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Eli A Whitehead 1868 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 18, 1868

Birth Location: Brownwood, Texas

Death Date: Oct 23, 1970

Death Location: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas WHITEHEAD

Mother: Mattie Taylor

Spouse(s): Emmaline Cryer, Emaline Cryer

Children(s): Charlie Whitehead, Leander Whitehead, Willie Whitehead, Desser Whitehead, Allie Whitehead, Emsley Whitehead, Odis Whitehead, Charlie Whitehead, Leander Whitehead, Willie Whitehead, Dessa Whitehead, Taylor Whitehead, Otis Whitehead

The story of Eli A Whitehead began in 1868 in Brownwood, Texas. In 1900, Eli A Whitehead resided in Justice Precinct 1, Comanche, Texas, USA. In 1910, Eli A Whitehead resided in Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, USA. Eli A Whitehead married Emmaline A. Cryer, Emaline Esie Cryer, and had children including Charlie Edgar Whitehead, Leander Whitehead, Willie L Whitehead, Desser Whitehead, Allie E Whitehead, Emsley C Whitehead, Odis O Whitehead, Charlie Edgar Whitehead, Leander Whitehead, Willie L Whitehead, Dessa Whitehead, Taylor Ensely Whitehead, Otis O Whitehead. Eli A Whitehead passed away in 1970 in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Eli A Whitehead began in 1868 in Brownwood, Texas.
  • In 1900, Eli A Whitehead resided in Justice Precinct 1, Comanche, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Eli A Whitehead resided in Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, USA.
  • Eli A Whitehead married Emmaline A. Cryer, Emaline Esie Cryer, and had children including Charlie Edgar Whitehead, Leander Whitehead, Willie L Whitehead, Desser Whitehead, Allie E Whitehead, Emsley C Whitehead, Odis O Whitehead, Charlie Edgar Whitehead, Leander Whitehead, Willie L Whitehead, Dessa Whitehead, Taylor Ensely Whitehead, Otis O Whitehead.
  • Eli A Whitehead passed away in 1970 in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas WHITEHEAD
1839 – 1910
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
TW
Mattie Taylor
1858 – 1910
Birth Location: Texas, United States
MT

Spouses(s)

Emmaline Cryer
1874 – 1954
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Emaline Cryer
1874 – 1954
Birth Location: Texas
EC

Children(s)

Charlie Whitehead
1891 – 1971
Birth Location: Texas
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Leander Whitehead
1892 – 1956
Birth Location: Texas, USA
LW
Willie Whitehead
1896 –
Birth Location: Texas
WW
Desser Whitehead
1898 – 1999
Birth Location: Texas, USA
DW
Allie Whitehead
1901 – 1980
Birth Location: Texas
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Emsley Whitehead
1903 – 1966
Birth Location: Texas
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Odis Whitehead
1907 –
Birth Location: Oklahoma
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Charlie Whitehead
1891 – 1971
Birth Location: Texas
CW
Leander Whitehead
1892 –
Birth Location: Texas
LW
Willie Whitehead
1896 –
Birth Location: Texas
WW
Dessa Whitehead
1898 – 1999
Birth Location: Texas
DW
Taylor Whitehead
1903 – 1966
Birth Location: Fort Chadbourne, Texas, USA
TW
Otis Whitehead
1906 – 1938
Birth Location: Oklahoma
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Eli Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Eli Whitehead
1868 – 1970
Birth Place: Brownwood, Texas
Parents
Thomas Benton WHITEHEAD
1839 – 1910
Tennessee, United States
Mattie Taylor
1858 – 1910
Texas, United States
Grandparents
Lewis WHITEHEAD
1799 – 1863
Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Seabery Westkinon
1809 – 1863
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas WHITEHEAD
1769 – 1830
Nancy Willard
1770 – 1830
John Westkenon
1788 – 1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitehead
1744 – 1798
Elizabeth Upham
1744 – 1832
Hezekiah Whillard
1755 –
Nancy
1752 –

