Medford Marcus Whisenant

ID# 12840, b. 28 February 1898, d. 15 July 1984
Father*Valentine Columbus Whisenant b. 2 Dec 1870, d. 7 Jul 1941
Mother*Harriet Hattie Angeline Tidwell b. 7 Aug 1878, d. 14 Oct 1947
Birth*Medford Marcus Whisenant was born on 28 February 1898 in Etowah Co., AL.1 
Marriage*He married Lizzie Belle Branum on 31 December 1921 in Denton, Denton Co., TX.2,1 
Death*Medford Marcus Whisenant died on 15 July 1984 in Denton, Denton Co., TX, at age 86.3,1 
Burial*He was buried in Pilot Point Community Cem., Pilot Point, Denton Co., TX, 33.402222,-96.955833.4 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Steele Depot, St. Clair Co., ALage 2
1910Blount Co., ALage 11, living with parents
1920Grayson Co., TXage 21, single, living at home
1930Grayson Co., TXage 31, md., 1st. md. age 23, farmer, rents home
1940Grayson Co., TXage 43, md., completed the 5th. grade. He is employed as a laborer on a W.P.A. road construction project. His wage last year was $80. He rents a farmhouse for $2. [e.d. 91-51, sheet 9B, household #161]

Family

Lizzie Belle Branum b. 17 December 1904, d. 22 November 1980
Marriage*Medford Marcus Whisenant married Lizzie Belle Branum on 31 December 1921 in Denton, Denton Co., TX.2,1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S28] Tombstone.
  2. [S162] Letter from Lucille Elizabeth Cook Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1993.
  3. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  4. [S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.