December 1999 in CA at age 81.

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1920	Clark, Pike Co., AR	age 1 yr. 11? months.
1930	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK	age 12
1940	Kern Co., CA	age 22, single, completed the 7th. grade. He is a farm laborer. His wage last year was $180. He resides with his parents.

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1920

Clark, Pike Co., AR

age 1 yr. 11? months.

1930

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK

age 12

1940

Kern Co., CA

age 22, single, completed the 7th. grade. He is a farm laborer. His wage last year was $180. He resides with his parents.

Joseph Elbert Campbell

ID# 28807, b. 4 February 1920, d. 27 August 1994

Father*

Thomas Harrison Campbell b. 20 Sep 1890

Mother*

Ollie Lee Whisenhunt b. 31 Jan 1896, d. 14 Jul 1989

Birth*

Joseph Elbert Campbell was born on 4 February 1920 in AR.

Death*

He died on 27 August 1994 in CA at age 74.

Census*

Joseph Elbert Campbell appeared on the census of 1 April 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, age 10.

Edna Jones Whisnant

ID# 28810, b. 15 November 1885, d. 2 April 1958

Father*

Thomas Williams Whisnant b. 3 Jul 1847, d. 25 Mar 1918

Mother*

Celia Catherine Williams b. 26 Sep 1858, d. 4 Jun 1920

Birth*

Edna Jones Whisnant was born on 15 November 1885 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC.^1,2,3

Marriage*

She married Miles Burwell Abernethy on 19 June 1907.¹

Death*

Edna Jones Whisnant died on 2 April 1958 in Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC, at age 72.³

Burial*

She was buried in Greenview Cem., Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC, 36.348056,-79.657778.³

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1900	Portsmouth City, VA	age 14
1910	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 24, md. 1 time, 3 yrs., 1 ch., 1 living
1920	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 33 md.
1930	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 43, md., 1st. md. age 21. Her sister Helen B. Whisnant lives in the household.
1940	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 54, md., completed 4 years of college. Her sister Helen resides in the household. [e.d. 79-29, sheet 61B, household #360]

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1900

Portsmouth City, VA

age 14

1910

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 24, md. 1 time, 3 yrs., 1 ch., 1 living

1920

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 33 md.

1930

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 43, md., 1st. md. age 21. Her sister Helen B. Whisnant lives in the household.

1940

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 54, md., completed 4 years of college. Her sister Helen resides in the household. [e.d. 79-29, sheet 61B, household #360]

Note*

Edna Jones Whisnant She was schooled by private tutors until she entered Charlotte Female Seminary (now Queens College), sent to study organ in Vienna, and graduated from the Seminary around 1905 or 1906.

Family

Miles Burwell Abernethy b. 29 March 1881, d. 19 June 1942

Marriage*

She married Miles Burwell Abernethy on 19 June 1907.¹

Children

Helen Louise Abernethy b. 17 Jul 1909, d. 12 Apr 1989
Jane A. Abernethy
Miles Burwell Abernethy Jr. b. 11 Feb 1915, d. 15 Jan 1917
Clelia Kathleen Abernethy b. 21 May 1920, d. 1 Dec 2000

Citations

[S351] Clelia Kathleen Stone Casey, "Casey, Clelia Kathleen," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant, 8 Oct 1996.
[S422] Mecklenburg Co Register, online http://meckrod.hartic.com/search.asp?cabinet=birth
[S25] Death_Certificate.

Miles Burwell Abernethy

ID# 28811, b. 29 March 1881, d. 19 June 1942

Birth*

Miles Burwell Abernethy was born on 29 March 1881 in NC.¹

Marriage*

He married Edna Jones Whisnant, daughter of Thomas Williams Whisnant and Celia Catherine Williams, on 19 June 1907.²

Death*

Miles Burwell Abernethy died on 19 June 1942 in Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC, at age 61.¹

Burial*

He was buried on 23 June 1942 in Greenview Cem., Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC, 36.348056,-79.657778.

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1910	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 29, md. 1 time, 3 yrs., physician, general practice
1920	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 38, md., physician, general practice
1930	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 49, md., war vet., medical doctor, 1st. md. age 27
1940	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 59, md., completed 4 years of college. He is a retired medical doctor. [e.d. 79-29, sheet 61B, household #360]

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1910

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 29, md. 1 time, 3 yrs., physician, general practice

1920

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 38, md., physician, general practice

1930

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 49, md., war vet., medical doctor, 1st. md. age 27

1940

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 59, md., completed 4 years of college. He is a retired medical doctor. [e.d. 79-29, sheet 61B, household #360]

Family

Edna Jones Whisnant b. 15 November 1885, d. 2 April 1958

Marriage*

Miles Burwell Abernethy married Edna Jones Whisnant, daughter of Thomas Williams Whisnant and Celia Catherine Williams, on 19 June 1907.²

Children

Helen Louise Abernethy b. 17 Jul 1909, d. 12 Apr 1989
Jane A. Abernethy
Miles Burwell Abernethy Jr. b. 11 Feb 1915, d. 15 Jan 1917
Clelia Kathleen Abernethy b. 21 May 1920, d. 1 Dec 2000

Citations

[S25] Death_Certificate.
[S351] Clelia Kathleen Stone Casey, "Casey, Clelia Kathleen," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant, 8 Oct 1996.