Eli Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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Eli (A) Whitehead (Dec 18, 1868 – Oct 23, 1970) m. Emmaline (A.) Cryer (May 1874 – 12 June 1954) m. Emaline (Esie) Cryer (May 1874 – 13 June 1954)
  1. 1. Charlie (Edgar) Whitehead (12 Jun 1891 – 18 May 1971) m. Alpha (Lou) Brown (1 Sept 1891 – 28 Nov 1982) m. Alpha (Lou) Brown (1 September 1891 – 28 November 1982) m. Alpha (Lou) Whitehead (1 September 1891 – 28 November 1982)
    1. 1. Nathaniell (Edgar) Whitehead (22 Aug 1912 – ) m. Lorene Culver (abt 1913 – )
      1. 1. Nelda (Rena) Whitehead (21 Apr 1933 – )
      2. 2. Eddy (Jean) Whitehead (abt 1937 – )
    2. 2. Clara Whitehead (30 Mar 1921 – 08 Sep 1964) m. Morris (A) Vernon (abt 1921 – 1979)
      1. 1. Timothy (Allen) Vernon (16 May 1950 – )
    3. 3. Thanual Whitehead (abt 1911 – )
    4. 4. Inez Whitehead (abt 1913 – 13 September 1960)
    5. 5. Edith Whitehead (10 November 1915 – 12 Aug 1987) m. Ernest (Lincoln) New (6 December 1932 – 20 June 1966)
    6. 6. Olen Whitehead (abt 1917 – 2009)
    7. 7. Alice (Emily) Brown (3 August 1918 – 29 August 1970)
    8. 8. Alice (Emily) Brown (3 August 1918 – 29 August 1970)
  2. 2. Leander Whitehead (Mar 1892 – 12 Jul 1956) m. Willie (Henrietta) Hendrix (abt 1906 – 19 January 1946)
    1. 1. Eli Whitehead (abt 1924 – )
    2. 2. Abe (Gerald) Whitehead (6 Apr 1928 – 5 Jul 1992) m. Gwendolyn Nieber (abt 1928 – )
    3. 3. William (L) Whitehead (abt 1930 – )
    4. 4. James (Duwayne) Whitehead (abt 1930 – )
  3. 3. Willie (L) Whitehead (1896 – )
  4. 4. Desser Whitehead (Mar 1898 – 24 March 1999)
  5. 5. Allie (E) Whitehead (5 Apr 1901 – 8 Nov 1980) m. Mary (abt 1904 – )
    1. 1. Allie (E) Whitehead (20 Feb 1924 – 30 Aug 1970)
  6. 6. Emsley (C) Whitehead (1903 – 9 May 1966) m. Margaret Whitehead (7 January 1906 – 18 June 1989)
    1. 1. Taylor (Darrell) Whitehead (11 June 1924 – 6 August 2004) m. Maxine Slack
    2. 2. Wilma (Faye) Whitehead (2 February 1926 – 27 April 2019)
  7. 7. Odis (O) Whitehead (1907 – )
  8. 8. Leander Whitehead (Mar 1892 – )
  9. 9. Willie (L) Whitehead (abt 1896 – )
  10. 10. Dessa Whitehead (Mar 1898 – 24 March 1999) m. F (W) Pirtle
    1. 1. Mattie (B) Pirtle (abt 1924 – )
    2. 2. Floyd (W) Pirtle (abt 1926 – )
  11. 11. Taylor (Ensely) Whitehead (16 Aug 1903 – 9 May 1966) m. Marie Kelly
    1. 1. Taylor (Darrell) Whitehead (11 Jun 1924 – 6 Aug 2004) m. Maxine Slack
    2. 2. Wilma Whitehead (abt 1926 – )
  12. 12. Otis (O) Whitehead (23 August 1906 – 11 Nov 1938) m. Eula (Jane) Latham (abt 1909 – 28 Feb 2005)
    1. 1. Juanita (E) Whitehead (14 February 1926 – 23 December 1964)

Eli Whitehead's Timeline

14 Records

1868
Dec 18, 1868
Birth of Eli A Whitehead in Brownwood, Texas
Brownwood, Texas
1900
1900
Age 32
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Comanche, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Comanche, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, USA
Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, USA
Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, USA
1919
1919
Age 51
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
1922
1922
Age 54
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 67
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Fruitland, Montague, Texas
Fruitland, Montague, Texas
1935
1935
Age 67
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Sh, Montague, Texas
Sh, Montague, Texas
1940
1940
Age 72
Eli A Whitehead resided here in J Precinct 2, Montague, Texas, USA
J Precinct 2, Montague, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 82
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Clay, Texas, USA
Clay, Texas, USA
1965
1965
Age 97
Eli A Whitehead resided here in Texas
Texas
1970
Oct 23, 1970
Age 102
Death of Eli A Whitehead in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 18, 1868
    Event Place: Brownwood, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04108; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 169-12
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas; Roll: T625_1858; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 125
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas; Page: 36A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2342143
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Comanche, Texas; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241622
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jacksboro, Jack, Texas; Roll: T624_1567; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1375580
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clay, Texas; Roll: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Comanche, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Comanche, Texas; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241622

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jacksboro, Jack, Texas; Roll: T624_1567; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1375580

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jacksboro, Jack, Texas; Roll: T624_1567; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1375580

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas; Roll: T625_1858; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 125

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas; Page: 36A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2342143

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fruitland, Montague, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04108; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 169-12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Montague, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04108; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 169-12

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J Precinct 2, Montague, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04108; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 169-12

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clay, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clay, Texas; Roll: 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Texas
    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 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 23, 1970
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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