Lily Beatrice Whisenhunt

ID# 33601, b. 28 March 1910, d. 15 March 1976
Father*Joseph Alfred Whisenhunt b. 15 May 1870, d. 1911
Mother*Frances Melinda Kuykendall b. 12 Feb 1877, d. 9 Jul 1949
Birth*Lily Beatrice Whisenhunt was born on 28 March 1910 in TX.1 
Marriage*She married Wesley Decell Temple circa 1927. 
Death*Lily Beatrice Whisenhunt died on 15 March 1976 at age 65.1 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1910Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., TXage 3 month
1920Cleveland Co., OKage 10, living with mother and step-father.
1930Calumet, Canadian Co., OKage 20, md., 1st. md. age 18
1940Calumet, Canadian Co., OKage 30, md., completed the 6th. grade. She is not employed. [e.d. 9-1, sheet 3A, household #51]
Name Variation Lily Beatrice Whisenhunt was also known as Lillie Beatrice Whisenhunt. 

Family

Wesley Decell Temple b. 25 November 1901, d. May 1974
Marriage*She married Wesley Decell Temple circa 1927. 
Children

Citations

  1. [S254] Letter, Sophia Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant.

Wesley Decell Temple

ID# 33602, b. 25 November 1901, d. May 1974
Birth*Wesley Decell Temple was born on 25 November 1901 in MS.1 
Marriage*He married Lily Beatrice Whisenhunt, daughter of Joseph Alfred Whisenhunt and Frances Melinda Kuykendall, circa 1927. 
Death*Wesley Decell Temple died in May 1974 in OK at age 72.1 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1930Calumet, Canadian Co., OKage 28, md., 1st. md. age 26, farmer
1940Calumet, Canadian Co., OKage 37, md., completed the 4th. grade. He is a farmer. He owns a farmhouse valued at $200.

Family

Lily Beatrice Whisenhunt b. 28 March 1910, d. 15 March 1976
Children

Citations

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

Sadie Alice Whisenhunt

ID# 33603, b. 17 August 1912, d. July 1936
Father*Joseph Alfred Whisenhunt b. 15 May 1870, d. 1911
Mother*Frances Melinda Kuykendall b. 12 Feb 1877, d. 9 Jul 1949
Birth*Sadie Alice Whisenhunt was born on 17 August 1912 in Roff, Pontotoc Co., OK.1 
Marriage*She married Eddie C. Chesser on 10 September 1932 in El Reno, Canadian Co., OK.2 
Death*Sadie Alice Whisenhunt died in July 1936 in Roff, Pontotoc Co., OK, at age 23; from complications of childbirth.1 
Burial*She was buried in Lightening Ridge Cem., Roff, Pontotoc Co., OK, 34.710833,-96.846389. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1920Cleveland Co., OKage 7, living with mother and step-father
1930Calumet, Canadian Co., OKage 17, single, resides with sister and brother-in-law Lily & Decell Temple.
Note*Sadie Alice Whisenhunt Her marriage certificate listed her name as "Sadie May Whisenhunt". 

Family 1

Eddie C. Chesser b. 18 August 1909, d. 16 August 1998
Marriage*She married Eddie C. Chesser on 10 September 1932 in El Reno, Canadian Co., OK.2 

Family 2
Child

Citations

  1. [S254] Letter, Sophia Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  2. [S67] Certificate of Marriage.

Marvin W. Ashford

ID# 33604, b. April 1887
Father*John Alexander Ashford b. 16 Jan 1842, d. 29 Mar 1922
Mother*Flora Ann Whisenhunt b. Jun 1859
Birth*Marvin W. Ashford was born in April 1887 in AR.1 
Census*Marvin W. Ashford appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, age 13. 

Citations

  1. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.

Sadie JoAnn Chesser

ID# 33605, b. July 1936, d. circa 1937
Mother*Sadie Alice Whisenhunt b. 17 Aug 1912, d. Jul 1936
Birth*Sadie JoAnn Chesser was born in July 1936.1 
Death*She died circa 1937.1 
Burial*She was buried in Lightening Ridge Cem., Roff, Pontotoc Co., OK, 34.710833,-96.846389. 

Citations

  1. [S254] Letter, Sophia Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant.

Willis Bailey Whisenhunt

ID# 33606, b. 10 July 1887, d. 23 March 1917
Willis Bailey Whisenhunt
Photo courtesy: Teddie Smith
Father*Adam Bailey Whisenhunt b. 6 Jun 1842, d. 19 Feb 1902
Mother*Mary Frances Rogers b. 16 Jul 1851, d. 23 Mar 1928
Birth*Willis Bailey Whisenhunt was born on 10 July 1887 in AR.1 
Death*He died on 23 March 1917 at age 29.1 
Burial*He was buried in Wizard Wells Cem., Jack Co., TX, 33.211944,-97.965556. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Jack Co., TXage 12, single, living at home.
1910Clear Creek, Sevier Co., ARage 25, single, living with mother

Citations

  1. [S28] Tombstone.

