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Frank Link Whittington 1896 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1896

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 1 October 1979

Death Location: Benton, Franklin, Illinois

Father: Joseph Jr

Mother: Lucy Clark

Spouse(s): Grace Wyatt, Norma Kelley

Children(s): Bertha Whittington, Shirley Deitz, Jo Smothers

Frank Link Whittington was born in 1896 in Illinois, the child of Joseph Franklin Whittington Jr and Lucy M Clark. In 1900, Frank Link Whittington resided in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA. Frank Link Whittington married Grace E. Wyatt, Norma Ann Kelley, and had children including Bertha J Whittington, Shirley Deitz, Jo Smothers. Frank Link Whittington passed away in 1979 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Frank Link Whittington was born in 1896 in Illinois, the child of Joseph Franklin Whittington Jr and Lucy M Clark.
  • In 1900, Frank Link Whittington resided in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA.
  • Frank Link Whittington married Grace E. Wyatt, Norma Ann Kelley, and had children including Bertha J Whittington, Shirley Deitz, Jo Smothers.
  • Frank Link Whittington passed away in 1979 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jr
1865 – 1945
Birth Location: Ewing, Franklin Co, IL
JJ
Lucy Clark
1869 – 1922
Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
LC

Spouses(s)

Grace Wyatt
1890 – 1938
Birth Location: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois
GW
Norma Kelley
1898 – 1988
Birth Location: Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, USA
NK

Children(s)

Bertha Whittington
1925 –
Birth Location: Illinois
BW
Shirley Deitz
Birth Location: –
SD
Jo Smothers
Birth Location: –
JS

Frank Whittington's Ancestors

Self
Frank Whittington
1896 – 1979
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Joseph Franklin Whittington Jr
1865 – 1945
Ewing, Franklin Co, IL
Lucy (M) Clark
1869 – 1922
Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Franklin) Whittington
1827 – 1886
Illinois
Mary (A.) Spencer
1828 – 1925
Lincoln, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Whittington
1795 – 1846
Elizabeth DILLON
1800 – 1844
Thomas Spencer
1798 – 1862
Nancy Douthit
1807 – 1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
1767 – 1854
Mary Mitchell
1772 – 1856
John Douthit
1768 – 1860
Elizabeth Bobo
1775 – 1859

Frank Whittington's Descendants

1.
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Frank (Link) Whittington (abt 1896 – 1 October 1979) m. Grace (E.) Wyatt (16 Jul 1890 – 24 Nov 1938) m. Norma (Ann) Kelley (24 Feb 1898 – 04 Mar 1988)
  1. 1. Bertha (J) Whittington (abt 1925 – )
  2. 2. Shirley Deitz
  3. 3. Jo Smothers

Frank Whittington's Timeline

9 Records

1895
8 Feb 1895
Birth of Frank Link Whittington in Ewing, Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Ewing, Franklin County, Illinois, USA
1896
abt 1896
Birth of Frank Link Whittington in Illinois
Illinois
1900
1900
Age 4
Frank Link Whittington resided here in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Frank Link Whittington resided here in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
Frank Link Whittington resided here in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Frank Link Whittington resided here in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1942
1942
Age 46
Frank Link Whittington resided here in Ewing, Illinois, USA
Ewing, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 55
Frank Link Whittington resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1979
1 October 1979
Age 83
Death of Frank Link Whittington in Benton, Franklin, Illinois
Benton, Franklin, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1895
    Event Place: Ewing, Franklin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2340251
    [5] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Franklin; Roll: 1613403
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240301
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: T624_287; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1374300
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 2/ Oct/ 1979; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.08381076,0.33653498,0.2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1896
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240301

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: T624_287; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1374300

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2340251

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Ewing, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Franklin County
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 2/ Oct/ 1979; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.08381076,0.33653498,0.2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Franklin; Roll: 1613403

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1979
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 2/ Oct/ 1979; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.08381076,0.33653498,0.2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 2/ Oct/ 1979; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.08381076,0.33653498,0.2
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