Ross Wood Whisenant

ID# 1254, b. 12 August 1845, d. 6 September 1901
Father*William Jenkins Whisenant b. 19 Mar 1795, d. 10 Dec 1870
Mother*Lucissa Green b. 9 Feb 1807, d. 17 Oct 1889
Birth*Ross Wood Whisenant was born on 12 August 1845 in St. Clair Co., AL.1 
Marriage*He married Columbia Stevenson on 20 December 1866. 
Death*Ross Wood Whisenant died on 6 September 1901 in Atlanta, DeKalb Co., GA, at age 56; cause of death: bright's disease.2,1 
Burial*He was buried in Westview Cem., Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, 33.743056,-84.455000. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1850St. Clair Co., ALage 6
1860Elen Islands, Calhoun Co., ALage 14
1870Census record not found
1880Gadsden, Etowah Co., ALage 35, md., hotel keeper
1900Atlanta, Fulton Co., GAage 53, md. 32 yrs., real estate agent
Note*Ross Wood Whisenant is supposed to have served in the Civil War, Co. A, 2nd. Alabama Cavalry.1 

Family

Columbia Stevenson b. 4 January 1846, d. 17 January 1904
Marriage*He married Columbia Stevenson on 20 December 1866. 
Children

Citations

  1. [S28] Tombstone.
  2. [S77] Letter, John Forney Whisenant Jr. to Raymond C. Whisnant, 2000.