Joseph Earnest Whisenant

ID# 27, b. 22 June 1836, d. 15 December 1908
Father*James William Whisenhunt b. 15 Jan 1801, d. 9 May 1869
Mother*Sarah Elizabeth Miller b. c 1795, d. 24 Dec 1880
Birth*Joseph Earnest Whisenant was born on 22 June 1836 in Burke Co., NC.1,2 
Marriage*He married Laura Jane Winters on 31 January 1861 in Burke Co., NC. 
Death*Joseph Earnest Whisenant died on 15 December 1908 in Burke Co., NC, at age 72.1,2 
Burial*He was buried in Oak Hill United Methodist Ch. Cem., Morganton, Burke Co., NC, 35.774444,-81.754167. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1850Burke Co., NCage 12
1860Morganton, Burke Co., NCage 24, overseer. Living in the household of Hannah Caldwell, age 65.
1870Linville, Burke Co., NCage 34, farmer, P$200.
1880Quaker Meadow, Burke Co., NCage 42, md., farmer. His last name was listed as "Whisenhunt".
1900Quaker Meadow, Burke Co., NCage 63, md. 39 yrs., farmer
Name Variation As of between 1860 and 1870, Joseph Earnest Whisenant was also known as Whisenhunt.3 
Note*He served in the Civil War as a Private in Company B, 54th Regiment. Author's notes: I was told that Bible Records show that he was born on 31 Jan 1832. I have not personally seen those records.

The following story was related to me by Jim Watkins, of Loudon, Tennessee, about the three brother's Ervin, Stephen, and John, who settled around Rock Hill, South Carolina. Jim states that he was told by some of the brother's descendants that Stephen and John adopted the local Whisonant spelling of the family name, but Ervin and his descendants did not. 

Family

Laura Jane Winters b. 12 October 1842, d. 24 February 1913
Marriage*He married Laura Jane Winters on 31 January 1861 in Burke Co., NC. 
Children

Citations

  1. [S10] The Oak Hill U.M.C. Cem. Book.
  2. [S28] Tombstone.
  3. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.