Mathew Mark Whisenant

ID# 5707, b. 11 November 1853, d. 25 February 1903
Father*Robert Caldwell Whisenant b. c 1811, d. c 1857
Mother*Matilda Roseberry b. 1814, d. b 1860
Birth*Mathew Mark Whisenant was born on 11 November 1853 in Collin Co., TX.1 
Marriage*He married Lura Bell Leake on 26 December 1882 in Collin Co., TX.2 
Death*Mathew Mark Whisenant died on 25 February 1903 in Collin Co., TX, at age 49.1 
Burial*He was buried in Plano Mutual Cem. (Old Forman Cem.), Plano, Collin Co., TX, 33.024444,-96.682500. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1860Breckenridge, Dallas Co., TXage 6, residing in the household of Levi Turner.
1870Collin Co., TXin household with brother Robert Benton
1880Collin Co., TXage 27, single, farming, resides in the household of Quincy & Mary Arnold.
1900Collin Co., TXage 46, md. 18 yrs., farmer. Census entry for him listed the birth place for both his parents as "South Carolina".
Name Variation As of 1880, Mathew Mark Whisenant was also known as Marcus.3 

Family

Lura Bell Leake b. 15 September 1862, d. 26 December 1912
Marriage*He married Lura Bell Leake on 26 December 1882 in Collin Co., TX.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S28] Tombstone.
  2. [S206] Unknown compiler, County Marriage Records Book.
  3. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.