Benjamin Franklin Whisenhunt

ID# 43401, b. 21 May 1830
Father*Uriah Whisenhunt b. 1813, d. c 1860
Mother*Dorcas Roach b. c 1804, d. c 1859
Birth*Benjamin Franklin Whisenhunt was born on 21 May 1830 in TN; parents born in TN. 
Marriage*He married Susannah Book on 4 April 1850 in Jefferson Co., IL; They went on to have a total of 9 children according to a Bio. on Benjamin.1 
Marriage*Benjamin Franklin Whisenhunt married Eliza Alice Akin on 29 October 1899 in Jefferson Co., IL. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1850Jefferson Co., ILage 20, laborer. He and his wife live next door to his father.
1860Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 27, farmer, R$350, P$675.
1870Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 41, farmer, R$10,000., P$300.
1880Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 50, md., farmer. A nephew "Samuel Whisenhunt", age 15, also lives in the household.
1900Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 71, md. 40 yrs., farmer
Note*
Biography of B. F. Whisenhunt

B.F. WHISSENHUNT, farmer, PO Spring Garden, was born in Middle Tennessee May 21, 1830; is the son of Uriah & Dorcas (Roach) Whissenhunt, natives of that State; The Grandparents, however came from Pennsylvania. Our Subject was the only child. When about one year old, his parents came to Marion Co.,IL, where they remained about 12 years. In that county our subject attended his first school. In 1843, the family came to Jefferson County and settled on the farm where our subject now lives, where the mother died in 1859, the father in 1860. In this county our subject had but little chance to attend the subscription schools, and consequently his education is very limited. His life for upward of twenty years was spent at home with his father, and then commenced life for himself on a piece of Congress land which his father entered for him. That has since been increased until he now owns about 160 acres in Sections 2 and 3 of Town 4 Range 3 East. Mr. Whissenhunt was married April 3, 1850 to Susan Book, a native of this county, and a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (SHELTON) Book. The father was a native of Virginia, the mother of North Carolina. This marriage resulted in nine children, and of that number two are living-- Ellen Catherine, Wife of George Harveil, and George Washington. Is a member of Moore's Prairie Baptist Church. In Politics, he is a Democrat.

History of Jefferson Co ,IL
Date 1883
Part IV Biographical Sketches Spring Garden Township
Page 111

Sandy (Whalen) Bauer.
 

Family 1

Susannah Book b. circa 1831
Marriage*Benjamin Franklin Whisenhunt married Susannah Book on 4 April 1850 in Jefferson Co., IL; They went on to have a total of 9 children according to a Bio. on Benjamin.1 
Children

Family 2

Eliza Alice Akin b. 14 April 1864, d. 26 November 1935
Marriage*Benjamin Franklin Whisenhunt married Eliza Alice Akin on 29 October 1899 in Jefferson Co., IL. 

Citations

  1. [S89] Misc. Marriage Index, online Ancestry.com.

Susannah Book

ID# 43402, b. circa 1831
Birth*Susannah Book was born circa 1831 in IL; She is the daughter of Thomas Book and Elizabeth (Shelton) Book.1 
Marriage*She married Benjamin Franklin Whisenhunt, son of Uriah Whisenhunt and Dorcas Roach, on 4 April 1850 in Jefferson Co., IL; They went on to have a total of 9 children according to a Bio. on Benjamin.2 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1850Jefferson Co., ILage 18
1860Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 26
1870Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 40
1880Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 49, md.

Family

Benjamin Franklin Whisenhunt b. 21 May 1830
Children

Citations

  1. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.
  2. [S89] Misc. Marriage Index, online Ancestry.com.

Jack Carroll Williams

ID# 43403, b. 18 September 1926, d. 7 October 1989
Birth*Jack Carroll Williams was born on 18 September 1926.1 
Marriage*He married Dorothy Belle Whisenant, daughter of James Theodore Whisenant and Ethel Andreana Rast. 
Death*Jack Carroll Williams died on 7 October 1989 in SC at age 63. 

Family

Dorothy Belle Whisenant b. 27 February 1928, d. 18 March 2010

Citations

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

Roy Whisenant

ID# 43404, b. 4 March 1904, d. 4 March 1904
Father*Marion David Whisenant b. 23 Feb 1880, d. 16 Jun 1960
Mother*Ida A. Sullivan b. Dec 1882, d. 14 Mar 1904
Death*Roy Whisenant died on 4 March 1904. 
Birth*He was born on 4 March 1904. 

George Washington Whisenhunt

ID# 43405, b. February 1868, d. 23 June 1937
Father*Benjamin Franklin Whisenhunt b. 21 May 1830
Mother*Susannah Book b. c 1831
Birth*George Washington Whisenhunt was born in February 1868 in Jefferson Co., IL.1 
Marriage*He married Jeanna Elizabeth Bumpus on 14 October 1886 in Jefferson Co., IL.2 
Death*George Washington Whisenhunt died on 23 June 1937 in Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., IL, at age 69.3 
Burial*He was buried in Hams Grove Cem., Belle Rive, Jefferson Co., IL.3 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1870Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 2
1880Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 12
1900Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 32, md. 13 yrs., farmer
1910Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 42, md. 1 time, 24 yrs., farmer
1920Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 51, md., farmer
1930Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 63, md., 1st. md. age 19, farmer.
Obituary*

Family

Jeanna Elizabeth Bumpus b. 7 March 1867, d. 1 July 1949
Marriage*George Washington Whisenhunt married Jeanna Elizabeth Bumpus on 14 October 1886 in Jefferson Co., IL.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.
  2. [S89] Misc. Marriage Index, online Ancestry.com.
  3. [S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.

