Bryant Elmer Whisenant

ID# 5715, b. 24 April 1899, d. 5 July 1965
Father*Mathew Mark Whisenant b. 11 Nov 1853, d. 25 Feb 1903
Mother*Lura Bell Leake b. 15 Sep 1862, d. 26 Dec 1912
Birth*Bryant Elmer Whisenant was born on 24 April 1899 in Collin Co., TX.1,2,3 
Marriage*He married Myrtle Jane Jenkins on 24 December 1923 in Melissa, Collin Co., TX. 
Death*Bryant Elmer Whisenant died on 5 July 1965 in Howe, Grayson Co., TX, at age 66; married.4,2,3 
Burial*He was buried in Pecan Grove Cem., McKinney, Collin Co., TX, 33.178889,-96.615556. 

Census Data

YearLocationNotes concerning census
1900Collin Co., TXage 1
1910Collin Co., TXage 11
1920Census record not found.
1930Melissa, Collin Co., TXage 30, md., farmer, war vet., 1st. md. age 24
1940Collin Co., TXage 40, md., completed the 5th. grade. He is a farmer. He rents a farmhouse for $4. [e.d. 43-22, sheet 3B, household #57]
Nickname Bryant Elmer Whisenant also went by the name of Byron. 
Residence* In 1918 Bryant lived in Collin Co., TX.1 

Family

Myrtle Jane Jenkins b. 14 November 1899, d. 11 November 1982
Marriage*He married Myrtle Jane Jenkins on 24 December 1923 in Melissa, Collin Co., TX. 
Children

Citations

  1. [S426] WW I Draft Cards, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S28] Tombstone.
  3. [S25] Death_Certificate.
  4. [S19] Index to Vital Statistics.