Jackson Pinkney Whisnant

ID# 207, b. 23 December 1839, d. 22 June 1918
Father*Philip Whisenhunt b. c 1803, d. a 1880
Mother*Nancy McCurry b. c 1805, d. 1873
Birth*Jackson Pinkney Whisnant was born on 23 December 1839 in Rutherford Co., NC; Note: His death certificate listed his d.o.b. as 22 Jun 1830, age 88. The informant was W. Y. Smawley, Bastic., NC.1,2 
Marriage*He married Eliza Minerva Sims on 8 September 1867 in Rutherford Co., NC.3 
Death*Jackson Pinkney Whisnant died on 22 June 1918 in Dysarteville, McDowell Co., NC, at age 78; married.4,2 
Burial*He was buried in Golden Valley U. M. Ch. Cem., Bostic, Rutherford Co., NC. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1850Whiteside, Rutherford Co., NCage 9
1860Pigeon, Haywood Co., NCage 20, single, resides with parents
1870Rutherford Co., NC
1880Golden Valley, Rutherford Co., NCage 40, md., farmer
1900Dysarteville, McDowell Co., NCage 60, md. 32 yrs., farmer
1910Dysarteville, McDowell Co., NCage 70, md. 1 time, 42 yrs.
Note*From the book North Carolina Troops, 1861,1865, page 377: Enlisted in Iredell County on Aug 20, 1862, for the war. Present or accounted for until he deserted on Sep 20, 1862. Returned to duty in Sep 1863-Feb 1864, and was present or accounted for until wounded in the left arm and right thigh at Wilderness, VA, May 6, 1864. Reported absent wounded until he was retired to the Invalid Corps on Nov 30, 1864. 

Family

Eliza Minerva Sims b. 27 November 1844, d. 22 February 1924
Marriage*Jackson Pinkney Whisnant married Eliza Minerva Sims on 8 September 1867 in Rutherford Co., NC.3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.
  2. [S28] Tombstone.
  3. [S89] Misc. Marriage Index, online Ancestry.com.
  4. [S25] Death_Certificate.