Voluntine Atterway

ID# 33607, b. circa 1868
Birth*Voluntine Atterway was born circa 1868 in TX.1 
Marriage*He married Frances Melinda Kuykendall before 1920.2 
Census*Voluntine Atterway appeared on the census of 1 January 1920 in Cleveland Co., OK, age 52, md., farmer. 

Family

Frances Melinda Kuykendall b. 12 February 1877, d. 9 July 1949

Citations

  1. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.
  2. [S254] Letter, Sophia Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant.

Henry E. Ashford

ID# 33608, b. 28 May 1889
Father*John Alexander Ashford b. 16 Jan 1842, d. 29 Mar 1922
Mother*Flora Ann Whisenhunt b. Jun 1859
Birth*Henry E. Ashford was born on 28 May 1889 in AR.1 
Census*Henry E. Ashford appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, age 10. 

Citations

  1. [S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.

Felix P. Ashford

ID# 33610, b. 28 February 1893, d. 13 January 1923
Father*John Alexander Ashford b. 16 Jan 1842, d. 29 Mar 1922
Mother*Flora Ann Whisenhunt b. Jun 1859
Birth*Felix P. Ashford was born on 28 February 1893 in McCurtain Co., OK.1 
Death*He died on 13 January 1923 at age 29.2 
Burial*He was buried in Eagletown Cem., Eagletown, McCurtain Co., OK, 34.049167,-94.578056. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Choctaw Nation, Indian Territoryage 7
1910McCurtain Co., OKage 17

Citations

  1. [S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S28] Tombstone.

Edith Pearl Parmer

ID# 33614, b. 6 April 1907, d. 29 May 1964
Birth*Edith Pearl Parmer was born on 6 April 1907 in AR. 
Marriage*She married Harrell James Whisnant, son of David Pinkney Whisnant and Lula Mabel Travis, on 31 July 1926 in Jackson Co., AR.1 
Marriage*Edith Pearl Parmer married William Russel Lovell on 31 July 1929. 
Death*Edith Pearl Parmer died on 29 May 1964 in Independence Co., AR, at age 57. 
Census*Edith Pearl Parmer appeared on the census of 1 April 1930 in Greenbrier, Independence Co., AR, age 23, md., 1st. md. age 22. 

Family 1

Harrell James Whisnant b. 9 December 1905, d. 6 October 1976
Child

Family 2

William Russel Lovell b. 13 October 1907, d. 8 June 1994

Citations

  1. [S67] Certificate of Marriage.

Sarah Bernell Webster

ID# 33615, b. 13 January 1929, d. 11 October 1994
Birth*Sarah Bernell Webster was born on 13 January 1929 in Texola, Beckham Co., OK.1 
Marriage*She married Harold Dean Whisnant, son of Harrell James Whisnant and Edith Pearl Parmer, on 1 December 1945 in Poinsett Co., AR.2 
Death*Sarah Bernell Webster died on 11 October 1994 in Batesville, Independence Co., AR, at age 65.1 
Burial*She was buried in Salado Cem., Salado, Independence Co., AR. 

Family

Harold Dean Whisnant b. 10 August 1927, d. 16 May 1986
Child
  • Gary Dean Whisnant

Citations

  1. [S381] Letter, Nancy Carole Puckett to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  2. [S67] Certificate of Marriage.

Mary Ann Henderson

ID# 33626, b. 1860, d. 23 October 1899
Birth*Mary Ann Henderson was born in 1860 in AL. 
Marriage*She married James A. Whisenant, son of Henry J. Whisenant and Mary Smith, on 16 December 1883 in Lawrence Co., AL.1 
Death*Mary Ann Henderson died on 23 October 1899. 
Burial*She was buried in Bunyan Hill Cem., Lawrence Co., AL, 34.31220, -87.37060; unmarked grave. 
Name Variation Mary Ann Henderson was also known as Milla. 

Family

James A. Whisenant b. April 1861, d. 12 November 1938
Children

Citations

  1. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.

Ruth Evelyn Sweatte

ID# 33627, b. 26 January 1911, d. 4 April 1933
Father*Felix Guy Sweatte b. 10 Aug 1886, d. 21 May 1963
Mother*Martha Alice Whisenhunt b. 18 Nov 1891, d. 18 Sep 1975
Birth*Ruth Evelyn Sweatte was born on 26 January 1911 in Seminole Co., OK; She married Samuel Alexander Sayers. 
Death*She died on 4 April 1933 in Longview, Gregg Co., TX, at age 22. 
Burial*She was buried in Maple Grove Cem., Seminole, Seminole Co., OK, 35.234167,-96.685556. 
Census*Ruth Evelyn Sweatte appeared on the census of 1 January 1920 in Seminole Co., OK, age 8. 

