Wilma Jean Whisenant

ID# 25436, b. 9 January 1916, d. 6 June 2002
Father*Maxwell Whisenant b. 4 May 1889, d. 20 Sep 1946
Mother*Pauline Tesier b. 13 Jun 1894, d. 28 Mar 1954
Birth*Wilma Jean Whisenant was born on 9 January 1916 in Choctaw, Oklahoma Co., OK.1,2,3,4 
Marriage*She married Jesse Lindsey Maynard on 15 August 1946.1 
Death*Wilma Jean Whisenant died on 6 June 2002 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK, at age 86.2,3,4 
Burial*She was buried in Elmwood Cem., Choctaw, Oklahoma Co., OK; PFC, U.S. Army, World War II. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1920Choctaw, Oklahoma Co., OKage 3 yrs., 11 months
1930Choctaw, Oklahoma Co., OKage 14
1940Choctaw, Oklahoma Co., OKage 24, single, completed 4 years of high school. She resides with her parents.
1940Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OKage 24, lodger, completed 4 years of high school. She is not employed. Her sister Alice is a lodger in the same household. [e.d. 78-29, sheet 63B, household #270]. Note: She also appears in her father's household.
Obituary*
Milit-Beg*Wilma Jean Whisenant began military service on 23 March 1943 in OK U. S. Army enlistment. She served in the Women's Army Corps. She was stationed primarily in New York. 

Family

Jesse Lindsey Maynard b. 28 September 1902, d. 3 March 1989
Marriage*She married Jesse Lindsey Maynard on 15 August 1946.1 
Children
  • Linda Jean Maynard
  • Judy Gail Maynard
  • Dale Wayne Maynard
  • Donna Sue Maynard

Citations

  1. [S72] Letter, Elmo Clyde King to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1997.
  2. [S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  3. [S428] Obituary.
  4. [S28] Tombstone.