Joseph Foster Whisenant

ID# 13720, b. 21 November 1882, d. 4 May 1963
Father*Joseph Jacob Whisenant b. 3 Nov 1842, d. 31 Jul 1919
Mother*Grace Emaline Gilbreath b. 8 Nov 1849, d. 27 Mar 1928
Birth*Joseph Foster Whisenant was born on 21 November 1882 in Erath Co., TX.1,2,3 
Marriage*He married Denver Elizabeth Wickline circa 1928. 
Death*Joseph Foster Whisenant died on 4 May 1963 in Stephenville, Erath Co., TX, at age 80; married.3 
Burial*He was buried in West End Cem., Stephenville, Erath Co., TX, 32.212500,-98.216667. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Dublin, Erath Co., TXage 17, living at home
1910Erath Co., TXage 27, single, living with parents
1920Alexander, Erath Co., TXage 38, md., teaching public school. (Note: He's listed as "married", but there is no wife in the household.)
1930Stephenville, Erath Co., TXage 43, md., 1st. md. age 41, no military service
1940Stephenville, Erath Co., TXage 53, md., completed 4 years of college. He is employed as a lawyer. He owns a home valued at $3000. [e.d. 72-3A, sheet 3B, household #78]
Name Variation Joseph Foster Whisenant was also known as Dock. 

Family

Denver Elizabeth Wickline b. 30 November 1892, d. 19 March 1974
Marriage*He married Denver Elizabeth Wickline circa 1928. 
Child

Citations

  1. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  2. [S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.
  3. [S25] Death_Certificate.