Benjamin Harrison Whisnant

ID# 2152, b. 1 November 1910, d. 18 September 1988
Father*Raymond Presnell Whisenant b. 26 Jun 1888, d. 7 Nov 1952
Mother*Lilly Alice Denton b. 6 Apr 1884, d. 24 Apr 1956
Birth*Benjamin Harrison Whisnant was born on 1 November 1910 in Burke Co., NC.1,2 
Marriage*He married Bertha Mildred Fortenberry on 8 October 1940.1 
Death*Benjamin Harrison Whisnant died on 18 September 1988 in Cleveland Co., NC, at age 77; married.2,1 
Burial*He was buried in Zion Bapt. Ch. Cem., Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC.3 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1920Quaker Meadow, Burke Co., NCage 9
1930Quaker Meadow, Burke Co., NCage 19, single, living at home
1940Quaker Meadow, Burke Co., NCage 29, single, resides with mother, education: 7th. grade. Machine operator in furniture factory. Income in 1939 was $800.
Milit-Beg*Benjamin Harrison Whisnant began military service on 7 April 1944 U.S. Navy enlistment. 
Milit-End*He ended military service on 26 November 1945. 

Family 1

Ethel McCormack

Family 2

Bertha Mildred Fortenberry b. 10 October 1910, d. 16 September 2004
Marriage*He married Bertha Mildred Fortenberry on 8 October 1940.1 
Children
  • Ralph Benjamin Whisnant
  • James Miller Whisnant
  • Robert Melvin Whisnant
  • Wanda Lilly Whisnant

Citations

  1. [S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.
  2. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.
  3. [S101] Letter, Ralph Benjamin Whisnant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1992.