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Myrtle B Whitehead 1885–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1885

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 16 Oct 1925

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

Father: James Whitehead

Mother: Dora Grady

Spouse(s): Wade Gourley

Children(s): Claude Gourley, Hazel Gourley, Baby Gourley, Alma Gourley, Altha Gourley, Gracie Gourley

In 1885, Myrtle B Whitehead entered the world in Tennessee, born to James Monroe Whitehead And Dora E Grady. In 1910, Myrtle B Whitehead resided in Civil District 7, Crockett, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Myrtle B Whitehead resided in Civil District 6, Crockett, Tennessee, USA. Myrtle B Whitehead married Wade Davidson Gourley, and had children including Alma Gourley, Altha Fay Gourley, Baby Gourley, Claude Gourley, Gracie Madison Gourley, Hazel Gourley. Myrtle B Whitehead passed away in 1925 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Myrtle B Whitehead entered the world in Tennessee, born to James Monroe Whitehead And Dora E Grady.
  • In 1910, Myrtle B Whitehead resided in Civil District 7, Crockett, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Myrtle B Whitehead resided in Civil District 6, Crockett, Tennessee, USA.
  • Myrtle B Whitehead married Wade Davidson Gourley, and had children including Alma Gourley, Altha Fay Gourley, Baby Gourley, Claude Gourley, Gracie Madison Gourley, Hazel Gourley.
  • Myrtle B Whitehead passed away in 1925 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Myrtle Whitehead's Ancestors

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Myrtle Whitehead
1885–1925
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Monroe Whitehead
1860–1931
North Carolina
Dora (E) Grady
1862–1922
Tennessee
Grandparents
Oliver Whitehead
1830–1864
Chatham North Carolina
Jemima Buckner
1828–1880
Chatham, North Carolina
William (James "Willis") Grady
1830–1904
Wake County, North Carolina
Armarintha (Agnes) Grady
1830–1906
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William Whitehead
1800–1849
Nancy Andrew
1802–1880
Thomas Buckner
1803–1848
Arrenia Johnson
1801–1880
John Grady
1805–1887
Caroline Nichols
1810–1885
John Bledsoe
1788–1861
Diana Moore
1789–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Myrtle Whitehead's Descendants

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Myrtle (B) Whitehead (abt 1885–16 Oct 1925) m. Wade (Davidson) Gourley (18 Oct 1880–18 Apr 1960)
  1. 1. Claude Gourley 1904–
  2. 2. Hazel Gourley 1908–
  3. 3. Baby Gourley 1910–
  4. 4. Alma Gourley 1914–
  5. 5. Altha (Fay) Gourley 1919–
  6. 6. Gracie (Madison) Gourley 1904–1968 m. Jamie ("Jim" Levi) Castleman 1905–1967
    1. 1. Paul Castleman 1925–1937
    2. 2. Chester (Gordon) Castleman 1940–1950
    3. 3. Richard (Norman Castleman) Sr. 1931–2008 m. Mary (Katherine) Sibley 1935–1991 m. Georgia (Bee) Jones 1934–2018 m. Katie (Bell) Swindle 1936–2015
    4. 4. Marshell (Sylvester) Castleman 1937–1950
    5. 5. Opal (Louise) Castleman 1926–2017 m. Grover (J.) Carter 1910–1996
    6. 6. Audrey (Marie) Castleman 1934–1977

Myrtle Whitehead's Timeline

4 Records

1885
abt 1885
Birth of Myrtle B Whitehead in Tennessee
Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 25
Myrtle B Whitehead resided here in Civil District 7, Crockett, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 7, Crockett, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Myrtle B Whitehead resided here in Civil District 6, Crockett, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Crockett, Tennessee, USA
1925
16 Oct 1925
Age 40
Death of Myrtle B Whitehead in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1885
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Crockett, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1736; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 7
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 7, Crockett, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Crockett, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 7, Crockett, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Crockett, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Crockett, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1736; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1925
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

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