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James Whatley 1874–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1874

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 17 May 1959

Death Location: Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA

Father: Willis Whatley

Mother: Minerva Whatley

Spouse(s): Mollie Wright

Children(s): Marshall Watley, Henderson Watley, Erline Watley, Myrtle Watley, Dasha Watley, Ella Watley, Wilbert Watley, Mckinley Watley, Ceola Watley

James Whatley was born in 1874 in Georgia, the child of Willis Whatley And Minerva Whatley. In 1880, James Whatley resided in Unionville, Monroe, Georgia, USA. James Whatley married Mollie Wright, and had children including Ceola Watley, Dasha Watley, Ella Watley, Erline Watley, Henderson Watley, Marshall Watley, Mckinley Watley, Myrtle Watley, Wilbert Hugh Watley. James Whatley passed away in 1959 in Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • James Whatley was born in 1874 in Georgia, the child of Willis Whatley And Minerva Whatley.
  • In 1880, James Whatley resided in Unionville, Monroe, Georgia, USA.
  • James Whatley married Mollie Wright, and had children including Ceola Watley, Dasha Watley, Ella Watley, Erline Watley, Henderson Watley, Marshall Watley, Mckinley Watley, Myrtle Watley, Wilbert Hugh Watley.
  • James Whatley passed away in 1959 in Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Whatley's Ancestors

Self
James Whatley
1874–1959
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Willis Whatley
1846–1900
Georgia
Minerva Whatley
1852–1892
Georgia
Grandparents
Samuel Whatley
1815–
Georgia
Mary LASSITER
1815–1899
Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Whatley
1790–
Fannie Whatley
1776–
Matthew GGF
1788–1880
Mary Parmer
1784–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Whatley
1774–1848
MARY SWANN
1777–1816
Sarah Cherokee)
1759–1817
TOBIAS soldier)
1738–1817

James Whatley's Descendants

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James Whatley (2 March 1874–17 May 1959) m. Mollie Wright (2 Nov 1876–15 June 1969)
  1. 1. Marshall Watley 1909–1981
  2. 2. Henderson Watley 1903–2003 m. Evie (Donua) Watley 1901–1976 m. Annie (M) Watley 1905– m. Georgia (Lee) Thompson 1904–1999
    1. 1. Curtis (Alfred Watley) Whatley 1927–2016
  3. 3. Erline Watley 1912–
  4. 4. Myrtle Watley 1914–
  5. 5. Dasha Watley 1906–1989
  6. 6. Ella Watley 1899–1999
  7. 7. Wilbert (Hugh) Watley 1907–1985 m. Jessie (Mae) Watley 1919–
  8. 8. Mckinley Watley 1898–1986 m. Ada (Maud) Walker 1900–1980
    1. 1. Leornest Watley 1924–2009
    2. 2. Mattie (Beatrice) Watley 1926–
    3. 3. Mytleline Watley 1928–1933
    4. 4. Shirley (J) Watley 1936–1973
    5. 5. Esther (Mae) Watley 1920–2005 m. Leotis Montgomery 1918–
    6. 6. John (Quincy) Watley 1921–2014
    7. 7. Maxine Watley 1922–2021
    8. 8. LeAirdell Watley 1938–2018
  9. 9. Ceola Watley 1901–1999

James Whatley's Timeline

3 Records

1874
2 March 1874
Birth of James Whatley in Georgia
Georgia
1880
1880
Age 6
James Whatley resided here in Unionville, Monroe, Georgia, USA
Unionville, Monroe, Georgia, USA
1959
17 May 1959
Age 85
Death of James Whatley in Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA
Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1874
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Unionville, Monroe, Georgia; Roll: 158; Page: 11b; Enumeration District: 088

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Unionville, Monroe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Unionville, Monroe, Georgia; Roll: 158; Page: 11b; Enumeration District: 088

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1959
    Event Place: Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA

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