Supporting the Whisnant Surname Center

Celebrating 30 Years Online: 1996 - 2026

In 2018, the Whisnant Surname Center reached a crossroads. After 22 years of personal funding, I prepared to close the site. However, thanks to the incredible generosity of the relatives and visitors listed below, we have remained online and thriving for nearly another decade.

Current Funding & Sustainability

As of January 2026, a total of $3,070 has been donated by our community, of which $2,752 has been used to maintain the web site. To ensure this fund lasts as long as possible, I am moving the site to a more cost-effective hosting service. This transition reduces our annual overhead from $225 to approximately $60 per year, ensuring that your contributions provide even more longevity for this archive.

I intend to keep this website active for as long as I am physically and mentally able.

Important Considerations

  • Retired Status: I remain retired from active genealogy research. While your support keeps the site live, I am no longer adding new data or making individual updates.
  • Terms of Support: Donating supports the continued hosting and security of the site but does not grant ownership of the data. I retain the right to close the site should circumstances change.
  • Recognition: Donors are acknowledged by name in the list below. If you prefer to remain anonymous, please let me know.

How to Contribute

    You may donate securely via PayPal (supports credit cards):

    If you prefer to donate via mail, please email me for my postal address.



    Our Legacy of Support

    Memorial Tributes

    • Brian Banks - In memory of my father, Norman Howell Whisenhunt.
    • Eula F. Whisenhunt - In memory of my husband, Donald Clifford Whisenhunt (1951-2021).
    • Janet Whisnant Lingafelt - In memory of my father, James Daniel Whisnant, Sr. and my brother, Tommy Dean Whisnant.
    • Jeff & Marena Morton - In memory of Zalia Gussie Whisonant Doares.
    • Patricia Tackett - In memory of Samson (2002-2015).
    • Renee Hamilton - In memory of Susan Emily Whisenant and Wm Thomas Willingham.
    • Elizabeth W. Schmitz - In memory of Joseph & Ida Whisnant.
    • William Whisnant - In memory of Adam G. Whisnant, Jr.

    Sustaining Donors

    • Janet Whisnant Lingafelt - A Whisnant and frequent contributor.
    • Renee Hamilton - Whisenant descendant and frequent contributor.
    • Sylvia Hanna - Continued support through 2024 and 2025.
    • Allan Whisenand - Frequent and continnued support.
    • Teresa Lambert - Frequent and continnued support.
    • Cynthia Brasher - Frequent and continnued support.

    Friends of the Center

    • Adam Whisnant
    • Amy Powell
    • Ashley Gail Whitlock Burns
    • Barbara Franklin
    • Blake Whisenant
    • Clinton D. Brown
    • David Whisnant
    • James Bennett Maye
    • Jess Whisnand
    • John Singleton
    • Joshua Reed
    • Mary Young
    • Mitzi Benfield
    • Scott Whisnant