John Davis Whisenant
ID# 1647, b. 8 September 1848, d. 4 August 1928
|  John D. Whisenant & wife Mary
Photo Courtesy: Tony Whisenant |
| Birth* | John Davis Whisenant was born on 8 September 1848 in Ellijay, Gilmer Co., GA.1,2 |
| Marriage* | He married Mary Elizabeth Walker on 2 November 1876 in White Co., AR.1,3 |
| Marriage* | John Davis Whisenant married Sarah Angeline Compton on 13 September 1906 in Erath Co., TX.1 |
| Death* | John Davis Whisenant died on 4 August 1928 in Carlton, Hamilton Co., TX, at age 79; married.2 |
| Burial* | He was buried in Altman Cem., Erath Co., TX, 31.970833,-98.162500.1 |
| Note* | John Davis Whisenant was a drummer boy for the Confederacy during the Civil War, joining just two days before his 16th. birthday. After the war, he moved to White County, Arkansas, where he was engaged in the mercantile business. Cholera taking the lives of his children forced him to Texas in 1898. There he operated a grocery store at Altman and farmed nearby. J. D. loved reading the Bible and the Dallas paper on his front porch. A deeply religious man, he was a deacon of the Baptist Church and a member of Odd Fellows. In later years, he and Mit, his second wife, moved to Carlton, Hamilton Co., Texas. John Davis Whisenant's iron hand, fairness, honesty and financial wisdom helped set a tone for a family for years to come. He died at Justin, Denton Co., Texas, where he had sought treatment for a tumor on his right temple. This tumor proved to be fatal for him. |
Family 1 | Mary Elizabeth Walker b. 1 June 1861, d. 18 April 1905 |
| Marriage* | He married Mary Elizabeth Walker on 2 November 1876 in White Co., AR.1,3 |
| Children | - Rufus Alvis Whisenant+ b. 27 Aug 1877, d. 14 Aug 1953
- John Davis Whisenant Jr. b. Jun 1879, d. Apr 1880
- Preston Whisenant b. Jan 1881, d. b 1899
- James Sims Whisenant+ b. 9 Nov 1882, d. 11 Aug 1944
- Georgia Ellie Jay Whisenant b. Dec 1884, d. b 1899
- Sammie Whisenant b. Jan 1886, d. b 1899
- John Franklin Whisenant+ b. 30 Jul 1888, d. 1 Apr 1975
- Marvin Whisenant b. 2 Mar 1890, d. b 1899
- Pearl Estelle Whisenant+ b. 2 Mar 1892, d. 1 Sep 1977
- Pauline Whisenant b. 3 Mar 1894, d. b 1899
- Ava Selma Whisenant+ b. 10 Oct 1896, d. 8 Aug 1993
- Addye Florence Whisenant+ b. 9 Nov 1898, d. 23 Oct 1998
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Citations
- [S91] Letter, Tony Ray Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1999.
- [S25] Death_Certificate.
- [S398] Arkansas Marriage Index, online http://www.ancestry.com, 1851-1900.
