ID# 3820, b. 19 May 1850, d. 25 June 1925
| Birth* | 19 May 1850, Lumpkin Co., GA1 |
| Marriage* | circa 1871, Principal=Telitha Caroline Brown |
| Marriage* | 22 March 1904, Gwinnett Co., GA, Principal=Josephine Moseley2 |
| Death* | 25 June 1925, Gwinnett Co., GA1,3 |
| Burial* | Hebron Bapt. Cem., Dacula, Gwinnett Co., GA1 |
| Name Variation | Whisnante |
| Cens-NF* | 1 June 1850, Census record not found |
| Census | 1 June 1860, Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA, age 9 |
| Census | 1 June 1870, Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA, age 20, living with mother |
| Census | 1 June 1880, Brantleys, Walton Co., GA, age 30, md., farmer |
| Census | 1 June 1900, Harbin Dist., Gwinnett Co., GA, age 50, md. 25 yrs., farmer. In the household with son Joseph F. Whisnant. |
| Name Variation | 1 June 1900, Whisante4 |
| Note | 1910, Note: Used the name "William E.", I have no explanation for this name being used in the census report. I believe this is Adam Christopher. |
| Census | 15 April 1910, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., GA, age 65, md. 2 nd. time, 5 yrs., farmer. Name on census is "William E. Whisnant". |
| Name Variation | 15 April 1910, William E. Whisnant4 |
| Census* | 1 January 1920, Sugar Hill, Gwinnett Co., GA, age 69, md., farmer |
| Note* | He spent his early life in Lumpkin County, Georgia. By 1870 his father, Nicholas Whisenant, was no longer at home. He may have died by that time. Adam married Lelitha Brown around 1871, and they moved to Walton County, Georgia. In June of 1880 the family was still living in Walton Co., Georgia. By January of 1881 Adam and Lelitha had moved to Gwinnett County, Georgia, where four of their children died in early 1881. They are buried at Omer Christian Cemetery, at Winder, Georgia, in Barrow County. After Lelitha's death in 1903, Adam married Jocie Moseley, and lived the rest of his life in Gwinnett County. Adam died in 1925 from chronic nephritis 'kidney disease.
Author's note: I've often come across this family name spelled as 'Whisnante' or 'Whisante.' My father once said that our 'Whisnant' name used to be spelled with an 'e' on the end. Usually when I find someone's name spelled 'Whisnante', it so happened that the individual was related closely to this family line. Adam's name was spelled 'Whisnante' on his death certificate. His wife Jocie was the informant. She reported his father's name to be 'Nichol Whisnante', and his mother's name to be 'Anna Lee.' Adam's son Benjamin Erwin spelled his name 'Whisnant,' but on his tombstone it was spelled 'Whisnante.' I assume the tombstone engraver had made a mistake. As far as I can tell, all Adam Christopher Whisnante's grandchildren, and later descendants, all spelled their name 'Whisnant.' |
