Eli Samuel Whisenant

ID# 10410, b. 5 March 1909, d. 23 January 1978
Father*Eli Morrison Whisenant b. 27 Aug 1883, d. 22 Mar 1962
Mother*Lucinda Whisenant b. 14 Dec 1883, d. 23 Apr 1956
Birth*Eli Samuel Whisenant was born on 5 March 1909 in NC.1 
Marriage*He married Varis Rachel Patton on 15 February 1941.2 
Marriage*Eli Samuel Whisenant married Mildred Lee Odear. 
Death*Eli Samuel Whisenant died on 23 January 1978 in Marion, McDowell Co., NC, at age 68; married. Note: The birth date on his tombston is 13 Jan 1910, and the death date is 25 Jan 1978. These dates don't match information from other sources. he death date for his wife Mildred may also be incorrect stated on her tombstone. The share the same tombstone.3 
Burial*He was buried in McDowell Memorial Pk. Cem., East Marion, McDowell Co., NC, 35.704167,-81.977500. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1910Upper Creek, Burke Co., NCage 1 yr., 1 month
1920Lower Creek, Burke Co., NCage 11
1930Quaker Meadow, Burke Co., NCage 21, single, living at home
1940Quaker Meadow, Burke Co., NCage 31, single, completed 5th. grade, not employed, resides with parents.
Name Variation Eli Samuel Whisenant was also known as Eli Samuel Whisnant Note: I understand that he spelled his name without the "e", and his children did the same. 
Milit-Beg*He began military service on 16 September 1940 in NC U. S. Army enlistment. Note: The World War II Army Enlistment Records listed his name as "Whisenant". 

Family 1

Varis Rachel Patton b. 29 July 1922, d. 1 October 1952
Marriage*He married Varis Rachel Patton on 15 February 1941.2 
Children

Family 2

Mildred Lee Odear b. 28 July 1918, d. 16 January 2011
Marriage*Eli Samuel Whisenant married Mildred Lee Odear. 

Citations

  1. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  2. [S9] Letter, Nancy Carole Puckett to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  3. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.