Eugene W. Whisnant

ID# 28812, b. 1882, d. 1906

Father*

Thomas Williams Whisnant b. 3 Jul 1847, d. 25 Mar 1918

Mother*

Celia Catherine Williams b. 26 Sep 1858, d. 4 Jun 1920

Birth*

Eugene W. Whisnant was born in 1882.^1,2

Burial*

He was buried in Elmwood Cem., Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, 35.237778,-80.848056.

Death*

He died in 1906.²

Cens-NF*

Census record not found. on 1 June 1900.

Note*

Eugene W. Whisnant He attended VMI, where he was at the top of his class and was student body president (or its equivalent). It is assumed that he graduated sometime between 1902 and 1905. He then went to work in Savannah, Georgia. He died of typhoid fever, presumably in Savannah.

Citations

[S351] Clelia Kathleen Stone Casey, "Casey, Clelia Kathleen," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant, 8 Oct 1996.
[S28] Tombstone.

Helen Louise Abernethy

ID# 28813, b. 17 July 1909, d. 12 April 1989

Father*

Miles Burwell Abernethy b. 29 Mar 1881, d. 19 Jun 1942

Mother*

Edna Jones Whisnant b. 15 Nov 1885, d. 2 Apr 1958

Birth*

Helen Louise Abernethy was born on 17 July 1909 in NC; She married William E. Atkinson in Mar 1942.

Death*

She died on 12 April 1989 in NC at age 79.

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1910	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 9 months
1920	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 10
1930	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 20, single, living at home
1940	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 30, single, completed 4 years of college. She is employed as a school teacher. She resides with her parents.

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1910

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 9 months

1920

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 10

1930

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 20, single, living at home

1940

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 30, single, completed 4 years of college. She is employed as a school teacher. She resides with her parents.

Miles Burwell Abernethy Jr.

ID# 28815, b. 11 February 1915, d. 15 January 1917

Father*

Miles Burwell Abernethy b. 29 Mar 1881, d. 19 Jun 1942

Mother*

Edna Jones Whisnant b. 15 Nov 1885, d. 2 Apr 1958

Birth*

Miles Burwell Abernethy Jr. was born on 11 February 1915 in Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC.¹

Death*

He died on 15 January 1917 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, at age 1.¹

Burial*

He was buried in Elmwood Cem., Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, 35.237778,-80.848056.

Citations

[S25] Death_Certificate.

Clelia Kathleen Abernethy

ID# 28816, b. 21 May 1920, d. 1 December 2000

Father*

Miles Burwell Abernethy b. 29 Mar 1881, d. 19 Jun 1942

Mother*

Edna Jones Whisnant b. 15 Nov 1885, d. 2 Apr 1958

Birth*

Clelia Kathleen Abernethy was born on 21 May 1920 in Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC; She married Albert James Stone on 28 Mar 1943.¹

Death*

She died on 1 December 2000 at age 80.²

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1930	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 9
1940	Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC	age 19, single, completed 2 years of college. She resides with her parents.

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1930

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 9

1940

Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC

age 19, single, completed 2 years of college. She resides with her parents.

Note*

Clelia Kathleen Abernethy She graduated from Queens College, in 1941.

Citations

[S351] Clelia Kathleen Stone Casey, "Casey, Clelia Kathleen," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant, 8 Oct 1996.
[S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

Stephen Christopher Bates

ID# 28842, b. 4 December 1825, d. December 1913

Father*

William Fleming Bates b. c 1802, d. Sep 1879

Mother*

Mary Ann Whisonant b. c 1809, d. c 1882

Birth*

Stephen Christopher Bates was born on 4 December 1825 in SC; He married Sarah Evelyn Corley before 1848. He married Tenna S. E. Elizabeth Georganna Josephine Shirley on 19 May 1881. He married Mary A. Ausburn on 24 May 1901.¹

Death*

He died in December 1913 in Montgomery Co., AR.¹

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1860	Big Fork, Polk Co., AR	age 33, md., farmer, R$1000, P$300.
1870	Big Fork, Polk Co., AR	age 44, md., farmer, R$1000, P$500

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1860

Big Fork, Polk Co., AR

age 33, md., farmer, R$1000, P$300.

1870

Big Fork, Polk Co., AR

age 44, md., farmer, R$1000, P$500

Citations

[S352] Susan Kay Anderson Simmons, "Simmons, Susan Kay," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant, 13 Oct 1996.