Gaillord Detter Whisenhunt1

ID# 25424, b. 29 April 1900, d. 26 November 1962
Gaillord D. Whisenhunt
(Courtesy: Deana Goss Martin)
Father*George Gilbert Whisenhunt b. 1 Sep 1853, d. 24 Jul 1924
Mother*Barbara Nancy Elizabeth Duggan b. 20 Sep 1859, d. 28 Aug 1928
Birth*Gaillord Detter Whisenhunt was born on 29 April 1900 in Langley, Pike Co., AR.1 
Marriage*He married Bessie Mae Samis. 
Death*Gaillord Detter Whisenhunt died on 26 November 1962 in Muleshoe, Bailey Co., TX, at age 62; married.2,3 
Burial*He was buried in Bailey County Cem., Muleshoe, Bailey Co., TX. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Eagle, Pike Co., ARage 1 month
1910McCurtain Co., OKage 10
1920Mountain, McCurtain Co., OKage 19, single, male, living at home
1930Census record not found
1940Sulphur, McCurtain Co., OKage 40, single, completed the 6th. grade. He is employed as a farm laborer. He resides with his niece and her husband Opal L. & Robert C. Davis. [s.d. 3, e.d. 45-27, sheet 1A, line 24, household #6]
Name Variation Gaillord Detter Whisenhunt was also known as Delta Gaylard Whisenhunt. 
Milit-Beg*He began military service Pvt. U.S. Army, during World War II.4 

Family

Bessie Mae Samis b. 17 June 1929, d. 5 August 2002
Marriage*He married Bessie Mae Samis. 
Children

Citations

  1. [S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  3. [S25] Death_Certificate.
  4. [S28] Tombstone.