Andrew Gladden Whisenant

ID# 5130, b. 15 August 1833, d. 7 May 1873
Father*David Harden Whisenant b. 1 Dec 1810, d. 28 Sep 1885
Mother*Elizabeth P. Gladden b. 4 Mar 1815, d. 13 Jan 1891
Birth*Andrew Gladden Whisenant was born on 15 August 1833 in NC.1 
Marriage*He married Rhoda Jane Cullens on 17 March 1864 in Calhoun Co., AL.1 
Death*Andrew Gladden Whisenant died on 7 May 1873 in AL at age 39.1 
Burial*He was buried in Hebron Ch. Cem., Calhoun Co., AL, 33.838889,-85.941389.1 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1850Cherokee Co., GAage 19, living at home
1860Alexander, Calhoun Co., ALage 27, farmer, living with parents
1870Census record not found
Note*During the Civil War, Andrew was with Company H, 18th., Alabama Infantry. He suffered a slight arm wound during that battle. He's in a Roll of Prisoners of War, Company E, 32 and 58 consolidated Alabama Regiments, C.S.A., that surrendered at Citronelle, AL, by Lieut. Gen. R. Taylor, C.S.A., to Maj. Gen. E. R. S. Canby, U.S.A., 4 May 1865, and paroled at Meridan, MS, 10 May 1865. He shown as Andrew J. Whisonant, on a list of casualties of the 58th Alabama Regiment, C.S.A.
Author's note: Andrew's military record was given to me by Dora M. Gordon Whisenant, Woodbridge, VA. 

Family

Rhoda Jane Cullens b. May 1843
Marriage*Andrew Gladden Whisenant married Rhoda Jane Cullens on 17 March 1864 in Calhoun Co., AL.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S114] Dora Mai Gordon Whisenant, "Whisenant, Dora Mai," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant, 26 Jan 2001.