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Dewey Spencer Whitley 1901–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 March 1901

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 22 March 1959

Death Location: Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Whitley

Mother: Eliza Blackburn

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In 1901, Dewey Spencer Whitley entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to James D Whitley And Eliza Jane Blackburn. Dewey Spencer Whitley passed away in 1959 in Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Dewey Spencer Whitley entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to James D Whitley And Eliza Jane Blackburn.
  • Dewey Spencer Whitley passed away in 1959 in Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Dewey Whitley's Ancestors

Self
Dewey Whitley
1901–1959
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James D. Whitley
1872–1920
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Eliza (Jane) Blackburn
1874–1955
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Jesse Blackburn
1843–
North Carolina
Mary (Nancy) Wood
1849–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Eli Blackburn
1806–1900
Mary Caudill
1808–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blackburn
1757–1827
Sarah Baird
1762–1826
Abner Caudill
1773–1855
Jane Adams
1783–1860

Dewey Whitley's Timeline

2 Records

1901
8 March 1901
Birth of Dewey Spencer Whitley in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
1959
22 March 1959
Age 58
Death of Dewey Spencer Whitley in Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1901
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1959
    Event Place: Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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