Bonson Joseph Whisnant

ID# 10507, b. 5 November 1915, d. 12 December 1995
Father*Joseph Peter Whisnant b. 1 Aug 1893, d. 11 Jul 1976
Mother*Mary Louisa Sanders b. 2 May 1886, d. 29 Aug 1957
Birth*Bonson Joseph Whisnant was born on 5 November 1915 in Caldwell Co., NC.1,2 
Marriage*He married Frances Ellmine Shehan in 1934 in Caldwell Co., NC.3 
Divorce*Bonson Joseph Whisnant and Frances Ellmine Shehan were divorced on 17 February 1984 in Caldwell Co., NC.4 
Death*Bonson Joseph Whisnant died on 12 December 1995 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC, at age 80; divorced.1,2 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1920Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NCage 4
1930Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NCage 14
1940Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NCage 24, md., completed the 3rd. grade. He rents a house for $6. [s.d. 9, e.d. 14-13A, sheet 8B, line 76, household #126]
Name Variation As of 1915, Bonson Joseph Whisnant was also known as Bonsom Joseph Sanders Register of Deeds, Caldwell Co., NC, book 2, page 589 lists his father as Joe Whisnant, and mother as Mary Louise Sanders.2 
Milit-Beg*He began military service on 17 January 1945 in NC U.S. Army enlistment. 

Family

Frances Ellmine Shehan b. 1 October 1920, d. 4 October 1999
Marriage*He married Frances Ellmine Shehan in 1934 in Caldwell Co., NC.3 
Divorce*Bonson Joseph Whisnant and Frances Ellmine Shehan were divorced on 17 February 1984 in Caldwell Co., NC.4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S11] Misc. Death Certificate Index.
  2. [S420] Caldwell Co NC Records, online http://rod.co.caldwell.nc.us/resolution/
  3. [S428] Obituary.
  4. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.