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Robert Alexander Whitehead 1846 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Feb 1846

Birth Location: Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 12 Mar 1926

Death Location: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States

Father: Benjamin Whitehead

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Nancy Mae, Melinda Whitehead

Children(s): Erasmus Whitehead, William Whitehead, Eliza Whitehead, Velonia Whitehead, Francis Whitehead, Lycurgus Whitehead, Hugene Whitehead

Robert Alexander Whitehead was born in Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States in 1846, to Benjamin Whitehead and Margaret Stewart. Later in life, Robert Alexander Whitehead married Nancy Mae and Melinda Whitehead; among their children were Erasmus Curd Whitehead, William T. Whitehead, Eliza Jane Whitehead, Velonia Whitehead, Francis F. Whitehead, Lycurgus Whitehead and Hugene G. Whitehead. Robert Alexander Whitehead died in Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States, 1926.

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Parents

Benjamin Whitehead
1787 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia
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Margaret Stewart
1815 – 1855
Birth Location: Overton, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Mae
1847 – 1906
Birth Location: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Melinda Whitehead
1862 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
MW

Children(s)

Erasmus Whitehead
1866 – 1929
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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William Whitehead
1868 – 1935
Birth Location: Kentucky
WW
Eliza Whitehead
1870 – 1920
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
EW
Velonia Whitehead
1871 – 1959
Birth Location: Kentucky
VW
Francis Whitehead
1877 –
Birth Location: Missouri
FW
Lycurgus Whitehead
1879 –
Birth Location: Missouri
LW
Hugene Whitehead
1879 – 1923
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
HW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 02 Feb 1846
    Event Place: Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1920; Census Place: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1478; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 149, Year: 1880; Census Place: White River, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: 51; Page: 35D; Enumeration District: 108, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1240878

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: White River, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: White River, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: 51; Page: 35D; Enumeration District: 108

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1240878

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1478; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 149

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Recor

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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