Mattie Della Whisenant

ID# 12865, b. 19 May 1878, d. 19 November 1957
Father*John William Hugh Whisenant b. 13 Oct 1834, d. 9 Jan 1899
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Blackmore b. 1 Oct 1844, d. 24 Apr 1910
Birth*Mattie Della Whisenant was born on 19 May 1878 in Montague Co., TX.1,2 
Marriage*She married James Painter on 9 February 1898.3 
Marriage*Mattie Della Whisenant married Sterling Price Shipley on 31 July 1901.4 
Death*Mattie Della Whisenant died on 19 November 1957 in Amherst, Lamb Co., TX, at age 79; widowed.3,2 
Burial*She was buried in Fairlawn Cem., Amherst, Lamb Co., TX, 33.996667,-102.442778.5 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1880Grayson Co., TXage 2
1900Duke, Greer Co., OKage 22, widow, 1 ch., 1 living. She is living with her mother.
1910Hazel, Tillman Co., OKage 31, md. 10 yrs., 6 ch., 6 living
1920Hazel, Tillman Co., OKage 42, md.
1930Lamb Co., TXage 53, md., 1st. md. age 19
1940Amherst, Lamb Co., TXage 62, md., completed 2 years of high school. [e.d. 140-15, sheet 9A, household #187]
Note*Mattie and her second husband were farmers. They also had a small fabric store, a blacksmith shop, and a wagon yard. 

Family 1

James Painter d. 16 September 1899
Marriage*Mattie Della Whisenant married James Painter on 9 February 1898.3 
Child

Family 2

Sterling Price Shipley b. 2 February 1862, d. 14 February 1948
Marriage*Mattie Della Whisenant married Sterling Price Shipley on 31 July 1901.4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S68] Letter, Gladys Huneycutt Ballew to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1992.
  2. [S25] Death_Certificate.
  3. [S116] Letter, Kenneth Ray McFall to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1993.
  4. [S218] Letter, Lamar Crall to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1992.
  5. [S216] Letter, Joanna Dow Lawrence Davis to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1992.