William Jenkins Whisenant

ID# 19402, b. 7 April 1872, d. 15 October 1960
Father*John Dill Whisenant b. 15 Feb 1834, d. 11 Apr 1899
Mother*Sarah Ann Pace b. 22 Oct 1843, d. 2 Jun 1919
Birth*William Jenkins Whisenant was born on 7 April 1872 in Smith Co., TX.1 
Marriage*He married Willie Blanche Pool on 30 October 1898 in Smith Co., TX.2 
Marriage*William Jenkins Whisenant married Mollie L. Prather on 24 May 1914.1 
Death*William Jenkins Whisenant died on 15 October 1960 in Tyler, Smith Co., TX, at age 88; widowed.3 
Burial*He was buried in Dean Bapt. Cem., Smith Co., TX, 32.314722,-95.407778.4 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1880Census record not found.
1900Smith Co., TXage 28, md. 2 yrs., farmer. Census listed d.o.b.as Dec 1871.
1910Smith Co., TXage 38, widowed, farmer
1920Smith Co., TXage 47, md., farmer
1930Census record not found.
1940Smith Co., TXage 68, md., completed high school. He is a farmer. He owns a farmhouse valued at $3500. [e.d. 212-22, sheet 4A, household #62]

Family 1

Willie Blanche Pool b. 22 February 1879, d. 17 August 1909
Marriage*William Jenkins Whisenant married Willie Blanche Pool on 30 October 1898 in Smith Co., TX.2 
Children

Family 2

Mollie L. Prather b. 4 April 1886, d. 19 February 1957
Marriage*William Jenkins Whisenant married Mollie L. Prather on 24 May 1914.1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S79] Letter, Harold Blanche Whisenant Graham to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1996.
  2. [S67] Certificate of Marriage.
  3. [S25] Death_Certificate.
  4. [S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.