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Lura Bell Leake

ID# 5708, b. 15 September 1862, d. 26 December 1912

Birth*

Lura Bell Leake was born on 15 September 1862 in TX; Her parents were Josiah Leake and Luvinia Ellen Williams.¹

Marriage*

She married Mathew Mark Whisenant, son of Robert Caldwell Whisenant and Matilda Roseberry, on 26 December 1882 in Collin Co., TX.²

Death*

Lura Bell Leake died on 26 December 1912 in TX at age 50.¹

Burial*

She was buried in Plano Mutual Cem. (Old Forman Cem.), Plano, Collin Co., TX, 33.024444,-96.682500.³

Census Data

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1900

age 37, md. 18 yrs., 9 ch., 6 living.

1910

age 47, widow, 10 ch., 7 living, farmer

Family

Mathew Mark Whisenant b. 11 November 1853, d. 25 February 1903

Children

Lottie Whisenant d. 3 Oct 1889
Dicie Ellen Whisenant+ b. 23 Oct 1883, d. 20 Aug 1963
Hugh Whisenant b. Jul 1885, d. 2 Jun 1912
male child Whisenant b. 5 Feb 1890, d. 5 Feb 1890
Wesley Thomas Whisenant+ b. 13 Jul 1891, d. 2 Feb 1960
Robert Leake Whisenant+ b. 9 Aug 1893, d. 13 Apr 1967
Beulah Elizabeth Whisenant+ b. 31 Oct 1895, d. 13 Jun 1964
Bryant Elmer Whisenant+ b. 24 Apr 1899, d. 5 Jul 1965
Emmett W. Whisenant+ b. 27 May 1902, d. 18 Jul 1979

Citations

[S28] Tombstone.
[S206] Unknown compiler, County Marriage Records Book.
[S5] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.