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Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON 1917–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1917

Birth Location: Brookland, Crawford, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 6 Apr 1986

Death Location: Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: James WHITTINGTON

Mother: Josephine (Whittington)

Spouse(s): Orene (Whittington), Ann (Whittington), Lillian (Whittington), Shirley (Peterson)

Children(s):

Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON was born in 1917 in Brookland, Crawford, Arkansas, USA, the child of James Ira Whittington And Josephine Josie Leila Gatlin Whittington. In 1920, Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON resided in Brookland, Craighead, Arkansas, USA. In 1930, Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON resided in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA. Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON married Ann Woods Whittington, Lillian Alva Newman Whittington, Orene Major Boone Whittington, Shirley Hendrickson Whittington Peterson, and had children including David Lamar Nee Whittington Step Peterson, Violet Lee Whittington Heck. Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON passed away in 1986 in Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON was born in 1917 in Brookland, Crawford, Arkansas, USA, the child of James Ira Whittington And Josephine Josie Leila Gatlin Whittington.
  • In 1920, Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON resided in Brookland, Craighead, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1930, Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON resided in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON married Ann Woods Whittington, Lillian Alva Newman Whittington, Orene Major Boone Whittington, Shirley Hendrickson Whittington Peterson, and had children including David Lamar Nee Whittington Step Peterson, Violet Lee Whittington Heck.
  • Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON passed away in 1986 in Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James WHITTINGTON
1881–1946
Birth Location: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
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Josephine (Whittington)
1888–1962
Birth Location: Brookland, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Orene (Whittington)
1929–2017
Birth Location: Greene County, Arkansas, USA
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Ann (Whittington)
1920–
Birth Location: Lone Wolf, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
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Lillian (Whittington)
1917–2017
Birth Location: California
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Shirley (Peterson)
1927–2012
Birth Location: Clarion, Sanpete County, Utah, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin WHITTINGTON's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin WHITTINGTON
1917–1986
Birth Place: Brookland, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Parents
James Ira WHITTINGTON
1881–1946
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Josephine (Josie Leila GATLIN) (Whittington)
1888–1962
Brookland, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
James (Beatty) WHITTINGTON
1846–1909
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Evelyn McCollon
1854–1922
Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Author (E) GATLIN
1868–
Tennessee, USA
Harriett (C) (Gatlin)
1871–
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Willis WHITTINGTON
1822–1890
Nancy (Whittington)
1826–1881
John McCOLLUM
1819–1893
Sarah PARRISH
1824–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph WHITTINGTON
1795–1846
Elizabeth WHALEY
1800–1844
James Sr
1788–1868
Judith SCOTT
1800–1847
Peter McCOLLUM
1783–1862
Mary NESBITT
1787–1873

Benjamin WHITTINGTON's Timeline

7 Records

1917
4 Feb 1917
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON in Brookland, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Brookland, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON resided here in Brookland, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Brookland, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON resided here in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON resided here in San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON resided here in California
California
1962
1962
Age 45
Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON resided here in Long Beach, California, USA
Long Beach, California, USA
1986
6 Apr 1986
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Franklin Frank WHITTINGTON in Clark County, Nevada, USA
Clark County, Nevada, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Brookland, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1936
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brookland, Craighead, Arkansas; Roll: T625_58; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 29
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2339811
    [5] Nevada, Death Index
    [6] Sonora, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1857-1950, Archivo General del Registro Civil (Civil Registry State Archives), Sonora; Sonora, Mexico
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1917

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brookland, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brookland, Craighead, Arkansas; Roll: T625_58; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2339811

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1936

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Long Beach, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1986
    Event Place: Clark County, Nevada, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Nevada, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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