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Elmer Jackson Whitley 1911–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1911

Birth Location: Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 25 July 1987

Death Location: Sandy Hook, Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Whitley

Mother: Mary Ison

Spouse(s): Norma Ferguson

Children(s): Randy Whitley, Mary Bailey

The story of Elmer Jackson Whitley began in 1911 in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America. Elmer Jackson Whitley married Norma Faye Ferguson, and had children including Jackie Keith Whitley, Mary Leona Reams Bailey, Randy Edmon Whitley. Elmer Jackson Whitley passed away in 1987 in Sandy Hook, Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elmer Jackson Whitley began in 1911 in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • Elmer Jackson Whitley married Norma Faye Ferguson, and had children including Jackie Keith Whitley, Mary Leona Reams Bailey, Randy Edmon Whitley.
  • Elmer Jackson Whitley passed away in 1987 in Sandy Hook, Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elmer Whitley's Ancestors

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Elmer Whitley
1911–1987
Birth Place: Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
John Jackson Whitley
1870–1943
Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mary (Effie) Ison
1880–1954
Paint Creek, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Jefferson) Whitley
1845–1917
Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Caroline Williams
1847–1952
Busseyville, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Whitley
1822–1903
Rachel (Kelly)
1818–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Whitley
1796–
John Kelley
1792–1843
Rebecca Blevins
1800–1850

Elmer Whitley's Descendants

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Elmer (Jackson) Whitley (15 August 1911–25 July 1987) m. Norma (Faye) Ferguson (19 Nov 1920–21 Sep 2014)
  1. 1. Randy (Edmon) Whitley 1948–1983
  2. 2. Mary (Leona Reams) Bailey 1937–2021 m. Drexel (Ford) Skaggs 1936–2020 m. Ferrell ("Digger") Bailey 1942–2019

Elmer Whitley's Timeline

2 Records

1911
15 August 1911
Birth of Elmer Jackson Whitley in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America
Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America
1987
25 July 1987
Age 76
Death of Elmer Jackson Whitley in Sandy Hook, Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sandy Hook, Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1911
    Event Place: Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1987
    Event Place: Sandy Hook, Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sandy Hook, Elliott County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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