Ralph Henderson Whisenant

ID# 1493, b. 20 September 1882, d. 24 April 1941
Father*Zachariah Peter Whisenant b. 5 Jan 1855, d. 15 Jun 1937
Mother*Talula A. E. Johnson b. 10 Jul 1860, d. 12 Aug 1885
Birth*Ralph Henderson Whisenant was born on 20 September 1882 in Union Co., MS.1 
Marriage*He married Lettie West on 25 September 1902 in Union Co., MS. 
Death*Ralph Henderson Whisenant died on 24 April 1941 in Nolan Co., TX, at age 58; widowed.2 
Burial*He was buried in Roscoe Cem., Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX, 32.458333,-100.524444. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Brownsville, Union Co., MSage 17
1910Knocksville, Union Co., MSage 26, md. 1 time, 7 yrs., farmer
1920Union Co., MSage 35, widowed, farmer
1930Fisher Co., TXage 45, widowed, farmer, 1st. md. age 20
1930Scurry Co., TXage 47, md., farmer, 1st. md. age 21. This census shows he is married to Letta, age 46, 1st. md. age 20, born in Mississippi. Since his first wife Lettie West had died in 1919 (per her tombstone). Is this really a second wife for Ralph? Why is the family also listed in the 1930 Fisher Co., TX census report?
1940Scurry Co., TXage 59, widow, completed 3 years of high school. He is the owner/clerk of a grocery store. He owns a home valued at $400. He lives by himself. [e.d. 208-12, sheet 9A, household #173]
Nickname Ralph Henderson Whisenant also went by the name of Hix. 

Family

Lettie West b. 16 October 1882, d. 1919
Marriage*He married Lettie West on 25 September 1902 in Union Co., MS. 
Children

Citations

  1. [S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S25] Death_Certificate.