Jeanna Elizabeth Bumpus

ID# 43406, b. 7 March 1867, d. 1 July 1949
Birth*Jeanna Elizabeth Bumpus was born on 7 March 1867 in Jefferson Co., IL.1 
Marriage*She married George Washington Whisenhunt, son of Benjamin Franklin Whisenhunt and Susannah Book, on 14 October 1886 in Jefferson Co., IL.2 
Death*Jeanna Elizabeth Bumpus died on 1 July 1949 in Jefferson Co., IL, at age 82.1 
Burial*She was buried in Hams Grove Cem., Belle Rive, Jefferson Co., IL.3 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 33, md. 13 yrs., 4 ch., 4 living
1910Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 43, md. 1 time, 20 yrs., 5 ch., 4 living
1920Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 52, md.
1930Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 63, md., 1st. md. age 20
1940Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 73, widow, completed the 8th. grade. She is a farmer. She owns a farmhouse valued at $1500. [e.d. 41-37B, sheet 1A, household #12]
Obituary*
Name Variation Jeanna Elizabeth Bumpus was also known as Johanna E.3 

Family

George Washington Whisenhunt b. February 1868, d. 23 June 1937
Marriage*She married George Washington Whisenhunt, son of Benjamin Franklin Whisenhunt and Susannah Book, on 14 October 1886 in Jefferson Co., IL.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S428] Obituary.
  2. [S89] Misc. Marriage Index, online Ancestry.com.
  3. [S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.
  4. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.

William Whisenand

ID# 43407
Referenceunknown parents
Marriage*William Whisenand married Mary E. Shoemaker on 19 June 1881 in Coles Co., IL. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1870Census record not found
1880Census record not found
Note*William Whisenand I have no additional information pertaining to this person. 

Family

Mary E. Shoemaker

Mary E. Shoemaker

ID# 43408
Marriage*Mary E. Shoemaker married William Whisenand on 19 June 1881 in Coles Co., IL. 

Family

William Whisenand

H. A. Whisennand

ID# 43409
Referenceunknown parents
Marriage*H. A. Whisennand married Catharine E. Brown on 14 April 1872 in Coles Co., IL. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1860Census record not found
1870Census record not found
Note*H. A. Whisennand I have no additional information pertaining to this person. 

Family

Catharine E. Brown

Catharine E. Brown

ID# 43410
Marriage*Catharine E. Brown married H. A. Whisennand on 14 April 1872 in Coles Co., IL. 

Family

H. A. Whisennand

Jesse Coleman Adcock

ID# 43411, b. 15 July 1851, d. 3 April 1903
Birth*Jesse Coleman Adcock was born on 15 July 1851 in IL.1 
Marriage*He married Rebecca Jane Whisenhunt, daughter of William Henry Whisenhunt and Mary Ann Griffin, on 29 January 1877 in Jefferson Co., IL. 
Death*Jesse Coleman Adcock died on 3 April 1903 at age 51.1 
Burial*He was buried in Round Knoll Cem., Jefferson Co., IL.1 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1880Dodds, Jefferson Co., ILage 30, md., farming
1900Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., ILage 48, md. 23 yrs., farmer

Family

Rebecca Jane Whisenhunt b. 23 March 1857, d. 5 April 1908
Children

Citations

  1. [S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.

Johnny Lee Whisenhunt

ID# 43449, b. 6 March 1959, d. 14 June 1974
Referenceunknown parents
Birth*Johnny Lee Whisenhunt was born on 6 March 1959.1 
Death*He died on 14 June 1974 at age 15.1 
Burial*He was buried in Old Piney Cem., Gillham, Sevier Co., AR. 
Note*Johnny Lee Whisenhunt and Jearl D. Whisenhunt How are these two related? 

Citations

  1. [S28] Tombstone.

Jearl D. Whisenhunt

ID# 43450, b. 1931, d. 1964
Referenceunknown parents
Birth*Jearl D. Whisenhunt was born in 1931.1 
Marriage*He married Verna M. Staggs. 
Death*Jearl D. Whisenhunt died in 1964.1 
Burial*He was buried in Piney Grove Cem., Gillham, Sevier Co., AR. 
Nickname Jearl D. Whisenhunt also went by the name of Pete. 
Note*He and Johnny Lee Whisenhunt How are these two related? 

Family

Verna M. Staggs b. 31 July 1935, d. 23 November 2013
Children
  • Doyle Whisenhunt
  • Jimmy Dale Whisenhunt
  • Donald Ray Whisenhunt b. 16 Nov 1953, d. 13 Jun 2015
  • Debbie Sue Whisenhunt

Citations

  1. [S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.