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Alma Virginia Bearden Whitley 1890–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1890

Birth Location: Springville St. Clair County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 22 November 1966

Death Location: Pine Mountain, Blount County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John Phelps

Mother: Nancy Dollar

Spouse(s): Jake Whitley, Washington Bearden

Children(s): Jewel Bragg, Billie McKee, Clifford Whitley, Quincy Bearden, Maxine Council

The story of Alma Virginia Bearden Whitley began in 1890 in Springville St. Clair County, Alabama, United States of America. Alma Virginia Bearden Whitley married Jake Noland Whitley, Washington Mcmahan Bearden, and had children including Billie Lou Whitley Mckee, Clifford Perry Whitley, Jewel Pearl Bragg, Maxine Council, Quincy Arlington Bearden. Alma Virginia Bearden Whitley passed away in 1966 in Pine Mountain, Blount County, Alabama, United States of America.

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  • The story of Alma Virginia Bearden Whitley began in 1890 in Springville St. Clair County, Alabama, United States of America.
  • Alma Virginia Bearden Whitley married Jake Noland Whitley, Washington Mcmahan Bearden, and had children including Billie Lou Whitley Mckee, Clifford Perry Whitley, Jewel Pearl Bragg, Maxine Council, Quincy Arlington Bearden.
  • Alma Virginia Bearden Whitley passed away in 1966 in Pine Mountain, Blount County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Alma Whitley's Ancestors

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Alma Whitley
1890–1966
Birth Place: Springville St. Clair County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
John William Phelps
1851–1900
St. Clair County, Alabama, United States of America
Nancy (Bell) Dollar
1860–1937
Alabama, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alma Whitley's Descendants

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Alma (Virginia Bearden) Whitley (12 April 1890–22 November 1966) m. Jake (Noland) Whitley (19 Dec 1884–19 Sept 1915) m. Washington (McMahan) Bearden (11 September 1877–17 June 1941)
  1. 1. Jewel (Pearl) Bragg 1916–1991 m. Ernest (Roosevelt) Bragg 1905–1964
    1. 1. Billy (W.) Bragg 1934–2010
    2. 2. Barbara (Sue) Bragg 1943–1949
  2. 2. Billie (Lou Whitley) McKee 1913–1997 m. Bingham Rasson 1903– m. Ervien (Ernest) Lauterbach 1915–1982 m. John (V.) McKee 1916–2010
  3. 3. Clifford (Perry) Whitley 1909–1981 m. Lillie (D) UNKNOWN-WHITLEY 1908–1988 m. Mildred ELMORE 1912–
  4. 4. Quincy (Arlington) Bearden 1929–2009
  5. 5. Maxine Council 1926–1989

Alma Whitley's Timeline

2 Records

1890
12 April 1890
Birth of Alma Virginia Bearden Whitley in Springville St. Clair County, Alabama, United States of America
Springville St. Clair County, Alabama, United States of America
1966
22 November 1966
Age 76
Death of Alma Virginia Bearden Whitley in Hueytown, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Hueytown, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1890
    Event Place: Springville St. Clair County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 1966
    Event Place: Hueytown, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pine Mountain, Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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