Florence Augusta Scott

ID# 33630, b. 14 August 1928, d. 2 March 2004
Birth*Florence Augusta Scott was born on 14 August 1928 in Caldwell Co., NC.1,2 
Marriage*She married Walter Lee Whisnant Sr., son of Henry Lee Whisnant and Patsy Rose Francum, in 1944 in Caldwell Co., NC.1 
Divorce*Florence Augusta Scott and Walter Lee Whisnant Sr. were divorced on 6 June 1973 in Caldwell Co., NC.3 
Death*Florence Augusta Scott died on 2 March 2004 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC, at age 75.1,2 
Burial*She was buried in Harris Chapel Bapt. Ch. Cem., Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC. 
Obituary*

Family

Walter Lee Whisnant Sr. b. 22 July 1924, d. 25 December 2001
Children

Citations

  1. [S420] Caldwell Co NC Records, online http://rod.co.caldwell.nc.us/resolution/
  2. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  3. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.

Leon Whisenhunt

ID# 33631, b. 19 December 1938, d. 13 August 2008
Father*William Edward Whisenhunt b. 1 Jul 1911, d. 10 Mar 1987
Mother*Bessie Jaunita Cowdon b. 22 Sep 1920, d. 15 Mar 1986
Birth*Leon Whisenhunt was born on 19 December 1938 in OK.1 
Death*He died on 13 August 2008 in OK at age 69.1 
Burial*He was buried in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Cem., Seminole, Seminole Co., OK, 35.206667,-96.622778. 
Census*Leon Whisenhunt appeared on the census of 1 April 1940 in Lindsay, Garvin Co., OK, age 1. 
Residence* In 2005 Leon lived in Meeker, Lincoln Co., OK. 

Family 1

Lucille F. Serpa
Children
  • Lawrence Whisenhunt
  • Leon Joseph Whisenhunt
  • LaDonna Lynn Whisenhunt
  • Larry G. Whisenhunt

Family 2

Jill M. Myers

Citations

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

Jimmie Ray Whisenhunt

ID# 33633, b. 11 July 1942, d. 23 December 2005
Father*William Edward Whisenhunt b. 1 Jul 1911, d. 10 Mar 1987
Mother*Bessie Jaunita Cowdon b. 22 Sep 1920, d. 15 Mar 1986
Birth*Jimmie Ray Whisenhunt was born on 11 July 1942 in Yuba City, Sutter Co., CA.1 
Death*He died on 23 December 2005 in Seminole, Seminole Co., OK, at age 63.1,2 
Burial*He was buried in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Cem., Seminole, Seminole Co., OK, 35.206667,-96.622778. 
Obituary*

Family 1
Children
  • Kelly Whisenhunt
  • Monica Whisenhunt

Family 2

Neva Rebecca Baxter

Citations

  1. [S28] Tombstone.
  2. [S428] Obituary.

Norma Sue Whisenhunt

ID# 33634, b. 1 March 1944, d. 11 February 2013
Father*William Edward Whisenhunt b. 1 Jul 1911, d. 10 Mar 1987
Mother*Bessie Jaunita Cowdon b. 22 Sep 1920, d. 15 Mar 1986
Birth*Norma Sue Whisenhunt was born on 1 March 1944 in Alameda Co., CA. 
Death*She died on 11 February 2013 at age 68. 

Family

Edward L. Eikenberry
Children

Citations

  1. [S430] Ancestry.com, online http://www.Ancestry.com

Sam John Greenlee

ID# 33642, b. 8 February 1870, d. 15 December 1952
Birth*Sam John Greenlee was born on 8 February 1870 in MS. 
Marriage*He married Cevilla Whisenant, daughter of Walter Scott Whisenant and Mary Jane Tullos, on 9 November 1905 in Montgomery Co., MS. 
Death*Sam John Greenlee died on 15 December 1952 at age 82. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1910Montgomery Co., MSage 37, md. 2nd. time, 4 yrs.
1920Poplar Creek, Montgomery Co., MSage 48, md., farmer
1930Montgomery Co., MSage 58, md., 1st. md. age 28, laborer at cotton mill
1940Winona, Montgomery Co., MSage 71, md., completed the 6th. grade.

