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Robert Benton Whisenant

ID# 1162, b. 18 January 1843, d. 9 January 1937

Father*

Robert Caldwell Whisenant b. c 1811, d. c 1857

Mother*

Matilda Roseberry b. 1814, d. b 1860

Birth*

Robert Benton Whisenant was born on 18 January 1843 in Newton Co., MO.^1,2

Marriage*

He married Harriet Coffey on 2 September 1865 in Collin Co., TX.³

Marriage*

Robert Benton Whisenant married Clara Davis Branch on 14 November 1891.⁴

Death*

Robert Benton Whisenant died on 9 January 1937 in Allen, Collin Co., TX, at age 93; widowed.¹

Burial*

He was buried in Oakland Cem., Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, 32.762778,-96.756944.⁵

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1850	Collin Co., TX	age 6
1860	Plano, Collin Co., TX	age 15, resides in the household with his brother Hugh.
1870	Collin Co., TX
1880	Allen, Collin Co., TX	age 37, md., farmer
1900	Allen, Collin Co., TX	age 57, md. 8 yrs., farmer
1910	Allen, Collin Co., TX	age 67, md. 2nd time, 18 yrs.
1920	Collin Co., TX	age 76, md. (Note: This census gives his parents and his birth place as "AL".)
1930	Collin Co., TX	age 87, md., civil war vet., 1st. md. age 21

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1850

Collin Co., TX

age 6

1860

Plano, Collin Co., TX

age 15, resides in the household with his brother Hugh.

1870

Collin Co., TX

1880

Allen, Collin Co., TX

age 37, md., farmer

1900

Allen, Collin Co., TX

age 57, md. 8 yrs., farmer

1910

Allen, Collin Co., TX

age 67, md. 2nd time, 18 yrs.

1920

Collin Co., TX

age 76, md. (Note: This census gives his parents and his birth place as "AL".)

1930

Collin Co., TX

age 87, md., civil war vet., 1st. md. age 21

Note*

Robert Benton Whisenant enlisted February 20, 1860 and served in Captain G. S. Fitzhugh's Company of Texas Mounted Rangers, with Col. M. T. Johnson in command. He engaged in campaigns against the Kiowas, Kickapoos, and the Comanches in the Indian Territory. In 1861, he enlisted in Joe Dixon's Company under Saur Bell Maxey. In 1862, he was with Captain R. M. Board's Company No. 1 of the 9th Regiment of Texas Infantry under Col. William B. Young.
Author's note: The above military information came from 'Collin County - Pioneering in North Texas, Capt. Ray F. Hall & Helen Gillard Hall, 1975, Norten Press, Quanah, TX.

Occupation*

He was a farmer.

Family 1

Harriet Coffey b. 28 July 1844, d. 19 January 1891

Marriage*

He married Harriet Coffey on 2 September 1865 in Collin Co., TX.³

Children

Mary Ann Whisenant+ b. 28 Jun 1866, d. 23 Aug 1898
John Milton Whisenant+ b. 17 Aug 1869, d. 18 Jul 1935
Virginia E. Whisenant+ b. 28 Jan 1871, d. 27 May 1934
Maude Franklin Whisenant b. 28 Jan 1873, d. 14 Jul 1874
Elzer L. Whisenant b. 20 Dec 1875, d. 14 May 1883
Sarah Frances Whisenant b. 27 Jun 1878, d. 25 Dec 1878
Forest Benton Whisenant+ b. 4 Feb 1880, d. 26 Jan 1917
Wolford Henry Whisenant b. 15 Feb 1882, d. 6 Jun 1958
Walter S. Whisenant b. 5 May 1884, d. 10 Feb 1886
Antha Lee Whisenant+ b. 14 Sep 1886, d. 7 Feb 1945

Family 2

Clara Davis Branch b. 7 December 1861, d. 13 December 1930

Marriage*

Robert Benton Whisenant married Clara Davis Branch on 14 November 1891.⁴

Children

Lillian Mayo Whisenant+ b. 28 Aug 1893, d. 17 May 1974
Mary Tommie Whisenant+ b. 5 Jul 1896, d. 23 Dec 1988
Robert Bailey Whisenant+ b. 10 Feb 1898, d. 11 Sep 1980

Citations

[S25] Death_Certificate.
[S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.
[S206] Unknown compiler, County Marriage Records Book.
[S68] Letter, Gladys Huneycutt Ballew to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1992.
[S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.