Lester G. Orcutt

ID# 38449, b. 3 December 1898, d. July 1974
Birth*Lester G. Orcutt was born on 3 December 1898. 
Marriage*He married Mary Lee Whisnand, daughter of Henry Clarence Whisnand and Burta Campbell, in 1919. 
Death*Lester G. Orcutt died in July 1974 in TX at age 75. 
Burial*He was buried in Hutchins Cem., Hutchins, Dallas Co., TX. 

Family

Mary Lee Whisnand b. 18 November 1900, d. 19 February 1994

Emanuel Whisnand

ID# 38450, b. 18 December 1836, d. after January 1899
Father*William C. Whisnand b. 26 May 1807, d. 4 Feb 1889
Mother*Elizabeth Wolfe b. 27 May 1808, d. 24 May 1873
Birth*Emanuel Whisnand was born on 18 December 1836 in Monroe Co., IN. 
Marriage*He married Nancy Parks on 9 December 1859 in Edgar Co., IL.1 
Marriage*Emanuel Whisnand married Martha C. Stockton on 26 October 1886 in Franklin Co., AR.2 
Death*Emanuel Whisnand died after January 1899 in Scott Co., AR; Note: I found somewhere that he had died in Scott Co., AR on 15 Jan 1893, but I believe that information is incorrect.). 
Burial*He was buried in Pilot Prairie Cem., Waldron, Scott Co., AR, 34.904167,-94.026944. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1850Bloomington, Monroe Co., INage 13
1860Stineville, Monroe Co., INage 23, farmer, personal property value $120.
1870Census record not found.
1880Census record not found.
Note*Emanuel enlisted as a private on August 11, 1862 at Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, and mustered out at Washington D.C. June 9, 1865. He served in Company F, 82nd. Regiment. He was captured September 20, 1863, and paroled March 20, 1864. A story told about Emanuel was that while passing through Georgia on Gen. William T. Sherman's march to the sea, Emanual stopped at a farmhouse to buy a glass of buttermilk. A short time afterward, he was seized with violent cramps in the stomach and, as ascertained by his attending physician, nearly died of arsenic poisoning. His Southern hostess had placed in his drink a generous dose of poison. Fortunately for Emanuel, soldiers were exposed to high levels of arsenic handling ammunition and such, although they did not realize it, and built up a certain tolerance. on 11 August 1862. 

Family 1

Nancy Parks b. 15 January 1843, d. August 1884
Marriage*Emanuel Whisnand married Nancy Parks on 9 December 1859 in Edgar Co., IL.1 
Children

Family 2

Martha C. Stockton b. February 1861
Marriage*Emanuel Whisnand married Martha C. Stockton on 26 October 1886 in Franklin Co., AR.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.
  2. [S67] Certificate of Marriage.