Jesse Lafayette Whisenant

ID# 17263, b. 7 April 1886, d. 30 March 1975
Father*John Wellington Whisenant b. 8 Apr 1864, d. 27 May 1948
Mother*Julia Isabella Payne b. 12 Dec 1867, d. 27 Jan 1920
Birth*Jesse Lafayette Whisenant was born on 7 April 1886 in Wood Co., TX; Note: His WWII draft registration card listed his d.o.b. as 07 Apr 1889, Wood Co., TX.1,2,3 
Marriage*He married Lucille Marie Fawcett on 4 June 1911 in Miller Co., AR.4 
Death*Jesse Lafayette Whisenant died on 30 March 1975 in Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX, at age 88; married.5,3 
Burial*He was buried in Cleveland City Cem., Cleveland, Liberty Co., TX, 30.345000,-95.080833.5 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Smith Co., TXage 14
1910Census record not found.
1920Marshall, Harrison Co., TXage 34, md., ice cream mfg.
1930Eastland Co., TXage 44, md., produce distributor, 1st. md. age 25, no military service
1940Olden, Eastland Co., TXage 53, md., completed 2 years of high school. He is a farmer. He owns a farmhouse valued at $3000. [e.d. 67-8, sheet 8A, household #159]
Residence* In 1942 Jesse lived in Olden, Eastland Co., TX.6 

Family

Lucille Marie Fawcett b. 13 October 1886, d. 19 May 1982
Marriage*He married Lucille Marie Fawcett on 4 June 1911 in Miller Co., AR.4 
Children

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, d.o.b. 7 Apr 1885.
  3. [S25] Death_Certificate.
  4. [S67] Certificate of Marriage.
  5. [S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.
  6. [S425] WW II Draft Cards 1942, online www.ancestry.com.