Jacob Oliver Whisenant

ID# 13143, b. 12 June 1870, d. 9 February 1944
Father*John Thompson Whisenant b. 16 Apr 1827, d. 11 Aug 1906
Mother*Elizabeth Caroline Moare b. 7 Nov 1827, d. 12 Mar 1901
Birth*Jacob Oliver Whisenant was born on 12 June 1870 in Atlanta, GA.1,2 
Marriage*He married Lola Robinson circa 1896.3 
Marriage*Jacob Oliver Whisenant married Annie Bell Young circa 1899.3 
Death*Jacob Oliver Whisenant died on 9 February 1944 in Hays Co., TX, at age 73; married.2 
Burial*He was buried in Driftwood Cem., Driftwood, Hays Co., TX, 30.122500,-98.031389. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1880Hays Co., TXage 10, living at home.
1900Travis Co., TXage 28, md. 1 yr., day laborer. Census listed d.o.b. as Jun 1871, in Colorado.
1910Coleman, Coleman Co., TXage 39, md. 2nd time, 12 yrs.
1920Fisher Co., TXage 48, md., farmer
1930Hockley Co., TXage 59, md., farmer, war vet., 1st. md. age 26
1940Hays Co., TXage 69, md., completed no schooling. He is employed as a farm laborer. He rents a farmhouse for $6. In the household besides his wife is Dixie Whisenant, age 5. She is identified as his "daughter". Who is she really? Maybe she was adopted? [e.d. 105-12, sheet 1A, household #8]
Residence* On 1 April 1935 Jacob lived in Hondo, Lincoln Co., NM.3 

Family 1

Lola Robinson
Marriage*He married Lola Robinson circa 1896.3 

Family 2

Annie Bell Young b. 25 January 1881, d. 24 July 1960
Marriage*Jacob Oliver Whisenant married Annie Bell Young circa 1899.3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S157] Letter, Faustene Venetta Crumley to Raymond C. Whisnant.
  2. [S25] Death_Certificate.
  3. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.