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Henry Whitley 1908–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1908

Birth Location: Indianola Miss

Death Date: 2 Jun 1948

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Elijah Whitley

Mother: Mary Russ

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Children(s):

In 1908, Henry Whitley entered the world in Indianola Miss, born to Elijah Whitley And Mary Ella Russ. Henry Whitley passed away in 1948 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Henry Whitley entered the world in Indianola Miss, born to Elijah Whitley And Mary Ella Russ.
  • Henry Whitley passed away in 1948 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Whitley
1887–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Mary Russ
1892–1948
Birth Location: Woodville WI, Mississippi
MR

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Whitley's Ancestors

Self
Henry Whitley
1908–1948
Birth Place: Indianola Miss
Parents
Elijah Whitley
1887–
Mississippi, USA
Mary (Ella) Russ
1892–1948
Woodville WI, Mississippi
Grandparents
Henry Whitley
1851–
Kentucky, USA
Laurah (Whitley) (Whittey)
1860–
Indianola, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
Henry Russ
1866–
Mississippi
Bettie Robinson-Henderson
1867–
Tunica County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Russ
1830–1962
Julia Russ
1832–1956
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Whitley's Timeline

2 Records

1908
8 Feb 1908
Birth of Henry Whitley in Indianola Miss
Indianola Miss
1948
2 Jun 1948
Age 40
Death of Henry Whitley in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Indianola Miss

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1948
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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