Ernest Nathaniel Whisenant1

ID# 24979, b. 18 February 1880, d. 2 November 1953
Father*John N. Whisenant b. 6 Aug 1845, d. 23 Aug 1937
Mother*Elizabeth Caroline Magness b. 22 May 1846, d. 24 Dec 1922
Birth*Ernest Nathaniel Whisenant was born on 18 February 1880 in Bluff Springs, Travis Co., TX; Note: His WWII draft registration card listed his d.o.b. as 18 Feb 1878, Bluff Springs, TX.2,3 
Marriage*He married Annie Evelena Saunders circa 1900.4 
Death*Ernest Nathaniel Whisenant died on 2 November 1953 in Buda, Hays Co., TX, at age 73; married.2,3 
Burial*He was buried in Masonic Cem., Austin, Travis Co., TX, 30.181111,-97.780556. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1880Census data not found.
1900Hays Co., TXage 19, single, living at home. His birth date is reported as Sept. 1880.
1910Hays Co., TXage 30, md. 1 time, 9 yrs., farmer
1920Driftwood, Hays Co., TXage 40, md., farmer
1930Hays Co., TXage 50, md., farmer, 1st. md. age 20, no military service. Note: Census listed his name as "E. N. Whisenant".
1940Hays Co., TXage 60, md., completed the 5th. grade. He is a farmer. He rents a farmhouse for $8. [e.d. 105-12, sheet 6B, household #101]
Name Variation Ernest Nathaniel Whisenant was also known as G. Earnest Whisenant. 

Family

Annie Evelena Saunders b. 30 October 1883, d. 26 April 1972
Marriage*He married Annie Evelena Saunders circa 1900.4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S25] Death_Certificate.
  3. [S28] Tombstone.
  4. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.