Harvey Ligon Whisenant1

ID# 19393, b. 28 February 1881, d. 9 February 1963
Father*Green Franklin Whisenant b. 9 Apr 1827, d. 20 Mar 1889
Mother*Lota C. Lewis b. 29 Jan 1844, d. 10 May 1918
Birth*Harvey Ligon Whisenant was born on 28 February 1881 in Kipperl, Bosque Co., TX; Note: His WWII draft registration card listed his d.o.b. as 28 Feb 1882, Kopperl, Texas.2 
Marriage*He married Lula Griggs Parks on 7 December 1902 in Bosque Co., TX.3 
Divorce*Harvey Ligon Whisenant and Lula Griggs Parks were divorced. 
Marriage*Harvey Ligon Whisenant married Dorothy Marie Bailey on 4 October 1933 in Durant, Bryan Co., OK.4 
Death*Harvey Ligon Whisenant died on 9 February 1963 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, at age 81; married.5,2 
Burial*He was buried in Grove Hill Cem., Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, 32.790278,-96.720556.2 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Bosque Co., TXage 19, single, farmer. Census listed his d.o.b. as Feb 1881. This might explain his absence from the 1880 census.
1910Bosque Co., TXage 29, md. 1 time, 6 yrs.
1920Morgan, Bosque Co., TXage 39, md
1930Census record not found.
1940Dallas, Dallas Co., TXage 57, md., completed high school. He is the proprietor of a retail market. He rents a home for $10. [e.d. 255-179, sheet 3A, household #60]
Residence* In 1942 Harvey lived in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.6 

Family 1

Lula Griggs Parks b. 16 January 1882, d. 1 September 1947
Marriage*He married Lula Griggs Parks on 7 December 1902 in Bosque Co., TX.3 
Divorce*Harvey Ligon Whisenant and Lula Griggs Parks were divorced. 
Children

Family 2

Dorothy Marie Bailey b. 28 August 1905, d. 4 November 1987
Marriage*Harvey Ligon Whisenant married Dorothy Marie Bailey on 4 October 1933 in Durant, Bryan Co., OK.4 

Citations

  1. [S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S25] Death_Certificate.
  3. [S285] TX Marriage & Death Index, online Ancestry.com.
  4. [S67] Certificate of Marriage.
  5. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  6. [S425] WW II Draft Cards 1942, online www.ancestry.com.