Family

Cevilla Whisenant b. 14 August 1887, d. 10 January 1965
Marriage*Sam John Greenlee married Cevilla Whisenant, daughter of Walter Scott Whisenant and Mary Jane Tullos, on 9 November 1905 in Montgomery Co., MS. 
Children

Jessie David Doares

ID# 33643, b. 27 September 1878, d. 18 September 1941
Birth*Jessie David Doares was born on 27 September 1878 in NC.1 
Marriage*He married Zelia Gessie Whisonant, daughter of Stephen Laxton Whisenant and Lula Lelila Garrison, on 30 October 1920 in Winnsboro, Fairfield Co., SC. 
Divorce*Jessie David Doares and Zelia Gessie Whisonant were divorced before 1940. 
Death*Jessie David Doares died on 18 September 1941 in Mecklenburg Co., NC, at age 62. 
Census*Jessie David Doares appeared on the census of 1 April 1940 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, age 61, divorced, completed 2 years of high school. [e.d. 60-23, sheet #5B] 

Family

Zelia Gessie Whisonant b. 14 January 1899, d. 24 July 1985
Children

Citations

  1. [S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.

Mary Leila Doares

ID# 33644, b. 9 March 1923, d. 22 March 2011
Father*Jessie David Doares b. 27 Sep 1878, d. 18 Sep 1941
Mother*Zelia Gessie Whisonant b. 14 Jan 1899, d. 24 Jul 1985
Birth*Mary Leila Doares was born on 9 March 1923 in Rock Hill, York Co., SC; She married John William Morton on 17 May 1941.1 
Death*She died on 22 March 2011 at age 88.1 
Census*Mary Leila Doares appeared on the census of 1 April 1930 in Catawba, York Co., SC, age 7, resides with Aunt & Uncle Ossie & James Fox. She is also listed with her mother in Ebenezer, age 7. 

Citations

  1. [S428] Obituary.

Eddie C. Chesser

ID# 33645, b. 18 August 1909, d. 16 August 1998
Birth*Eddie C. Chesser was born on 18 August 1909.1 
Marriage*He married Sadie Alice Whisenhunt, daughter of Joseph Alfred Whisenhunt and Frances Melinda Kuykendall, on 10 September 1932 in El Reno, Canadian Co., OK.2 
Death*Eddie C. Chesser died on 16 August 1998 in OK at age 88.1 

Family

Sadie Alice Whisenhunt b. 17 August 1912, d. July 1936

Citations

  1. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  2. [S67] Certificate of Marriage.

Alexander N. Ashford

ID# 33646, b. 9 August 1898, d. September 1967
Father*John Alexander Ashford b. 16 Jan 1842, d. 29 Mar 1922
Mother*Flora Ann Whisenhunt b. Jun 1859
Birth*Alexander N. Ashford was born on 9 August 1898 in AR.1 
Death*He died in September 1967 in CA at age 69.2 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Choctaw Nation, Indian Territoryage 9 months
1910McCurtain Co., OKage 11

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

Annie Groomes

ID# 33647, b. 1880
Mother*Flora Ann Whisenhunt b. Jun 1859
Birth*Annie Groomes was born in 1880. 

John Alexander Ashford

ID# 33648, b. 16 January 1842, d. 29 March 1922
Birth*John Alexander Ashford was born on 16 January 1842 in Pike Co., AR. 
Marriage*He married Flora Ann Whisenhunt, daughter of Jiles Boggus Whisenhunt and Julia Ann Howell, in 1886. 
Death*John Alexander Ashford died on 29 March 1922 in OK at age 80. 
Burial*He was buried in Haworth Cem., Haworth, McCurtain Co., OK, 33.821944,-94.643056. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Choctaw Nation, Indian Territoryage 58, md. 20 yrs., farmer
1910McCurtain Co., OKage 68, md. 2 time, 23 yrs., farmer

Family

Flora Ann Whisenhunt b. June 1859
Children

Ransom Franklin Ashford

ID# 33649, b. 14 May 1895, d. November 1976
Father*John Alexander Ashford b. 16 Jan 1842, d. 29 Mar 1922
Mother*Flora Ann Whisenhunt b. Jun 1859
Birth*Ransom Franklin Ashford was born on 14 May 1895 in AR.1 
Death*He died in November 1976 in OR at age 81.2 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Choctaw Nation, Indian Territoryage 5
1910McCurtain Co., OKage 16

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

Minnie A.D.M. Ashford

ID# 33650, b. circa 1904
Father*John Alexander Ashford b. 16 Jan 1842, d. 29 Mar 1922
Mother*Flora Ann Whisenhunt b. Jun 1859
Birth*Minnie A.D.M. Ashford was born circa 1904 in OK.1 
Census*Minnie A.D.M. Ashford appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 in McCurtain Co., OK, age 6. 

Citations

  1. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.