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Bennett H Whitley 1885–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 April 1885

Birth Location: Nash

Death Date: Aug 7 1934

Death Location: Dry Wells, Nash, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Whitley

Mother: Penina Murray

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Bennett H Whitley was born in 1885 in Nash, the child of William Dorsey Dawse Whitley And Penina Peniniah Murray. In 1900, Bennett H Whitley resided in Jackson, Nash, North Carolina, USA. In 1910, Bennett H Whitley resided in Jackson, Nash, North Carolina, USA. Bennett H Whitley passed away in 1934 in Dry Wells, Nash, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Bennett H Whitley was born in 1885 in Nash, the child of William Dorsey Dawse Whitley And Penina Peniniah Murray.
  • In 1900, Bennett H Whitley resided in Jackson, Nash, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, Bennett H Whitley resided in Jackson, Nash, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bennett H Whitley passed away in 1934 in Dry Wells, Nash, North Carolina, USA.

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Bennett Whitley's Ancestors

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Bennett Whitley
1885–1934
Birth Place: Nash
Parents
William Dorsey "Dawse" Whitley
1855–1924
North Carolina
Penina ((Peniniah)) Murray
1855–1920
Nash co., NC
Grandparents
Mathew Medlin
1820–1883
North Carolina
Nancy Whitley
1826–1879
North Carolina, United States
Alsey (L Jr) Murray
1832–
Nash, NC, USA
Luna (Eunice) Medlin
1834–1904
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Medlin
1776–1840
Priscilla Brown?
1788–1869
Bennett Whitley
–1849
Zilphia Whitley
1801–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bennett Whitley's Timeline

4 Records

1885
20 April 1885
Birth of Bennett H Whitley in Nash
Nash
1900
1900
Age 15
Bennett H Whitley resided here in Jackson, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Jackson, Nash, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Bennett H Whitley resided here in Jackson, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Jackson, Nash, North Carolina, USA
1934
Aug 7 1934
Age 49
Death of Bennett H Whitley in Dry Wells, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Dry Wells, Nash, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 April 1885
    Event Place: Nash
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Nash, North Carolina; Roll: 1208; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1241208
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Nash, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1123; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1375136

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jackson, Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Nash, North Carolina; Roll: 1208; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1241208

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jackson, Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Nash, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1123; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1375136

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 7 1934
    Event Place: Dry Wells, Nash, North Carolina, USA

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