Jacob William Whisenant

ID# 1251, b. 2 April 1835, d. 9 October 1915
Father*William Jenkins Whisenant b. 19 Mar 1795, d. 10 Dec 1870
Mother*Lucissa Green b. 9 Feb 1807, d. 17 Oct 1889
Birth*Jacob William Whisenant was born on 2 April 1835 in Greensport, St. Clair Co., AL.1 
Marriage*He married Elvira Ann Blackburn on 28 November 1858 in Calhoun Co., AL.2 
Death*Jacob William Whisenant died on 9 October 1915 at age 80. 
Burial*He was buried in Old Brooksville Cem., Hernando Co., FL. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1850St. Clair Co., ALage 14
1860Cove Creek, Calhoun Co., ALage 24, farmer, real estate value $10,000, personal property value $10,000.
1870Jacksonville, Calhoun Co., ALage 34, merchant
1880Hernando Co., FLage 45, md., farmer
1900Census record not found
1910Brooksville, Hernando Co., FLage 75, widow, living with daughter and son-in-law Linnie & Minnie Sanders.
Note*Jacob William Whisenant and James W. Whisenant Is this the same person? 
Occupation*Jacob William Whisenant was a farmer. 
Note*He enlisted in Company A, 2nd Alabama Calv. Discharged at Forsyth, GA, in April 1865. He obtained the rank of Captain. on 13 February 1862. 

Family

Elvira Ann Blackburn b. circa 1841, d. 2 February 1902
Marriage*He married Elvira Ann Blackburn on 28 November 1858 in Calhoun Co., AL.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.
  2. [S114] Dora Mai Gordon Whisenant, "Whisenant, Dora Mai," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant, 26 Jan 2001.